Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel, and Melbourne pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton, failed to finish Sunday's 2014 season opener. Both men struck trouble right from the start at Albert Park, after a winter of technical struggles up and down the paddock. "It's a long season," said German Vettel, whose run of victories dating all the way back to last August finally ended, "and there are positives." The bright side is that Red Bull's 'crisis' appears to be rapidly ending, as teammate Daniel Ricciardo delighted the partisan crowd by finishing second. Vettel's problems started before qualifying, when his car's fuel flow sensor reportedly alerted the FIA that the Renault...
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