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Vettel steals Australian GP win

Sebastian Vettel robbed Lewis Hamilton of victory in the Australian GP with an opportunistic win in the season opener. A confused and unhappy Hamilton finished second, ahead of Kimi Raikkonen after the Finn held off a hard-charging Daniel Ricciardo during the closing stages. Fernando Alonso was fifth for McLaren after a typically tenacious effort from the two-time world champion. Vettel and Hamilton clashed after qualifying when the Mercedes driver told his Ferrari rival he wanted to "wipe the smile off your face" by claiming pole position. But it was Vettel who had the last laugh as he took a victory that, on pure pace across the weekend, he had no right to claim. How did...
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