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Australian GP preview: F1 is Melbourne bound...
Flashback to 1985 and the very first Australian Grand Prix – the final race of the season at the Adelaide Street Circuit. The likes of Nelson Piquet (Brabham-BMW), Ayrton Senna (Lotus-Renault), Nigel Mansell (Williams-Honda), Keke Rosberg (Williams-Honda) and Niki Lauda (McLaren-TAG) were among 25 drivers to line up on the start grid in searing 35 degree heat. Alan Jones in his Lola-Hart was the only Australian driver and the event marked his 100th World Championship start. He proudly drove the glory lap as the first to put rubber to tarmac around the South Australian circuit. The maiden Australian GP took many casualties, mainly due to technical failures, with only eight...
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