Story highlights Sebastian Vettel victorious at Australian GPFerrari driver wins in Melbourne for second time in careerLewis Hamilton finishes second in Mercedes(CNN) Sebastian Vettel got his 2017 F1 season off to the perfect start with victory at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. The Ferrari driver started second on the Albert Park grid but kept pace with early race leader Lewis Hamilton before surging ahead when the Briton was held up in traffic after exiting the pit lane on lap 24. Hamilton's Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas finished third ahead of Kimi Raikkonen in the second Ferrari. Max Verstappen was fifth in the Red Bull after his Australian teammate Daniel Ricciardo endured a frustrating afternoon. The home favorite was forced to start from the pit lane after suffering a technical problem before the race began.

Source: CNN March 26, 2017 06:22 UTC