Rosberg Romps Home!

Betting Review

Rosberg won the race at 9/2, predicted as the best bet for the weekend. Button and Hulkenburg performed well and both finished in the top 7.

Lewis Hamilton took pole, resulting in Any Mercedes Driver 4/7 and Hamilton 6/4 both coming in. Bottas took a gearbox penalty and started 15th in the race

None of the Podium betting came in as Alonso finished 5th, Raikkonen 8th and Vettel retired, the Ferrari's never had the pace to trouble the top 3.

Magnussen was the top pick for finishing in the top 6 and he thrived in the race, finishing 3rd. Hulkenburg finished just outside in 7th whilst Perez and Sutil finished outside the top 10. 

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Race Review

As predicted earlier in the week, Nico Rosberg has won the Australian Grand Prix by 25 seconds from Aussie Daniel Ricciardo, with debutant Kevin Magnussen taking the final spot on the podium for Mclaren.

Rosberg lead from the first lap following a slow get away and early engine failure suffered by Lewis Hamilton, allowing the German to charge past Ricciardo into the first corner. It was plain sailing from then on for Rosberg, with reliability the only concern for the Mercedes team who proved over the weekend they have the quickest car by a comfortable margin.

Ricciardo's fantastic performance in qualifying was backed up by a strong race at his home Grand Prix, becoming the first podium for an Aussie in Melbourne. Red Bull rightly faced severe scrutiny by critics for the RB10's numerous reliability issues and Ricciardo will be pleasantly surprised the car made it home, particularly after World Champion Vettel retired due to power related issues, similar to Hamilton.

Kevin Magnussen completed the top 3 with a faultless performance for Mclaren, overtaking Hamilton at the start of the race and keeping Ricciardo on his toes towards the final stages of the contest. Button's 4th place finish confirms that Mclaren have a good package this year and Ron Dennis will feel they're in a great position to challenge the Mercedes in the near future.

Fernando Alonso ground out a 5th place finish for Ferrari, yet their lack of speed was evident during Fernando's long stint behind Hulkenburg in the Force India. They will feel that updates to the car are desperately needed to compete with the teams at the top.

Valteri Bottas' stunning drive to 6th place has proven that Williams are one of those top teams. If Massa hadn't been cleaned out by Kobayashi and Bottas didn't acquire a puncture after heavily kissing the barrier then a podium was a realistic target for the resurgent British team.

Force India were solid with Hulkenburg finishing 7th, whilst the Torro Rosso's have a great platform to build their season from with two points finishes.

Sauber got both their cars home, the only consolation for a lackluster performance, whilst Marussia will be celebrating with Chilton 14th and Bianchi 16th respectively.

Lotus and Caterham - 2 retirements each - Work needed