Kimi Raikkonen gain the Australian Grand Prix

The start of the Formula 1 season has been given in Australia. A strategy for the two or three stops for the majority of drivers, Australian Grand Prix was very lively. The head of the race has seen many changes. Kimi Raikkonen is finally on Lotus-Renault won the race.

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IN PICTURES. Formula 1: Relive the Australian Grand Prix Fernando Alonso Ferrari mounted on the second step of the podium and Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull-Renault on the third.

Advantage of the fourth row of the grid, Raikkonen managed his race perfectly and stopped twice to change tires, three times against Alonso and Vettel. The Finn, aged 33, was world champion in 2007, Ferrari. This is the 20th victory of his career, four months after the Abu Dhabi at the end of the 2012 season marked his return to the highest level. It is also the second victory of the Lotus F1 Team Renault F1 takeover of the Luxembourg investment fund Genii Capital headed by Gerard Lopez. The team finished fourth in Enstone constructor’s championship in 2012.

Earlier, Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault), triple world champion title had dominated the head and shoulders of an end to suspense qualifying session, postponed Saturday afternoon because of the torrential rain that had hit the Australian track. The German had signed an excellent qualifying round in difficult conditions in 1 minute 27 seconds and 407 thousandths. He beat his teammate and local hero of Australian fans, F1 veteran at age 36, still waiting to get on the podium in Australia, after 11 attempts since 2002.

This is the 37th F1 pole position for Vettel, the German phenomenon than 25 years, won in Melbourne in 2011. Behind him, Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), very good surprise of the day for his first race at Mercede went on the second line alongside Brazilian Felipe Massa (Ferrari).