Formula 1 is back in Australia after a 2-year hiatus, and the interesting street circuit promises to entertain us again.
The Albert Park circuit in Australia has become the second circuit in the year to receive the layout change, after the Jeddah–Cornic circuit in Saudi Arabia, although for a different reason. While the circuit changes in Jeddah were focused toward increasing safety, changes to the Albert Park circuit eliminate some corners and bring better flow and rhythm to the track, promising better racing. The track also received its first full resurfacing since its opening in 1996, and the new surface may throw a curve-ball in terms of tire strategies. To allow for better overtaking opportunities, the track included 4 DRS zones, a record high, but that number was reduced to 3 just after Friday’s practice sessions, citing safety concerns.
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Several changes were made to the street circuit with the aim of improving the racing.
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A welcome sight on the track was Sebastian Vettel, who made his first track appearance of the season after the pre-season test, as he was infected with covid-19, Vettel continues to use ‘No War’ Helmet, which he showed while showing his support to Ukraine in the pre-season test in Bahrain. However, his practice sessions were not off to a good start, as an engine failure in FP1 trapped him on the track, and the Aston Martin F1 team could not repair his car in time for FP2. Vettel crashed his Aston Martin in FP3 and then his teammate Lance Stroll also hit the wall, making it a “weekend from hell” – as Martin Brundle quoted – for the British team, because He found himself right down after FP3.
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An extremely tough FP3 for Aston Martin????
Both cars got to the wall, except for a lot of work before qualifying started????#ausgp #F1 pic.twitter.com/fAfNHP6SVp
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 9, 2022
On the other hand, there was an interesting turn of the tide in McLaren’s favour. The team had a difficult start to the F1 season, but continued to show improvement each weekend, and mcl36 It finally began to show promising momentum in Australia, with Norris topping the timing charts in a session marred by red flags. This improvement in pace will certainly boost the morale of domestic hero Daniele Ricciardo, as he is expected to score some points from this weekend.
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Lando Norris sets FP3’s fastest time on Saturday morning
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Ferrari drivers continue to show their speed F1-75 race car because the Italian team is a small step ahead of Red Bull this weekend. Ferrari also brought a new diffuser and tested it on Leclerc’s car on Friday to good benefit, but decided to remove it for the weekend as the team only had 1 unit and did not want to discriminate between its drivers. . Ferrari’s pace is such that the team can afford to hold out the upgrade for a weekend. The Ferrari car showed signs of violent jumping, but it came down, giving the drivers all the time they needed.
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Charles Leclerc didn’t have the cleanest runs, but he showed quick pace
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Alpine also showed promising pace in the practice session, being at the top of the midfield. The team that bothered with his running was Mercedes. Despite the upgrade, Mercedes cars looked a handful during practice sessions. While signs suggest that the car had a good lap time, the drivers really struggled to make the most of it.
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