Race and classic pictures

Celebrating in style in Melbourne!

There are so many great pictures from the Australian Grand Prix that we couldn't pass up the opportunity to share one or two more.

Confetti is usually something you see in US motorsports such as IndyCar and NASCAR. But the Aussies know a good idea when they see one and were happy to adopt the practice in Melbourne.

Through the paper storm you can see race winner Sebastian Vettel thoroughly enjoying himself spraying champagne on the podium. Meanwhile runner-up Lewis Hamilton is doing his best to put on a brave face behind him.

After a winless season last year, it's the first time Vettel has been on the top of the podium since Singapore in 2015. On the form he showed this weekend, we can expect him to make a quick return to his favourite spot in 2017!

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.