News Details
Vettel fends off Hamilton to win season opener
Australian Grand Prix – Sebastian Vettel took advantage of a well-timed virtual safety car to take victory ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen in Melbourne. With all other front-runners pitting prior to the virtual safety car deployment, the Ferrari driver was able to capitalise on other driving at a slower speed to leap from third to first over the pit stop period. With Hamilton leading the opening stages of the race ahead of Raikkonen and Vettel, the Briton appeared to be unchallenged. However, back-to-back pit stop problems for the Haas team left Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean stranded on-track with loose wheels, with the virtual safety car – and then the full...
Full Story »
Full Story »
8y ago from FormulaSpy.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Race: Vettel shocks Hamilton to win Down Under
Sebastian Vettel made the most of a Virtual Safety Car to snatch the...
8y ago from PlanetF1.com
Sebastian Vettel: 'We got a bit lucky, but we'll take...
Sebastian Vettel admitted Ferrari 'got lucky' in Australia to claim the...
8y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Vettel gets lucky to win Australian Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel has won the first race of the 2018 Formula One season...
8y ago from F1Technical.net
Sebastien Vettel uses VSC-inspired strategy call to...
Sebastian Vettel profited from a well-timed Virtual Safety Car period to...
8y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Shoulder injury pushes Marc Marquez into his...
No description available...
20h ago from Motorsport.com
Exclusive: Ai Ogura in, Alex Rins out at Yamaha for...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Guenther Steiner: MotoGP riders ‘need to be of a...
Tech3 KTM CEO Guenther Steiner has continued to share his admiration for...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Trackhouse team owner Justin Marks: MotoGP must take...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
IndyCar representatives visit the Goiânia Raceway and...
No description available...
15h ago from Motorsport.com
Andretti confirmed to field just three cars for Indy...
Andretti Global has confirmed that the team will only run three cars in...
3d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
AJ Foyt Racing adds Toby Sowery as reserve driver
No description available...
3d ago from Motorsport.com
Toby Sowery joins AJ Foyt Racing in IndyCar reserve...
AJ Foyt Racing has appointed Toby Sowery as the team’s reserve driver...
3d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
WRC Croatia: Driver crashes… then sits down for...
No description available...
7h ago from Motorsport.com
Thierry Neuville crashes out of Croatia lead in final...
A dramatic WRC Rally Croatia kept the biggest shock for the Wolf Power...
17h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Devastated Thierry Neuville vows to "come back...
No description available...
14h ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Man United and Arsenal told how they can make Sandro...
Newcastle United are reportedly prepared to listen to offers for Sandro...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Gary Neville predicts who will win Premier League...
Gary Neville has stuck to his guns with his prediction of this season's...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com
It's time to be serious
Good morning. It's a brand new week, and quite possibly one of the most...
35m ago from Arseblog.com
Sources: Arsenal and Chelsea seriously interested in...
Newcastle United’s promising left-back Lewis Hall is attracting interest...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Comments
Hottest News
F1 News Today: Aston Martin star handed dozen penalties,...
A star of the Aston Martin F1 team managed to... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
Michael Schumacher key strength revealed in honest...
Michael Schumacher had many incredible strengths,... Read More »
35m ago from RacingNews365.com
24 Hours of Nurburgring Qualifiers with Max Verstappen -...
On Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19, 2026,... Read More »
1h ago from RacingNews365.com
