The Mercedes driver, obviously very happy with the success, commented on Sunday's triumph in Melbourne, highlighting the impact of the introduction of the safety car: "The race went more or less as we expected, but without the 'Virtual Safety Car' I'm not really sure we would have won it. Ferrari was very fast in the right areas, especially at the start, and they could have won the race.
At the start of the Grand Prix I had a strong duel with Leclerc. I knew Ferrari would give us a hard time. I want to thank my team, it's been a while since I've had such a competitive car and there couldn't have been a better start than this.
Even after I took the lead, it wasn't easy to hold on to it. There are some things we need to review on our part, because the lead wasn't that big. However, it's nice to get a double. Of course, we won't win all the races, because the competition is very strong. Our dominance was expected, but we have to admit that today (yesterday) we had a little luck too."
