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Australian Grand Prix Facts & Stats
Preview, facts stats ahead of the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship season-opening Australian Grand Prix, the first of 21 rounds, at Albert Park in Melbourne. The Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit comprises public roads encircling Albert Park Lake, a man-made body of water just south of Melbourne’s central business district. The roads were rebuilt prior to Formula 1’s debut at the track in 1996, but because the surface only sees racecars about once a year, grip is hard to come by, especially in the initial practice sessions. It’s a street circuit that behaves more like a natural road course. It’s quick too, with Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton setting a track-record time in qualifying...
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