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Sydney wants to win the Australian Grand Prix with a night race in 2015 for himself. Melbourne Grand Prix boss Ron Walker sees in Sydney seriously saw no competitors.

The Australian city of Sydney has expressed interest in Formula 1. “There are still some hurdles, but I am confident that we will overcome this,” said the Minister of Development, responsible for major events of New South Wales, Ian MacDonald.

In Sydney, however, could not earlier than 2015, a Formula 1 race to go on the stage, because the contract with Melbourne as the scene of the Grand Prix of Australia runs until 2014. Sydney has, however, Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has indicated to hold a night race. This is obviously a condition of awarding a new contract due to TV coverage in Europe.

“Sydney is better than Melbourne”
“Sydney is due to the high international standing better than Melbourne,” said Minister MacDonald. The race is to the west of the city center of Sydney held in Homebush, the V8 Supercars 2009 went there for the first time

The response from Melbourne was followed promptly. “The government of New South Wales has neither the capacity nor the passion or the drive to carry out such major events as we do in Victoria,” said Melbourne’s Grand Prix boss Ron Walker: “Since the Olympics was the government of New South Wales in hibernation – they have done nothing since then.”

Titleholder Jenson Button has won the Australian Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher captured only one championship point – and Sebastian Vettel led, but then blew up his disc.

Sebastian Vettel, cursing his broken shoved Red Bull, Michael Schumacher far suspended Frustration: When you win by defending champion Jenson Button Grand Prix of Australia, there was very thick for the two German Formula-1-from trailer signs. “This is shit. At the moment I would prefer to go home, but life goes on,” complained, who started from pole position, Vettel, having him on Sunday, a burst disc in the 26th Round had stopped. As with the season opener in Bahrain, he was thus lying in leadership brutally torn from a defect in all of victory.

Chance after crash
While record-breaking world champion Schumacher after a crash at the first corner afterward went chance and grabbed at the end just in tenth place, was Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg as the best German to fifth place finish. After last year’s winner button with a clever strategy Tires his eighth grand prix import success, was the Pole Robert Kubica after 58 laps on the Albert Park circuit in a Renault surprising second ahead of Ferrari driver Felipe Massa. The Spanish first winner Fernando Alonso leads to fourth place next to the driver’s championship.

The race was ended early for Williams rookie Nico Hulkenberg, Virgin-driver Timo Glock and Adrian Sutil (Force India). Especially bitter, however, was the end for Vettel, who made his anger over his unreliable run free and sponsored by Red Bull team boss Christian Horner had to be comforted at the helm. “It gets on my eggs,” thundered the Heppenheimer.

More spectacle
The very first lap of the race offered more spectacular than the uneventful opening Grand Prix in Bahrain two weeks ago. Shortly before the start it began to rain. Speed off behind the defending champion Vettel Jenson Button crashed into the first corner with his McLaren into the Ferrari of Alonso and pushed the Spaniards in Schumacher Mercedes. The Schumacher had to pit shortly after to change the front wing of his car and fell back to the end of the field. Following a capital Crash of Sauber driver Kamui Kobayashi with the Williams of Nico Hulkenberg Emmericher the safety car came onto the track.

Four laps later the race was re-released once the asphalt action on the 5.303 kilometers resumed its course. Was there recently for lack of overtaking criticisms have been raised, there was time aplenty gripping position battles. Vettel led the field in confident, but fought doggedly behind the runner-up. Button moved tactically smart to be the first to dry and pushed it into second place in front of the surprisingly strong Poland Robert Kubica in a Renault. Finishing fourth is now turning his Rosberg laps.

But it was approaching the furiously moving McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton, who had pushed past in a breathtaking duel with local hero Mark Webber and Ferrari man Felipe Massa. Rosberg also could not stop the British. Fall Schumacher, whose pit crew for the stopping of the left front tire was, however, firmly in after field hung.

“Power Grid”
Vettel then saw the confirmation of its PS-drama. “It has a spark given on the left side, I felt vibrations. I think the front left brake disc exploded, “said Hesse. “This is very annoying. We need to solve these problems,” Vettel claimed that in the previous year had cost a large number of defects possible world title.

According to Vettel Malheur, Button had a free ride. Kubica was able to defend second place against the onrushing Hamilton and was later the Ferrari duo Massa / Alonso behind him. Shortly before the end of Hamilton still collided with Webber and thus lost fifth place to Rosberg.