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The 2023 Australian Grand Prix has broken the overall weekend crowd record at Albert Park. Day four of the grand prix saw 131,124 people pass through the gates according to the Australian Grand Prix Corporation, the second-highest Sunday attendance ever in Melbourne. The overall crowd over the four days
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An initial review of the track invasion at the end of the Australian Grand Prix has found the event organisers in breach of the FIA International Sporting Code. A group of spectators were able to pass security and gain access to the track while the race was still ongoing, according
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Max Verstappen won for the first time in Australia as the Formula 1 field battled through an incident-filled and interrupted Grand Prix. Verstappen took the top step ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso, the Spaniard joining Verstappen as the two drivers to have finished on the podium in each
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McLaren is still suffering with the underlying performance of their car into the third race of the 2023 Formula 1 season. Australian Oscar Piastri could only manage P16 in qualifying with teammate Lando Norris making it to Q2 but ending Saturday in P13 for Sunday’s grand prix. “Obviously not
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Mercedes drivers and team representatives were in high spirits after they qualified second and third for the Australian Grand Prix. “We needed a little bit of happiness and at least for Saturday, we've got some of that,” said team principal and CEO Toto Wolff. George Russell will start
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The Australian Grand Prix has broken attendance records for a second day in a row. Day three of the event saw 129,748 people through the gates, the highest ever Saturday attendance in Melbourne. The crowd was more than 6,000 over than the previous Saturday record set in 2022.
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A one-stop strategy will be the preferred option for the Australian Grand Prix, according to tyre manufacturer Pirelli. The race is expected to be dry after showers throughout the weekend, with the Bureau of Meteorology estimating a 10% chance of rain on Sunday with light showers in the morning. “Partly
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Max Verstappen took his first-ever pole position in Melbourne as he faced much more competition than expected in qualifying. Verstappen set a lap of 1:16.732 ahead of the Mercedes pairing of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, who showed glimpses of a return to form during the cool afternoon
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Crowds at Albert Park were at record levels on Friday at the Australian Grand Prix. Day two of the event saw an estimated attendance of 122,927, the highest ever Friday attendance in Melbourne according to the Australian Grand Prix Corporation. The record is over 10,000 more than the
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The FIA has reviewed the Formula 1 sporting rules and made key changes following the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Central to the review was the penalty imposed on Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin for touching the car while serving his 10-second penalty, and their subsequent right of review. The FIA
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Max Verstappen set the fastest lap on Friday at the Australian Grand Prix as Fernando Alonso proved his experience in difficult conditions. Verstappen set the fastest lap of the day in Free Practice 1 earlier on Friday, setting a lap of 1:18.790 ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Sergio
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Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli say they have learnt from the 2022 Australian Grand Prix in making their tyre choices for this year's event. The Italian tyre manufacturer will provide teams with the C2, C3, and C4 tyres for the Australian Grand Prix, which are in the middle