Hamilton wins Australian GP

lewis Hamilton joined Arnold Schwarzenegger on the top step of the podium at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday and in unison they repeated the actor's trademark phrase: "I'll be back." Hamilton was back as the reigning world champion, back as a race winner, and gave every indication that he'll be back on that top step many more times this season after sweeping to victory in Formula One's season-opening race. The Briton led Nico Rosberg in a one-two finish for Mercedes as the team extended its 2014 dominance into the new year.

Hamilton led from start to finish and beat his teammate by 1.3 seconds at the Albert Park circuit, with Sebastian Vettel finishing third in his first race for Ferrari."My team has done an awesome job and it’s an incredible feeling to continue on winning from last year," Hamilton said.

A series of pre-race incidents meant only 15 cars started the race, and only 11 finished, with Jenson Button last in the uncompetitive Mclaren-Honda.

Williams driver Felipe Massa finished fourth and Felipe Nasr was fifth for Sauber, providing some welcome good news for the team after a week of legal battles.

7 points for Force India Despite starting from the back of the grid, Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez collected seven points for Sahara Force India.

Starting from 14th on the grid, Hulkenberg finished seventh while Perez, who started 15th, collected the last available point by finishing 10th.