- Mar 20, 2007
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F1 is back for another season !!!!!
Whilst most local attention will be drawn towards the opening round of the AFL season this weekend, Its also the return of Formula One for 2018. With some new ugly halo's and fancier faster tyres, all the drivers will be doing their best to dethrone Lewis Hamilton. From last years lineup there are a few new faces, and no Massa, Kyvatt, Wehrlein (harsh call) and Palmer (fair call)
Unfortunately if Pre Season Testing taught us anything its that Mercedes still have a very strong car, and Lewis Hamilton will once again be the driver to beat. Ferrari and Red Bull seem to be the closest challengers yet again, but it remains to be seen just how close they can get to the Silver Arrow. Other main takeaways from testing
The Team Lineups for This Year
Mercedes - Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas
Red Bull - Daniel Ricciardo and Max Versttappen
Ferrari - Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen
Force India - Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon
Renault - Carlos Sainz and Nico Hulkenberg
Haas - Roman Grojsean and Kevin Magnussen
McLaren - Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne
Williams - Lance Stroll and Sergey Sirotkin
Torro Rosso - Piere Gasly and Brendon Hartley
Sauber - Marcus Ericsson and Charles Leclerc
In terms of the Race itself
Laps: 58
Time: Qualifying Sat 5pm EST
Race Sun 4pm EST
Tyres: UltraSoft (Purple), SuperSoft (Red), Soft (Yellow)
(Australia is usually at least a 2 stop Race for most drivers I'm pretty sure)
Conditions: Bit of Rain should spice things up
Track Schedule for the Weekend
(thanks to NSWCROW )
https://www.grandprix.com.au/event/track-schedule#
Whilst most local attention will be drawn towards the opening round of the AFL season this weekend, Its also the return of Formula One for 2018. With some new ugly halo's and fancier faster tyres, all the drivers will be doing their best to dethrone Lewis Hamilton. From last years lineup there are a few new faces, and no Massa, Kyvatt, Wehrlein (harsh call) and Palmer (fair call)
Unfortunately if Pre Season Testing taught us anything its that Mercedes still have a very strong car, and Lewis Hamilton will once again be the driver to beat. Ferrari and Red Bull seem to be the closest challengers yet again, but it remains to be seen just how close they can get to the Silver Arrow. Other main takeaways from testing
- McLaren will have a competitive car if they can get over their constant mechanical issues
- Honda seem to have improved their engine reliability, and should provide Torro Rosso with decent power
- Haas have shown significant improvement and may have some good battles with Force India, McLaren and Renault in midfield.
- Sauber are still likely to be the slowest car
The Team Lineups for This Year
Mercedes - Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas
Red Bull - Daniel Ricciardo and Max Versttappen
Ferrari - Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen
Force India - Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon
Renault - Carlos Sainz and Nico Hulkenberg
Haas - Roman Grojsean and Kevin Magnussen
McLaren - Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne
Williams - Lance Stroll and Sergey Sirotkin
Torro Rosso - Piere Gasly and Brendon Hartley
Sauber - Marcus Ericsson and Charles Leclerc
In terms of the Race itself
Laps: 58
Time: Qualifying Sat 5pm EST
Race Sun 4pm EST
Tyres: UltraSoft (Purple), SuperSoft (Red), Soft (Yellow)
(Australia is usually at least a 2 stop Race for most drivers I'm pretty sure)
Conditions: Bit of Rain should spice things up
Track Schedule for the Weekend
(thanks to NSWCROW )
https://www.grandprix.com.au/event/track-schedule#
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