After the week off, Formula 1 returns to the track and does so with the Australian GP. Wake up early, considering the timetables, for those who live in Europe, for a weekend that will be able to say a lot in a world key: do we still expect Red Bull dominance?
Red Bull is looking for the third
The first two races of the season spoke clearly… very clearly. Red Bull is undoubtedly the strongest car on the track and the detachment with the opponents scares even more. max Verstappen he is the world leader for now, but watch out for his teammate Sergio Perez. The Mexican is very busy after the success in Saudi Arabia and hopes to be able to embarrass his team mate. To date, Perez seems to be the only hope to ignite a world fight that doesn't seem to have many contenders at the moment. Will it still be a double? Only the track will tell.
Time to react
There will be no major updates, but it is inevitable that we must react. In home Ferrari we are at work trying to give a good performance, after the Jeddah track saw the Reds be fourth strength of the world. We are only at the beginning, but it's time to see a SF-23 that has the pace to fight with the other top teams in the race. “I think we can recover them (Red Bull). That's why I say: we have to keep pushing. It's not the right mentality to think about the gap and think about whether we'll be able to fill it. We have to focus on ourselves, we know our weaknesses and how to improve them. We will see the result later, but if you start thinking about what your potential future with development could be, then you are wrong." - has established Vasseur which sees Melbourne as the right race for the Ferrari rebirth.
In the dream of that 33rd…
He will try, even on an even different track, to confirm itself as second force theAston Martin. The Silverstone team continues to enjoy a super Fernando AlonsoAlways more on fire. For now, the standings speak for themselves: two podiums in two races; behind the Red Bulls there is always him with his car. The Spaniard's hunger is impressive as is his AMR23 which, we are sure, will give him the long-awaited 33rd.
There is no shortage of news in Melbourne
We therefore race in Melbourne, Australia, on a track where, following the F1 Commission, some changes have been communicated. In particular, the novelties are related to DRS zones, both for the opening of the wing with the gap detection points, and for the addition of a fourth DRS zone (presumably where it was tested in 2022, i.e. between curves 10 and 11).
It will be possible to follow and not miss anything as always live and exclusively on Sky Sport F1 and streaming on NOW.
Australian GP, times
Friday 31 March
03.30 Free Practice 1
07.00 Free Practice 2
Saturday April 1th
03.30 Free Practice 3
07.00 pm Qualification
Sunday April 2
07.00 Race
