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May 15, 2013

The good, the bad and the could-have-been ugly | JEV's blog May 15, 2013

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May 14, 2013

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May 1, 2013

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Apr 22, 2013

The ups and downs of F1 - Daniel's blog Apr 22, 2013

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Apr 18, 2013

A little desert rain storm | JEV's blog Apr 18, 2013

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Motor Sports has a new home

Event Details

Location
Melbourne, Australia (Map this address )
Start
MAR 16, 2012 at 12:00 AM
End
MAR 18, 2012 at 11:59 PM
About
For the second year in succession Australia and Melbourne host the first race of the season as Formula One blasts onto the Albert Park circuit for 2012.

Feed off the electric atmosphere around the track and join a crowd of thousands to watch Aussie Mark Webber and the world’s premier drivers, including defending world and Australian Grand Prix champion Sebastian Vettel. The Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit is a street circuit around Albert Park Lake, only a few kilometres south of central Melbourne.

The circuit uses everyday sections of road that circle Albert Park Lake which is a small man-made body of water. The road sections that are used were rebuilt prior to the inaugural event in 1996 to ensure consistency and smoothness. The course is considered to be fast and relatively easy, drivers having commented that the consistent placement of corners allows them to easily learn the circuit and achieve competitive times. However, the flat terrain around the lake, coupled with a track design that features few true straights, means that the track is not conducive to overtaking or easy spectating unless in possession of a grandstand seat.

During the nine months of the year when the track is not required for Grand Prix preparation or the race weekend, most of the track can be driven by ordinary street-registered vehicles either clockwise or anti-clockwise. Although the speed limit is generally 50kph which is slower than an F1 car under pit lane speed restrictions! Overtaking is also illegal.