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Hamilton wins Australian GP as both Ferraris retire **
Lewis Hamilton took a commanding victory in the Australian Grand Prix on a disastrous day for title rivals Ferrari.<br />
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BMW's Nick Heidfeld and Williams' Nico Rosberg completed the podium,
while both Ferraris retired with mechanical problems after a series of
errors by drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa. <br />
With Hamilton cruising to the race win, Heikki Kovalainen looked set to
make it a McLaren one-two until the timing of the third safety car
compromised his race dropping him down the order. This handed Nick
Heidfeld a solid second position in the BMW Sauber. <br />
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Starting second and fifth, BMW Sauber had been expected to challenge
McLaren for the race win but the reality was that McLaren were far too
strong in race trim today. <br />
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Nico Rosberg has waited a long time, but today’s action-packed race saw
the Williams Toyota driver record his first podium position after a
fine error free drive. Team-mate Kazuki Nakajima survived a clash with
Robert Kubica whilst behind the safety car to finish in seventh
position, the final runner in this incident strewn race.<br />
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<strong>Classified:<br />
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Pos Driver Team Time</strong><br />
1. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (
1h34:50.616<br />
2. Heidfeld BMW Sauber (
+ 5.478<br />
3. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (
+ 8.163<br />
4. Alonso Renault (
+ 17.181<br />
5. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes (
+ 18.014<br />
6. Barrichello Honda (
+ 52.453 **DQ<br />
7. Nakajima Williams-Toyota (
+ 1 lap<br />
8. Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari (
+ 2 laps<br />
9. Raikkonen Ferrari (
+ 3 laps
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