Australian Grand Prix: Jenson Button Cruises to Opening Victory

As the sun set on a glorious Melbourne afternoon, Jenson Button joined his contingent in celebrating a fantastic victory at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.He made a better start than his pole-sitting teammate, Lewis Hamilton, and never looked back. In fact, Hamilton was unlucky as he emerged from his first stop behind the one-stopping Sergio Perez, which lost him a chunk of time.He was then leapfrogged by Sebastian Vettel when the world champion took advantage of a safety car to pit, whilst Hamilton had to obey the delta time behind the pace car and held off Mark Webber to claim the last podium place.Mercedes’ promise faded as Michael Schumacher retired with a gear-box problem after running a strong third. Nico Rosberg fared...

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