Daniel Ricciardo has the daunting prospect of having to live up to his F1 new team mate in 2014, Sebastian Vettel. It doesn't faze the young Australian one bit.
Kris Meeke sets the pace in qualifying in Australia, ahead of Sebastian Ogier and Thierry Neuville; Mads Ostberg and Andreas Mikkelsen round out the top five...
Kimi Raikkonen certainly looked calm and confident as he headed to victory in Melbourne, but it was still a surprise when he declared it had been 'easy'
Mark Webber started from second on the grid and promptly went backwards - but the team revealed after the race that his afternoon had been hit by technical gremlins.
Force India was one of the unexpected stars of the Australian Grand Prix, with Adrian Sutil marking his return to F1 duty by leading 11 laps of the race.
After starring in qualifying, Nico Rosberg ended up retiring before the midpoint of the Australian GP after his Mercedes suffered an electrical problem.
The 2013 F1 season is underway, and already there's a surprise: Kimi Raikkonen drove a text book race to calmly outwit Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel to win the first GP of the year.
The current Victoria state administration has said that it will be looking to reduce the amount it spends on hosting the Australian Grand Prix should a new contract be agreed with FOM.