Melbourne - Nico Rosberg, despite being overtaken on the first lap, led a Mercedes one-two victory at a dramatic 2016 Australian GP.Ferrari had a great start to the race pulling away from Mercedes on the first lap. Sadly, the team couldn't hold onto itslead.A huge crash gave Mercedes the opportunity it needed to regainthe lead. Mercedes recoversMercedes recovered from its poor start to dominate the race. Lewis Hamilton appeared to be suffering technical issues during the early laps though he managed to finish second. Rosberg crossed the line 8.3sec ahead of team mate Hamilton. Rosberg's15th career victory was also his fourth in succession after the he won the final three races of last season.As it happened: 2016 Australian GPVettel, who led from the start until the race-halting crash, finished in third followed by Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo in fourth.BOOM!!!@nico_rosberg#F1#AusGPpic.twitter.com/CBrfD5dvXx— MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1)March 20, 2016#Respect:)#F1#AusGP@LewisHamilton@nico_rosbergpic.twitter.com/V7ZogQZ786— MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1)March 20, 2016What went wrong for Ferrari?Fernando Alonso and Esteban Gutierrez suffered a huge crash on track, resulting in the safety car being deployed. Race marshals spent 18 minutes clearing both wrecks.It all collapsed for Ferrari following the race restart. Raikkonen's race ended due to an engine fire and a botched pit-stop sent Vettel dropping down the grid.Fire ??#Raikkonen#AusGppic.twitter.com/XCgTgyOYwq— Gianlu D'Alessandro (@Gianludale27)March 20, 2016Finish line#Seb5P3 in a crazy race#AusGP#redseasonpic.twitter.com/UZ3tTx0fEf— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari)March 20, 2016Huge crashAlonso and Gutierrez have both walked away from a dramatic high-speed crash that flipped Alonso's car twice and caused a suspension of the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday.Alonso's McLaren rammed into the back of Gutierrez's Haas, causing the Spanish driver to flip over twice at high speed, leaving his car in a crumpled wreck. Alonso walked gingerly from the wreck, and shook hands with Gutierrez, who was clearly worried about his fellow driver's well-being.
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