A week's break and he starts racing again. This time, the race will be on Sunday, but with a very particular time: 5 in the morning Italian. We are obviously in Australia, and it's time to discover the characteristics of the circuit of theAlbert Park di Melbourne.
Melbourne and the affinity with Ferrari: no one has more victories than them
The circuit ofAlbert Park in Melbourne it is a semi-permanent city layout. It winds through 5278 meters and presents 14 curves. It's the only track on the calendar with ben 4 DRS zones. The first on the main straight, then between 2 and 3, 9 and 11, and 12 and 13. The lap records, both absolute and official, were set in 2023, respectively from Max Verstappen(1'16″732) e Sergio Perez (1'20″235).
The palmares speaks clearly: Ferrari it is above all. With 9 victories is in front of McLaren (6) and Mercedes (4). The most successful driver in Melbourne is always a Ferrari driver, Michael Schumacher, with 4.
Lots of straights, but short. Beware of degradation in Melbourne
While presenting 4 DRS zones, the straights that compose them are brevi. This means that, to overcome, you need to have a lot traction exiting the curve. A stable car at the rear would therefore be optimal.
Furthermore, the rubber debuts in Melbourne C5, the softest among those proposed by Pirelli. This means that there will be degradation greater compared to that seen in Jeddah or Bahrain. The teams, therefore, will opt for a more set-up load, giving up something from the point of view of maximum speed.
Not to be forgotten are the many twists seen at Albert Park in recent years. Therefore, enter the exposure of the Red flag among the forecasts at Fantasy F1 it could be a very sweet risk.
Red Bull remains favorite, then Ferrari and the others
In the last 4 editions we have witnessed 4 different winners. But who if not Max Verstappen it can break the fans' ambitions to see the fifth. The Dutch cannibal seems to be there again this year unbeatable, and will undoubtedly want to take the third victory in a row at the start of the season.
Behind, however, the Ferrari he doesn't want to stand by and watch. The improvements since last year have been seen, and Melbourne is a completely different track to the Arab ones. If one of the two Ferrari drivers managed to conquer the Pole Positions, he might even keep Max behind him and hope for something bigger.
Article by Francesco Orlando
