Formula 1 moves to Melbourne for GP d’Australia, where the traditional round of the World Championship takes place on the Albert Park circuit. From one street track to another, albeit with different characteristics, the substance does not seem to change in the third act of the 2023 championship: Red Bull remains to be beaten after coming out with full loot from the Middle Eastern glimpse at the beginning of the season with double wins in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, where Verstappen e Perez they scored a groove over all opponents. The Dutchman and the Mexican, with one victory and one placing of honor each but separated by one point in the drivers’ standings due to Max’s fastest lap in the previous Grand Prix, are also battling for the leadership of the championship in Melbourne before the long spring break. Behind them, the fight for the podium was more intense: after reaching 100 with the third places of Sakhir and Jeddah, Alonso does not want to stop and continues to make the dreamAston Martin, chased by the Mercedes and by teammate Stroll. The situation at home is more critical Ferrari, architect of a nightmare start that relegated her to the fourth force of the Circus, plagued by problems of reliability, tires and rhythm on the track. The last edition of the Australian GP saw the undisputed domination of Leclerc and marked the highest point of the Monegasque’s season (thanks to the withdrawal of Verstappen), this year however the Prancing Horse is entering the third round of the World Championship with antithetical feelings: pending the first package of changes, hopefully some signs of improvement of the SF-23 and a feat by Leclerc and Sainz.
We take to the track on the Albert Park circuit for qualifying and the race at dawn in Italy, while to attend the free practice of the Australian GP it will be necessary to stay in the small hours.
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The Formula 1 Australian GP will be broadcast live on Sky pay-per-view and will be visible on Sky Sport Uno (satellite channel 201) and Sky Sport F1 HD (channel 207). On TV8, on the other hand, it is possible to follow qualifying and the match in clear format (digital channel 8).
The coverage of the event on the Melbourne circuit will also be available in live streaming on Sky Go, the streaming service reserved for Sky subscribers for viewing on PCs, smartphones and tablets. Eurosport will instead provide you with live coverage minute by minute of the match and all the updates with news and insights on the eurosport.it website.
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