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Formula One – Rosberg Wins Albert Park Thriller

The 2016 Formula One World Championship started with a bang on the streets of Melbourne's Albert Park, with Mercedes' Nico Rosberg taking the flag. The Ferraris sprung an ambush on Mercedes at the start, with both red cars leading the race by lap


The 2016 Formula One World Championship started with a bang on the streets of Melbourne's Albert Park, with Mercedes' Nico Rosberg taking the flag. The Ferraris sprung an ambush on Mercedes at the start, with both red cars leading the race by lap three. A second defining moment came when Gutierrez and Alonso came together at high speed on the way into turn three, destroying the McLaren and bringing out the red flags.

The Ferrari team took a tyre gamble on the restart but Mercedes got it right, Rosberg leading home a lucky one-two. Australia's Daniel Ricciardo enjoyed his race, coming home fourth behind the two Mercedes and Vettel's Ferrari.

PRACTICE AND QUALIFYING

Friday's introduction to 2016 was a wet one, with both sessions wet and dry, but mostly wet. Nico Rosberg punched the wall in his W07 but the order was as expected, with mix of Ferraris, Red Bulls, Williams and Toro Rossos mixing in to the top ten.

Qualifying was a debacle. The new knockout rules were simple enough in principle but disastrous in practice. The cut-off times were applied no matter where the driver was on-track meaning (in the case of Esteban Gutierrez) that the driver's best lap was meaningless.

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