Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. Pic/AFP

Getting the 2018 Formula One season underway, Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel claimed his 48th Grand Prix victory as he beat the current World Champion, Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton, by 5.036 seconds to rack up 25 points to his name in the points table. The four-time World Champions' victory came as a surprise to many after a dominant performance by the British driver in the qualifying round of the Grand Prix, who left his opponents in their wake and bagged the pole position.