“At the end it was live to fight another day and save the engine.' “We still have great pace and during the race I could apply pressure at the end but it is so hard to overtake here. We have to go back to the drawing board and work on it,' Hamilton said. Hamilton, who had started from pole position, got out his car and looked a bit bewildered as he removed his helmet, wondering how exactly that race got away from him. Vettel, 30, is in a duel this season with Hamilton as they chase 1950s Argentine legend Juan Manuel Fangio’s mark of five world titles-second only to Michael Schumacher’s seven in the all-time list.

It was Vettel’s 48th win in his 200th grand prix and follows his earlier wins in Melbourne in 2011 for Red Bull and last year for Ferrari. We’re not yet where we want to be, I don’t quite feel the car, but it gives us a good start, good wind and fresh motivation.' “Lewis did a great lap yesterday and deserved pole and he drove a very good race, controlling in the beginning. “Obviously we were a little bit lucky today,' Vettel said at the victory ceremony.

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