CRI听力:Lewis Hamilton Wins Australian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton's world championship defence gets off to a flying start with a crushing victory for Mercedes in the season opening Australian Grand Prix.

Hamilton was in pole position on a grid reduced to 15 cars from a possible 20 and cruised to his 34th race win with a 1.3 second gap to runner-up team mate Nico Rosberg.

Sebastian Vettel finished third, 34 seconds behind Hamilton on his Ferrari debut.

Winner Lewis Hamilton talks about his feelings in winning:

"Well, it's obviously a real pleasure to be here, we have the greatest fans here today, thank you so much for all coming out. My team did an amazing job today and it's an incredible feeling to continue on from last year"

Only 11 cars finished, with both Lotus drivers out before the end of the first lap on an embarrassing day for a series that prides itself on being the pinnacle of motorsport.

Local hero Daniel Ricciardo had a terrible start and his Red Bull lacked pace but he battled hard to finish sixth in front of home fans.