After a week off, the Formula 1 World Championship returns to the fray this weekend with the celebration of the third Grand Prix (GP) of the season in Australia, an appointment that will be held at the already traditional Albert Park Circuit after two years of absence from the calendar due to the pandemic. The pilots are already rolling on the track to achieve the best qualifying time, which will be held this Saturday, April 1.
The Albert Park Circuit has a completely new look, including long straights, four DRS zones and a super-fast track that could be a continuation of what was seen in Saudi Arabia, meaning a lot of equality and Red Bull dominance.
After the first two races held, the great protagonist of the start of the season is, without a doubt, Fernando Alonso, who has managed to get on the podium at the age of 41 in his first two races with Aston Martin, his brand new team.
Let's remember that for three hours Fernando Alonso was left without his 100th podium, and with 3 points less (from 3rd to 4th) due to a supposed error by an Aston Martin mechanic, who activated the hydraulic jack prematurely to raise the car at the stop where he had to serve a 5-second penalty.
However, finally the FIA replaced third place and the three points confiscated from the Spaniard, after Aston Martin's allegations.
The start of the 2023 Formula 1 World Cup is exceeding expectations. The Red Bulls continue to prove they have no rival and Fernando Alonso, together with his Aston Martin, has established himself as the third car on the grid and in the World Championship.
Despite this exciting start, the Asturian driver took advantage of the break to lower the extremely high expectations of his fans: "We started well, with two podium finishes, but Red Bull is in another league. That's why we have to keep our feet on the ground. There will come a race that we are going to do sixth or seventh, because the Ferraris will do well on that circuit, and the Mercedes are going to grow because they are a very big team and we already saw last year that they started out of Q3 and won a race in Brazil "This is the potential that Mercedes has. It can perfectly happen that we are sixth or seventh, but we are going to try to delay it as much as possible and continue making great performances", he assured in an interview.
The classification of the Formula 1 Australian GP, which is held this weekend at the Albert Park Circuit, will be held this Saturday, April 1, starting at 07:00 in the morning.
The classification of the Formula 1 Australian GP, which is held this weekend at the Albert Park Circuit, will be held this Saturday, April 1, starting at 07:00 in the morning.
