his teammate rossberg benefited from the problem to secure victory in the season opener. mersdeeze being seen as favorites and there's a time to have a look at hamilton's team mates who currently heads the drivers' rankings. >> the german driver, didn't give his opponents a chance in the first race of the season. he drove flawlessly and dominated from start to finish. >> he isn't just a candidate for the world championship. for me he is the candidate for the title. he's the clear favorite. rossberg is a very intelligent driver and he can adapt very well to changing events. >> like all formula drive cars, his mergsdeeze is a car bine engine the german company has spent years developing. it can absorb breaking energy and heat as electrical power. >> the engine will decide everything in this new carriage in formula one. the engines are different when it comes to driveability, fuel consumption and in output. >> mercedes wasn't the only strong performer in australia. a company provides engines to other teams such as mcclairen and williams and they both did surprisingly well to

i thought it was very interesting because he mentioned that rossberg was able to convince him of freeing up police and other districts in the city just not doing it here. and, that raises a lot of questions in mine mind. i know russ really has his own agenda to attend to. as do many people in this city who pursue identity issues and ignore the problems of class that poverty is the chief cause of most of our troubles. a rich class that exploits before. it's interesting to hear about this talk about city streets and twitter and there is people walking down the streets giving tourists on the streets saying things are getting better. i see people dying and i know the police have too. i would like to see that bus stop across the street at jones disappear. it's awful. i don't know why they are there. i hope people ask more questions about the problems with class in this city and the problems they are causing people. ask why chief sur doesn't pursue justiceo help better in the tenderloin. thank you. >> good evening, my condolences to alex family. my condolences also to the officers involved. if

even though he missed most of the first session after problems with his car, lewis hamilton headed rossbergpractice. a landreau took three. vettel was fourth from mcclaren's jenson button. nick has been following all the events in melbourne. nick, you join me now. who is pleased and who is pretty upset? >> hostly mercedes pleased. red bull will be absolutely delighted. they had lots of problems in preseason testing with their engines, struggling to get any laps in. really they thought they would be off the the pace. although they are unlikely to win on sunday, they should get a good points score. they did well in preseason testing. but they struggled today. they could only manage 8th and 12th. a crash towards the end of the session. he finished 18th. >> what can we expect on saturday? >> it's likely per day december on the front row. whether hamilton or rosberg, we don't know. that's the safe bet. >> and the roar of the engines has got people talking, hasn't it? >> we know what formula 1 used to sound like. but they have brought in much quieter and smaller engines. let's have a listen to th

the australian will stay ahead of rossberg. >>> all the talk leading up to sunday's race are about the changes made to the cars in the offseason. 8 cylinder engines have been made way for smaller engines, that's something that some teams and drivers have had to cope with. they'll race the same distance before but with less fuel. and to keep fans glued until the end of the season double points will be awarded at the final grand prix of the season in abu dhabi. here are reports. >> the opening round of the formeformula one season is not d to sell. but what the fans will see in the australian grand prix on sunday is anyone's guess. the drivers are not bursting about enthusiasm about their new look cars. >> mercedes seems to be doing the best job getting used to the changes which include smaller engines recovery system and aerodynamics. it's also showing promising signs. >> we're confident we can have a good start, show a much better face than we've shown in the past. we're really looking forward to that. >> the changes in the cars have profited some to suggest that less than half the fiel

rossberg is on top of the standings ahead of sunday's malaysian race. >> it's been a fantastic site to see. the whole team has done a great job with these new regulations, with the car and engine and power train that they filled. it's been great to win the first race for sure, fantastic. >> plenty more on our website, check that out at aljazeera.com/sports. more on the news that india's supreme court wants to ban two teams from this year's premier league, of an ongoing march investigation there. >> australia rejected a plan to allow big game hunters to shoot crocodiles in the country's north. supporters of the proposal believe it would be a good way to control growing crocodile populations. the government said it would encourage cruel and inhumane behavior. we report from australia. >> in the river systems of northern australia, crocodiles have become so abundant they even jump for food for tourists. while rangers warn their growing numbers mean a greater threat to humans. >> they are an opportunistic killer. >> tom lost two fingers to one. today, he's in charge of capturing crocodiles