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Good morning everyone and welcome to live text commentary from the Australian Grand Prix.

Formula 1 | Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park | 18.03.2012
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Mark Patterson

Updated 18/03/2012 at 07:43 GMT


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Plenty of talking points and what a race! I hope you enjoyed it - let's do it all again next week in Malaysia.
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So the big winners on the last lap were Raikkonen, Ricciardo and Di Resta. Miserable day for Mercedes in the end, with Rosberg down in 12th.
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The top 10: Button, Vettel, Hamilton, Webber, Alonso, Kobayashi, Raikkonen, Perez, Ricciardo, Di Resta
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Contact between Rosberg and Perez in turn 13, and an almighty scrap for the line.
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There was some late drama for the points positions lower down.
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'The car is beautiful and she is fast!' says Button.
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Vettel, Hamilton round out the top three.
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JENSON BUTTON WINS THE AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX!
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ACCIDENT! MALDONADO CRASHES ON THE FINAL LAP! Extraordinary - he appears to be alright - but he loses all his points.
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Final lap now - Button heading towards the chequered flag for a third Australian GP triumph!
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Perez struggling, and Rosberg, Kobayashi and Raikkonen are jostling behind him.
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Hamilton sets a 1:29.1 - where did that come from? Fastest lap of the race by some way - and that should end Webber's hopes.
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The stats show that if Perez does finish seventh, where he is now, he'll have gained 15 places. Terrific day for Sauber.
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Into the final three laps - just 5.6 seconds separate the top four, but it's all pretty static.
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Maldonado is not giving up on passing Alonso, by the way, but the Ferrari is hanging on.
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Hamilton looks to have conceded second place to Vettel - the German has opened up his advantage. Webber, however, may not have given up hope of a podium finish.
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Just five laps remaining - are we in for any late drama in Melbourne?
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Rosberg gets ahead of Kobayashi! Mercedes looking to salvage something from a disappointing afternoon.
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Webber's best finish in Australia, I believe, is 5th - so he loosk set to improve on his record at his home GP. Alonso a full seven seconds away from the scrap for 2nd-4th.