Updated On: 27 March, 2017 07:58 AM IST | | Abhishek Takle
<p>Vettel makes most of Hamilton's pitstop blunder to win the Australian GP, raising hopes of a titanic championship clash between Ferrari and Mercedes</p>

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton (left) sprays champagne on Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel after the Australian GP in Melbourne yesterday. Pic/AFP
Melbourne: Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari capitalised on a strategic misstep by Mercedes to seize a dominant victory from Lewis Hamilton after a tense battle between the pair in yesterday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix.