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Formula 1: Team Power Rankings after 2018 Rolex Australian Grand Prix

ByAsher Fair|
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 25: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes WO9 leads Kimi Raikkonen of Finland driving the (7) Scuderia Ferrari SF71H and the rest of the field off the start line during the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park on March 25, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Will Taylor-Medhurst/Getty Images)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 25: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes WO9 leads Kimi Raikkonen of Finland driving the (7) Scuderia Ferrari SF71H and the rest of the field off the start line during the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park on March 25, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Will Taylor-Medhurst/Getty Images)

The 2018 Formula 1 season is officially underway with the completion of the Rolex Australian Grand Prix. Which teams got off to a hot start?

Sebastian Vettel opened up the 2018 Formula 1 season just like he opened up the 2017 Formula 1 season, and that is by winning the Rolex Australian Grand Prix to put himself on top in the driver standings and to put Ferrari on top in the constructor standings.

Vettel, who drives for Scuderia Ferrari, won the race after taking the lead thanks to the fact that he was able to make his pit stop under a virtual safety car period, which allowed him to overtake Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport’s Lewis Hamilton, who started the race from the pole position, for the lead.

Hamilton was never able to bounce back, and Vettel, who started the race in 3rd place, ended up going on to win the race, with his teammate Kimi Raikkonen giving Ferrari two of the three spots on the podium in 3rd. Hamilton ended up finishing in 2nd.

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Mercedes’ other driver, Valtteri Bottas, finished the race in 8th place after starting back in 15th thanks to a wreck in qualifying. Haas had a strong day early on with both of their drivers, Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean, running well in the top 5, but wheel issues ended both of their races prematurely.

Here is the first edition of the new formulated 2018 Formula 1 Team Power Rankings in addition to the non-formulated Formula 1 Team Power Rankings. For information about how the formulated Formula 1 Team Power Rankings are calculated, read this Beyond the Flag article, which was published before the season started.

Formula 1 Team Power Rankings

RankTeamManufacturerLast RankTrend
1Scuderia FerrariFerrariN/AN/A
2Mercedes-AMG Petronas MotorsportMercedesN/AN/A
3Aston Martin Red Bull RacingRenaultN/AN/A
4McLarenRenaultN/AN/A
5Renault SportRenaultN/AN/A
6Sahara Force IndiaMercedesN/AN/A
7Alfa Romeo SauberFerrariN/AN/A
8Scuderia Toro RossoHondaN/AN/A
9HaasFerrariN/AN/A
10Williams Martini RacingMercedesN/AN/A

Biggest Movers
Up: N/A
Down: N/A

Non-formulated Formula 1 Team Power Rankings

RankTeamManufacturerLast RankTrend
1Scuderia FerrariFerrariN/AN/A
2Mercedes-AMG Petronas MotorsportMercedesN/AN/A
3Aston Martin Red Bull RacingRenaultN/AN/A
4McLarenRenaultN/AN/A
5Renault SportRenaultN/AN/A
6HaasFerrariN/AN/A
7Sahara Force IndiaMercedesN/AN/A
8Alfa Romeo SauberFerrariN/AN/A
9Williams Martini RacingMercedesN/AN/A
10Scuderia Toro RossoHondaN/AN/A

Biggest Movers
Up: N/A
Down: N/A

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The next Formula 1 race, which is the Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit, is set to take place on Sunday, April 8th. Tune in to to ESPN2 at 11:10 am ET to watch the race live on that date.

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