Formula 1
The Albert Park circuit in Melbourne will undergo a series of tweaks ahead of this year’s Australian Grand Prix. With the originally planned season opening race in Australia pushed out until November, race organisers are making the most of the postponement to make some tweaks to the circuit.
Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit replaced Adelaide as the host of the Australian Grand Prix in 1996, and has remained on the calendar ever since. However, the circuit has never been particularly easy for overtaking and the organisers are now revealing some tweaks they have planned to help with the racing – no small task, as the circuit utilises existing roads as a street circuit. These works are also being undertaken as part of civil construction work as part of the Albert Park Master Plan as laid out by the local government.