Australian GP: first round in Hamilton. Ferrari on the podium with Vettel

Lewis Hamilton wins first race of World F1 2015, which ends with only 11 cars under the checkered flag. Behind the Briton, Nico Rosberg preceded the amazing Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel. Sponge he loses the bronze with the first pit stop and finishes in fourth place.
Unlucky race instead Raikkonen: touched at the start by his teammate, he managed to get back on top but an error at the pit stop put him out of action with less than 20 laps to go. McLaren disaster, with only Button in the race, and last place one step away from the points zone.

News – At the start, only 15 single-seaters took off when the traffic lights went out: Bottas is stuck with back problems, while the Red Bull di Kvyat has a hydraulic problem and the power unit Magnussen throws a tantrum. The drivers are all on the soft tire at the start, with the exception of Verstappen, Perez and Ericsson - with the mediums - who could therefore opt for the one-stop strategy instead of two.
The departure sees Hamilton dart away followed by Rosberg e Sponge, while at the first corner there is contact between the two Ferrari with Whom which is forced to slow down. In the brawl it is La who loses out Lotus di Maldonado which ends up on the wall and thus calls the safety car onto the track. Hamilton leads the group ahead of Rosberg, Massa, Vettel, Sainz, Nasr, Ricciardo, Raikkonen, Verstappen, Hulkenberg, Perez, Ericsson, Button and Grosjean.

Grosjean ed Ericsson they immediately return to the pits. The pilot of the Clean he switches to the softs while the Frenchman abandons the race: he had already had problems during the grid deployment.
On lap 4 the safety car returns. Nasr e Ricciardo they launch themselves at Sainz, leaving him behind. Also Whom he overtakes the Spaniard and rises to seventh. Hag is already on the hunt Sponge.
After the first 13 laps Hamilton he is leader ahead of Rosberg, Massa, Vettel, Nasr, Ricciardo, Raikkonen, Sainz, Verstappen, Hulkenberg, Ericsson, Button, Perez.

Button e Perez they compete for 12th place: the British passes the Mexican who, however, tries again and touches each other Button he turns around. On lap 17 Whom he's in the pits to fit a new set of soft tires but there seems to be a problem with the left rear, so some time is lost and the Finn slips to eleventh when he returns to the track. Hamilton he is in the lead with 2s5 on Nico, followed by Massa, Vettel, Nasr and Ricciardo. Meanwhile Verstappen, Hulkenberg ed Ericsson they fight for eighth place.

On lap 23 the first pit stop is for Sponge, which switches to the medium compound. The Brazilian returns sixth and immediately goes on the attack Ricciardo, which however stops on the next lap. I also change tires for Hulkenberg in the meantime.
Hag – who passes to medium – stops two laps later and manages to rejoin in front of Sponge, maintaining third place. Meanwhile Whom rises to eighth place leaving behind Ericsson and Nasr ed Hamilton they return to the pits. Medium tire also for the race leader who returns to the lead. So it's the turn of Rosberg – medium compound – which returns to the track second. Whom he continues the climb and climbs fifth by passing Verstappen.
After the first stop, Hamilton he is still in command with a 3s5 advantage over Rosberg. Sainz instead, from fifth he fell to 12th due to a pit stop that lasted 20 seconds due to a blocked left rear.

Whom he strings together a series of fast laps and gets ever closer to Sponge, when the halfway point of the race has just passed. First stop for Verstappen which aims for a strategy with a single box pass and goes from medium to soft. The pilot of the Toro Rosso he returns to ninth position but shortly afterwards the car smokes and the Dutchman is forced to stop on the side of the track. Thus only 12 single-seaters remain on the track, with Perez, Sainz and Button lapped.
After 34 laps Hamilton he is always in front followed by Rosberg, Vettel, Massa, Raikkonen, Nasr, Ricciardo, Hulkenberg, Ericsson, Perez, Sainz and Button. This is the tire situation on lap 37: Hamilton, Rosberg, Vettel, Massa, Ricciardo and Nasr are on the mediums, Raikkonen is on the used softs.

On lap 41 Whom he's back in the pits to move on to middle school, but when he returns his Ferrari he stops and is forced to park it on the side of the track. In the pits they didn't secure the left rear properly.
On lap 46 and after retiring the Ferrari, Hamilton he is always in the lead followed by Rosberg, Vettel, Massa, Nasr, Ricciardo, Hulkenberg, Ericsson, Sainz, Button, Perez. Ericsson, eighth, returns to the pits and returns to the track ninth. Pit also for Hulkenberg who returns seventh, while it is announced that the Ferrari is under investigation for unsafe release of Raikkonen.

On lap 57 Ericsson manages to take eighth place sainz, when there is only one lap left until the checkered flag. Hamilton crosses the finish line in front of Rosberg and Ferrari di Hag. Fourth Massa followed by Nasr. Voiced by Ricciardo, Hulkenberg, Ericsson, Sainz, Perez and Button.

F1 GP Australia 2015 – Race times and results
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1h31m54.067s
2 Nico Rosberg Mercedes -7.640
3 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 25.523s
4 Felipe Massa Williams/Mercedes 29.196s
5 Felipe Nasr Sauber/Ferrari 1m26.149s
6 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull/Renault 1 Lap
7 Nico Hulkenberg Force India/Mercedes 1 Lap
8 Marcus Ericsson Sauber/Ferrari 1 Lap
9 Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso/Renault 1 Lap
10 Sergio Perez Force India/Mercedes 1 Lap
11 Jenson Button McLaren/Honda 2 Laps
– Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari Retirement
– Max Verstappen Toro Rosso/Renault Retirement
– Kevin Magnussen McLaren/Honda Not started
– Valtteri Bottas Williams/Mercedes Withdrawn
– Daniil Kvyat Red Bull/Renault Not started
– Romain Grosjean Lotus/Mercedes Retirement
– Pastor Maldonado Lotus/Mercedes Collision
– Will Stevens Marussia/Ferrari Withdrawn
– Roberto Merhi Marussia/Ferrari Withdrawn

Nina Stefanelli