Top 5 moments of Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari

A brilliant season-opening win at the 2017 Australian GP

If there's another track where Ferrari have gone on to demonstrate a literal one-sided dominance then its Melbourne, home to the Australian Grand Prix.

Their successes at the behest of Vettel's wins here- in 2017 and 2018 editions- have been much acclaimed for they came at a time of Lewis Hamilton's utter dominance in the sport.

But back in 2017, much before the contemporary Sebastian Vettel (a bit flustered, out of sync and not really that consistent) came to the fore, the Prancing Horse found little competition in the season-opening venue.

Two years back, Vettel, looking in great form, qualifying second for the big race but only behind Lewis Hamilton in a dominant Mercedes. Qualifying only three-tenths of a second behind that year's world champion, Sebastian Vettel showed that Ferrari were ready for the challenge on race day.

Then, finally, on the race-day, Vettel began steadily, emerging unscathed into the first corner, in hot pursuit of Lewis Hamilton. For the first five laps, the battle for track position raged on with Bottas, on third, beginning to appear in Vettel's mirrors.

Later on, on Lap 18, Hamilton pitted for fresh rubber which meant that the race was being controlled by the German. Vettel was now 9 seconds ahead of second-placed Bottas. The big moment of the race arrived 6 laps later.

Making most of a strategic master-stroke by Ferrari, Vettel, comfortably into the lead, pitted and emerged just behind Raikkonen, who then led the race. But the ultimate result of this brilliantly timed Ferrari overcut meant that the German would emerge ahead of a pursuing Hamilton.

Then, through sheer race pace, Vettel defied the British driver for the rest of the contest to take the checkered flag.