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Five things we learned from the Australian Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso said he was just "happy to be alive" after surviving a terrifying high-speed smash when his McLaren flipped and flew upside-down into a barrier. It demonstrated just how safe F1 cars are, even without the proposed cockpit "halo" head-heigh
For two years at Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton has had it almost entirely his own way as he swept to back-to-back drivers' titles. But Nico Rosberg has now won four grands prix in row, suggesting the Englishman may have a fight on his hands in 2016. Mercedes s
Niki Lauda said it was the "biggest nonsense" he had ever seen in F1, while supremo Bernie Ecclestone didn't waste so many syllables, calling it "crap". And so the much-maligned experiment with knock-out qualifying ended in farce with spectators paying th
Max Verstappen, the youngest driver on the grid, may be quick but he has some growing up to do after launching an extended, expletive-splattered tirade on Toro Rosso team radio when he couldn't get past team-mate Carlos Sainz after a botched pit stop. The
An ecstatic Romain Grosjean revelled in his sixth-place finish for Haas in their maiden grand prix -- declaring it was like "a win" for the new American team. Grosjean calmly held off the Force India of Nico Hulkenberg and the Williams of Valtteri Bottas
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1. Halo or no, car safety is remarkable

Fernando Alonso said he was just "happy to be alive" after surviving a terrifying high-speed smash when his McLaren flipped and flew upside-down into a barrier. It demonstrated just how safe F1 cars are, even without the proposed cockpit "halo" head-heigh

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2. Rosberg a genuine threat to Hamilton

For two years at Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton has had it almost entirely his own way as he swept to back-to-back drivers' titles. But Nico Rosberg has now won four grands prix in row, suggesting the Englishman may have a fight on his hands in 2016. Mercedes s

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3. Back to the future after qualifying farce

Niki Lauda said it was the "biggest nonsense" he had ever seen in F1, while supremo Bernie Ecclestone didn't waste so many syllables, calling it "crap". And so the much-maligned experiment with knock-out qualifying ended in farce with spectators paying th

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4. Superbrat Verstappen turns air blue

Max Verstappen, the youngest driver on the grid, may be quick but he has some growing up to do after launching an extended, expletive-splattered tirade on Toro Rosso team radio when he couldn't get past team-mate Carlos Sainz after a botched pit stop. The

Foto:Lars BaronGetty Images

5. Red flag means red-letter day for Haas

An ecstatic Romain Grosjean revelled in his sixth-place finish for Haas in their maiden grand prix -- declaring it was like "a win" for the new American team. Grosjean calmly held off the Force India of Nico Hulkenberg and the Williams of Valtteri Bottas

Foto:Clive MasonGetty Images

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