Australian F1 Grand Prix

From the start, Giancarlo Fisichella leads, with the Toyota of Jarno Trulli on his left and Mark Webber's Williams directly behind him. The car directly behind Webber is David Coulthard who managed to dive underneath Webber to take third at the first corn

David Coulthard makes one of the most important moves in his career, slotting his Red Bull F1 machine inside Mark Webber's Williams and putting himself into third place at the first corner. Behind Webber are Villeneuve's Sauber, Heidfeld's Williams, Klien

Coulthard is embraced by Christian Horner (Red Bull Racing Sporting Director) after his amazing performanc

The jury was out as to the competitiveness of Renault in 2005 when this photo was taken just six weeks ago - now there's every possibility that Renault will be a worthy challenger to Ferrari's dominance

Juan Pablo Montoya had the speed in his new McLaren but found himself unable to fight through the traffic. When qualifying isn't decimated by the weather, Montoya will contest the lead this year.

One of the drives of the day was Rubens Barrichello in the Ferrari - his drive into second place was better than Fisichella's win, indicating that the modified 2004 Ferraris will be more than good enough until the F2005 arrives.

After Kimi Raikkonen was forced to start from the pit lane after mechanical problems on the grid, he and Michael Schumacher motored through the field in a thrilling first few laps before the speed differential just wasn't great enough to effect a pass and

Renaults one and three and Ferrari second. Fisichella's odds for the crown have shortened significantly in the last 24 hours.

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Raikkonen during qualifying was a sad sight. With the Melbourne heavens dumping gallons of water onto the track, genuine racing was impossible.

Fisi punches the air as he takes his first chequered flag in "P1"

Fisichella has won two races but was second over the line in his first win and only found out he had won half an hour after the race had finished. This time, he knew he'd won and wasn't about to let the moment escape him!!!!

Fisichella again, climbing onto the top step on the victory dias for the first time.