The four-times world champion cruised to his second win at Albert Park and 43rd overall with a nearly 10-second gap over Mercedes runner-up Lewis Hamilton, proving the Ferrari cars' encouraging winter testing was not just a mirage.
A gloom has hovered over Maranello for a number of seasons and it seemed at its most thick last year as Vettel and Raikkonen failed to win a race amid reports of disharmony in the team garage.
But it was all bear-hugs and back-slapping at Albert Park on Sunday as Vettel crossed for the team's first win since his last victory at the Singapore Grand Prix in 2015.
"We say this all the time, what this team has done in the last six months has been really tough, rough as well," a beaming Vettel told reporters.
"(It's) not (been) easy to manage the whole team, but I think the new car in general obviously is fantastic and this is a great reward, a big relief for everyone.
