lewis hamilton's unrivalled speed was on show as he dominated the season opening australian grand prix in melbourne but formula one's reigning world champion chose a different gear when he visited sydney, the victorian capital's fierce rival to the north hamilton got behind the wheel of a luxurious yacht on sydney harbour after a day of interviews in which he supported talk of a street circuit grand prix in the city in the near future lewis hamilton drives  a yacht at sydney harbour with the opera house and bridge in the background  the image  on instagram features the driver at the helm with the city's most iconic features, the harbour bridge and opera house, in the background 'after a long day of media yesterday, sailing in sydney with friends was a great way to end the day!' hamilton posted  on instagram 'sydney is such a beautiful city can't wait to come back next year' hamilton finished 13secs ahead of mercedes team mate nico rosberg in melbourne as he put a rocky off season, which included breaking up with his pop singer girlfriend nicole scherzinger, behind him hamilton celebrates his victory in the opening formula one grand prix of the year in melbourne  hamilton finished 13 seconds ahead of his mercedes team mate nico rosberg (left) on sunday  he described the win as 'reassuring' before heading to sydney for a 36 hour visit while there hamilton, who has spoken of his desire to pursue a career in the music industry, checked out some local talent as angus and julia stone performed for an episode of the tv show live at the chapel in a former church continuing his love affair for sydney, hamilton said he would welcome the f1's move to sydney if a proposed street circuit format gets the go ahead when the melbourne contract expires the british f1 champion arrived in sydney on monday before taking in a gig and going sailing on the harbour  'i have heard of the potential for a street race here and i love street circuits,' hamilton told the daily telegraph 'street circuits are the best for a driver they're the best and it's best for people to get close to — some 300,000 to 400,000 people leaning out of apartment windows 'i've only been to sydney a couple of times now but i've seen pictures of the opera house and it's always so sunny i really enjoy it when i come here the weather's always fantastic' video hamilton cruises to victory in australian gp 
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lewis hamilton won formula one's australian grand prix on sunday . the world champion finished 13 seconds ahead of nico rosberg . the brit then visited sydney where he sailed a yacht on sydney harbour . hamilton also supported moves for the down under gp to move there . click here for all the latest formula one news 