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10 things we learned from the 2022 Australian Grand Prix

Formula 1 rolled into Albert Park for the first time since the cancelled 2020 event with a party atmosphere after some intense races in the Middle East. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc asserted his dominance as Max Verstappen suffered more mechanical anguish, while there were talking points aplenty up and down the…

Autosport

Formula 1: Four big talking points after the Australian GP as Charles Leclerc reigns supreme

The 2022 Australian Grand Prix saw a record-breaking 419,114 fans attend Albert Park across the entire weekend with a race day crowd of 128,294 on Sunday

Irish Mirror

Lessons from F1 season so far: Ferrari are a class apart and Albon shines

Charles Leclerc has gained confidence with his superior car while Max Verstappen has struggled with the balance of his at Red Bull

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Australia Hopes to Keep Early F1 Slot after Strong Reboot

Record crowds at the Australian Grand Prix were a welcome boost for organizers after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19 but where the race sits in the Formula One calendar remains up in the air. Albert Park has traditionally hosted the championship's opener but was slotted in as the third…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Australian Grand Prix allows Melbourne to set aside pandemic

The Covid-19 crisis began with cancellation in Melbourne but two years later, the crowds were back in heavy numbers

The Guardian - AU

Bottas blames wing choice for end of F1 Q3 appearances streak

Valtteri Bottas thinks a low-drag wing choice prompted by DRS changes at Albert Park triggered the end of his modern era Formula 1 record of Q3 appearances.

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F1 Australian Grand Prix – Start time, how to watch, & more

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will start from pole position for the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park. Here's how and when you can watch the race.

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Ricciardo's late disappointment before GP

Local hope Daniel Ricciardo will start the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park from seventh despite being left to lament a poor end to the qualifying session.

AAP

Leclerc on Australian F1 GP pole with Verstappen second and Hamilton fifth

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc claimed pole for the Australian GP with an exceptional lap in Melbourne to beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen into second

The Guardian - UK

FIA removes one F1 DRS zone at Albert Park on safety grounds

The FIA has removed one of the four DRS zones from the Albert Park layout for Formula 1’s 2022 Australian Grand Prix, with the move made on safety grounds.

Motorsport

FIA removes one DRS zone at Albert Park on safety grounds

The FIA has removed one of the four DRS zones from the Albert Park layout for Formula 1’s 2022 Australian Grand Prix, with the move made on safety grounds.

Autosport

SVG cruises to sixth Supercars win of 2022

Shane van Gisbergen claimed his sixth Supercars win for 2022 after taking out both of Saturday's races at Melbourne's Albert Park grand prix circuit.

AAP

Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix: All Irish viewers need to know from scheduled start time to track, standings and stats

Located three kilometres south of central Melbourne, the Albert Park circuit has hosted many memorable races since its inaugural Grand Prix back in 1996

Irish Mirror

F1 drivers hail "exciting" new track layout despite overtaking scepticism

Formula 1 drivers have praised changes at Albert Park making the track faster and more fun, but they remain sceptical about them helping produce more overtaking.

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Sebastian Vettel uses fire extinguisher on car during Australian F1 Grand Prix practice

Sebastian Vettel plays the role of fireman after his Aston Martin threatens to catch fire on the Albert Park circuit, before taking a joy ride back to the pits on a scooter, something F1 stewards are now investigating.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hamilton on Collision Course with F1 Chiefs over 'Bling' Ban

Formula One drivers have been reminded that they are not allowed to wear jewelry while racing, prompting Lewis Hamilton to joke Friday he had piercings he can't take out. The ruling was included in the event notes for this week's Australian Grand Prix issued by new FIA race director Niels…

AAP

Mostert wins opening Supercars race at GP

Walkinshaw Andretti United ace Chaz Mostert has taken out the opening race of the Melbourne 400, finishing in front of David Reynolds and Shane van Gisbergen.

Motorsport

Albert Park Supercars: DJR drivers share remaining poles

Anton De Pasquale and Will Davison took a pole each from the final two Supercars qualifying sessions at Albert Park.

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F1 Australian Grand Prix returns to an upgraded circuit at Albert Park in Melbourne

The Albert Park circuit has been upgraded since the last grand prix with an emphasis on designing a track that will encourage overtaking.

Evening Standard

Australian Grand Prix: Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc poised for latest duel at revamped Albert Park track

The last time the Formula One paddock convened in Melbourne, the drivers did not even make it to the race start. While teams were given the go-ahead to travel to the 2020 Australian Grand Prix, a positive Covid test from a McLaren team member effectively lit the touch paper for…

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Bottas: Four DRS zones could make F1 Australian GP ‘tactically interesting’

Valtteri Bottas believes having four DRS zones could make for a ‘tactically interesting’ Australian Grand Prix as Formula 1 returns to the reprofiled Albert Park circuit.

Motorsport

Bottas: Four DRS zones could mean "tactically interesting" Australian GP

Valtteri Bottas believes having four DRS zones could make for a ‘tactically interesting’ Australian Grand Prix as Formula 1 returns to the reprofiled Albert Park circuit.

Motorsport

Alonso, Perez react to "quite tricky" Supercars laps

Fernando Alonso and Sergio Perez have reflected on their first taste of driving a Supercar at Albert Park today.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Verstappen Wary of Revamped Australian GP Circuit as Leclerc Looms

World champion Max Verstappen is eyeing a "smooth weekend" to build on his victory in Saudi Arabia, but is wary about a revamped Albert Park circuit as Formula One returns to Melbourne after a two-year hiatus.

AAP

Davison, Reynolds share Supercars poles

Will Davison and David Reynolds have blitzed qualifying to secure pole position for the first two races of the Supercars' Melbourne 400 at Albert Park.

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