Welcome to Round 1: The Australian Grand Prix 2025
Hello everyone and welcome along to the 75th addition of Formula 1.
The F1 75 event, done. Pre-Season Testing, done. All the wait is finally over and we have only days to witness the birth of the Formula 1 2025 season.
For the first race of the season, the pinnacle of motorsport will not begin in the Sakhir desert of Bahrain but instead traversing around Albert Park in Melbourne to host the Australian Grand Prix.
Shedding Rubber on Australian Tarmac
Australia welcomes Formula 1 yet again as the seasonal opener to what will be a thrilling year. New faces, new driver line-ups for teams and new challenges.
20 1.6 litre turbocharged engines will soon fire up in what will be a rite of proving to see how teams have developed their cars over the testing period.
For now, the time is not to draw questions, but bear witness a new chapter Formula 1 being etched into the history books, starting around the Albert Park Circuit.
Track Layout
The Albert Park Circuit has undergone significant changes. From 2022, sector 2 would no longer feature a right corner near the Brabham Grandstand but instead a swooping right hander with the inclusion of a DRS zone.
The 5.303 kilometre in 2019 now is scalped to 5.280 kilometres, with the main objective of the change is to encourage more overtaking. The circuit consists of 14 turns, 5 to the left and 9 to the right.
Although the new Turn 8 to Turn 9 is not the only DRS Zone but with an additional three more. The first DRS Zone comes thick and fast for the drivers, braking hard for Turn 1, short steering change to the left and the DRS becomes available heading down to Turn 3.
The second DRS Zone we covered which is the new Turn 8 and Turn 9 section. The third arrives after the fast left to right of Turn 9 and 10, a short run down to Turn 11.
The final DRS Zone concludes the lap as the drivers head down the start/finish straight.
Memorable Moments of the Australian Grand Prix
What star studded moments floods the brain when you think of the Australian Grand Prix?
The 2023 Grand Prix restart for the final 2 laps? 2024's last lap calamity between Fernando Alonso and George Russell? Or traverse a bit further back?
2002? Ralf Schumacher goes airborne racing down to Turn 1? 2010? Jenson creating a masterclass overcoming the ever-changing weather conditions?
Or When home-hero Daniel Ricciardo is disqualified for exceeding the fuel flow limit, losing his podium finish in 2014? The list is endless! But what is your memorable moment/year of the Australian Grand Prix?
Live Timings BST (British Standard Time)
Friday (14th March)
1:00 am - Australian Grand Prix Practice One - (Session begins at 1:30 am)
4:45 am - Australian Grand Prix Practice Two - (Session begins at 5:00 am)
Saturday (15th March)
1:15 am - Australian Grand Prix Practice Three - (Session begins at 1:30 am)
4:00 am - Australian Grand Prix Qualifying - (Session begins at 5:00 am)
Sunday (16th March)
2:30 am - Australian Grand Prix - (Session begins at 4:00 am)