Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel celebrates on the podium after winning the Australian GP in Melbourne yesterday. Pic/Getty Images

Sebastian Vettel took advantage of a timely virtual safety car to snatch victory from Lewis Hamilton in yesterday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver crossed the line 5 seconds ahead of his Mercedes rival who, determined to regain the lead, piled the pressure on the German before backing off in the dying stages with his tyres losing grip. Vettel's Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen was third.