Mercedes F1 driver Nico Rosberg has won the 2016 Australian Grand Prix, an action-packed race that at one point was red flagged after a serious accident.
The German team started from the front row of the grid - with Hamilton ahead of Rosberg on pole, but it was Sebastian Vettel who got off to a strong start in his Ferrari, overtaking both Silver Arrows cars by the first corner.
The Grand Prix was only 18 laps old when the Haas of Esteban Gutierrez and the McLaren of Fernando Alonso collided heading into turn three, with the Spaniard's car sent flying into the air, flipping twice before narrowly avoiding flying over the fence.
Alonso's MP4-31 was largely unrecognisable after the crash, but amazingly the dual World Champion walked away uninjured. The amount of debris saw the red flag brought out and race stopped.
Once the race resumed, it was Rosberg's victory, while Hamilton and Vettel both struggled with tyre strategy.
Daniel Ricciardo finished fourth for Red Bull Racing, after the Australian pit for fresh super soft tyres with 15 laps to go.
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