Lewis Hamilton Wins Aussie Grand Prix

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Lewis Hamilton has taken victory - and a hefty points lead over Kimi Raikkonen - with a flawless performance in the Australian GP.

One of the few drivers in the field not to endure some sort of drama on a spectacular return for F1, Hamilton delivered a perfect display of frontrunning to secure the win. Yet while Hamilton prospered, Ferrari suffered a nightmare afternoon with Ice Man Kimi Raikkonen melting in the Melbourne sunshine. The Finn twice slid off the track and then failed to finish the race due to engine failure. The World Champions showed they have the pace to challenge - and possibly beat - McLaren but leave Australia with plenty of problems to dwell on.

The story of the race - apart from the glorious havoc brought on by a lack of traction control - was the roll of the dice provided by three Safety Car periods, which sidelined Robert Kubica, robbed Heikki Kovalainen of second place, but allowed Nico Rosberg to claim his forst podium and Fernando Alonso to gain an unlikely fourth place. Kovalainen eventually finished the race in fifth place followed home by Rubens Barrichello who faces disqualification after exiting the pitlane when the exit light was on red.

Only seven cars were running at the chequered flag.

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Should Alonso leave McLaren or not?

As many F1 fans know, Fernando Alonso already has a strained relationship with Ron Dennis, Lewis Hamilton, and the McLaren team. The obvious move for Alonso after the 2007 season was to leave McLaren. Especially since he is a #1 type driver, but was pushed back to #2 in McLaren sometime last season. However, is moving to another team, speculated to be Renault, the wisest move for Alonzo? Yes, he may be the #1 driver there, but he will be losing something he enjoyed this season -- a superior car. Unless he is moving to Ferrari, which I highly doubt, i think Alonso should stay with McLaren. Yes some may argue that Alonso could win the championship with Renault, as he already did it twice. But those wins in 2005 and 2006 were against McLaren and Ferrari cars which are much more inferior to their cars in the 2007 season. Going back to Renault might be a bad move for him. Yes, sticking with McLaren would mean fixing broken relationships, especially with boss Ron Dennis. But i think that would be a better move, rather than "moving down" and going to another team.