Sluggish start for Red Bull

Raikkonen steals show at first Grand Prix of the season in Melbourne

The world champion Red Bull team had a troubled start to the new Formula One season with Sebastian Vettel failing to convert his pole position into a victory in the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday.

The young German, tilting at his fourth consecutive world driver's title this year, dropped back after leading the field for the first few laps, blaming tire degradation before finishing third behind Lotus winner Kimi Raikkonen.