MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – Lewis Hamilton had to settle for the runner-up spot, after reigning World champion Sebastien Vettel opened the Formula 1 season with a resounding victory yesterday.
Hamilton closed to within two seconds, when Vettel made his first pit stop, after leading taking an early lead at the Albert Park road circuit.
The British race car driver, whose family ties him to the Spice Isle of Grenada, was hampered in the second half of the race by a problem with the floor of the McLaren-Mercedes, and could not mount a serious challenge to Vettel. The German controlled the
