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Nico Rosberg won the Australian GP after a strategy error from Ferrari handed the race victory to Mercedes. Lewis Hamilton finished second after dropping as low as seventh after a slow getaway off the line.Sebastian Vettel had stormed into the lead at the start, but the Silver Arrows decision to put Rosberg onto medium tyres - when Ferrari opted for supersofts - during a red flag period proved an inspired decision. We were trying to do an aggressive strategy and it didnt work, said Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene after the race.The stoppage was caused by a huge accident for Fernando Alonso who hit the rear of Esteban Gutierrezs Haas.After being fired into the barrier, the McLaren car dug into the gravel, sending the Spaniards barrel rolling. Fortunately Alonso was able to climb out of the car unaided and walked away. McLarens Fernando Alonso and Haas Esteban Gutierrez collide in the Australian Grand Prix leading to the Spaniard being sent airborne and the race to be r To compound Ferraris frustrations, they lost Kimi Raikkonens car to retirement shortly after the restart with flames licking out of the SF16-Hs airbox. Vettel caught the second-placed Hamilton with a couple of laps remaining but slipped off the track as he challenged the world champion for position.We know we can up our game. This car should allow us to put a lot of pressure on these guys, said Vettel.Vettel rues strategy error by FerrariHamilton had spent the afternoon in damage-limitation mode after falling to sixth at the start and then struggling to overtake Williams Felipe Massa and the two Toro Rossos of Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz around the narrow Albert Park circuit.Its impossible to follow here. Ive had much worse in the first race and ld take this as a bonus after being as low as seventh, said Hamilton. Theres a still long, long way to go.Hamilton happy with damage limitation Kimi Raikkonen had to retire his Ferrari on lap 23 of the Australian GP, after suffering a fire in his airbox. Daniel Ricciardo ran under the radar and took fourth for Red Bull much to the delight of the Australian fans, ahead of Massa in an unusually slow Williams.The performance of the day perhaps came from Haas and Romain Grosjean. Starting 19th on the grid, the Frenchman avoided any of the on-track drama to take sixth place and deliver points for the American squad on their F1 debut.It feels like standing on the top step of the podium for us. Its been an amazing race and an amazing weekend, Grosjean told Sky Sports F1.Australian GP driver ratingsThe points scorers were completed by Nico Hulkenberg, Valtteri Bottas and the squabbling Toro Rosso pair of Carlos Sainz and Verstappen, with the Dutch teenager voicing his frustrations with some choice language throughout the race. The Sky Sports F1 pundits react to some heated radio messages from Toro Rossos Max Verstappen and say that he needs to keep calm to progress. Renault narrowly missed out on points on their F1 return, but Jolyon Palmer impressed on his F1 debut, particularly in defence against quicker cars. Fellow Briton Jenson Button was a disappointing 14th as McLaren failed to deliver on their promise of a better race car. 2016 Australian GP result1. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 57 laps2. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, +8.0603. Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, +9.6434. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, +24.4405. Felipe Massa, Williams, +58.9796. Romain Grosjean, Haas, +1:12.0817. Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, +1.14.1998. Valtteri Bottas, Williams, +1:15.1539. Carlos Sainz, Toro Rosso, +1:15.68010. Max Verstappen, Toro Rosso, 1:16.83311. Jolyon Palmer, Renault, +1:23.39912. Kevin Magnussen, Renault, +1:25.60613. Sergio Perez, Force India, +1:31.69914. Jenson Button, McLaren, +1 lap15. Felipe Nasr, Sauber, +1 lap16. Pascal Wehlrein, Manor, +1 lapMarcus Ericsson, Sauber, Not ClassifiedKimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, Not ClassifiedRio Haryanto, Manor, Not ClassifiedEstenban Gutierrez, Haas, Not ClassifiedFernando Alonso, McLaren, Not ClassifiedDaniil Kvyat, Red Bull, Not Classified Ted Kravitz brings you all the latest news following the Australian GP. Dont miss the F1 Report for all the reaction and analysis from the Australian GP. Natalie Pinkham is joined by David Brabham and former McLaren mechanic Marc Priestley on Wednesday at 8:30pm on Sky Sports F1. Every race live in 2016 Sky Sports F1 brings you every race live in 2016. Fast and easy online upgrade - click here. Also See: Damage limitation for Hamilton Vettel rues strategy error Irving Fryar Patriots Jersey . "It doesnt get any better than that," Giambi said. "Im speechless." The Indians are roaring toward October. 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Short runs can be a bit better but I think the long rruns, they look very strong.ddddddddddddWhen asked what Red Bull needed to find overnight, he replied: Just a bit more in the short run. I think we can be happy.Verstappen is confident there is plenty of pace for Red Bull to unlock in time for qualifying.I think the pace on the softs was pretty good for me so I felt like there was quite some lap time in it so I was happy, especially in the long run. I felt like I could do what I want with the car, I could throw it into the corner like I wanted to and still the pace was there. I think thats always positive. ' ' '