Ferrari is in celebration mode after claiming its first Formula One win in more than 18 months and its first in Melbourne since 2005.
Sebastian Vettel has delivered Ferrari its first win since 2015 in a strategically tense Australian Grand Prix.
No Australian has ever won a championship round of the Australian Grand Prix, and Daniel Ricciardo’s crash late in qualifying looks likely to prolong the country’s dry spell for another year.
Today’s Australian Grand Prix could be shaped by a chaotic start thanks to new clutch rules introduced for this season.
Lewis Hamilton has captured the first pole position of the 2017 season after a tense qualifying battle with his teammate and the two Ferraris at the Australian Grand Prix.