Sebastian Vettel Wins a Great F1 2011 Opener in Australia

I must admit I was concerned after qualifying that we would get a bit of a dull race this afternoon, but thankfully the Australian GP delivered, and the 2011 Formula One season has started with a bang. Now I’m not saying that this race was a stunner, because to be frank, it wasn’t. However, I think there was enough action at key moments to prevent this from being a dull procession. I also think great performances from the likes of Fernando Alonso, Vitaly Petrov, the McLarens, and new boy Sergio Perez all contributed to a worthy opener to the 2011 account. The race was gripping from the start. Mark Webber passed Lewis Hamilton as the cars pulled away, but the McLaren driver stormed back into P2 after a lovely first corner.  ...

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