13 Mar 2015

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<b>SO FAR SO GOOD:</b> Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel kept up with dominant Mercedes during practice in Melbourne. <i>Image: AP/ Rob Griffith</i>
<b>SO FAR SO GOOD:</b> Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel kept up with dominant Mercedes during practice in Melbourne. <i>Image: AP/ Rob Griffith</i>

MELBOURNE, Australia - Sebastian Vettel could hardly hide his delight after completing his first Formula 1 practice sessions for his new team, Ferrari, on Friday (March 13 2015).

As expected, he was slower than the the Mercedes' of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, but quicker than everybody else with the third-fastest time ahead of the season-opening 2015 Australian GP.

Vettel was careful not to read too much into his team's strong performance but his body language told a different story as he climbed out of the cockpit and flashed a cheesy grin.

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