The Australian GP is back on the calendar after a 2-year absence. The race was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic. However, the race at Albert Park is all set to take place this weekend. More importantly, there have been some major changes to the track. The track will now feature 4 DRS zones. And the fans have been going bonkers over this news.
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4 DRS zones in the Australian GP
Since the announcement of the Australian GP featuring 4 DRS zones, the F1 fans have gone into a frenzy. It is a first in the history of Formula 1, as no circuit in the past has had more than 3 DRS zones. Take a look at some reactions from the fans to this news.
Four DRS zones over one lap of this weekend's Australian GP, across 58 laps, which means Max and Charles will overtake each other precisely 400,000 times pic.twitter.com/0D9FlmfIXl
— Nate Saunders (@natesaundersF1) April 4, 2022
One thing is for sure, the 2022 Australian GP is going to see a lot of overtakes.
A fan decided to engage in some friendly banter in the comments of the original post
400,003 times actually. I believe you forgot to factor for the lack of spaghetti in the Ferrari Motor under the new regs. But I got you bro!
— Mono (@IMIononito) April 4, 2022
While some looked at it from a purely technical point of view. The user trying to attribute the new regulations for the changes made to the circuit.
Are they adding more DRS zones to make up for the weaker slipstream effect from the aero rule changes?
— chanmaster (@chanmaster) April 5, 2022
One fan also made a bold prediction “If it is max vs Charles again. And max is leading and then max pulls out by 1 sec to Charles. He will win as that red bull is fast on the straight.”
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Amid all this, one thing is for sure, the race is looking all set to be a super exciting affair with a ton of overtaking opportunities.
F1 is heading to Danny Ric’s home race
The Australian GP will provide McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo an opportunity to go out and have a good showing in front of his home crowd. The Australian has had a far from ideal start to the season under the new regulations. And even before that, he contracted Covid during Bahrain testing but was able to make it back in time for the season opener.
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via Reuters
Formula One F1 – Bahrain Grand Prix – Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain – March 19, 2022 McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo during qualifying REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
The second race at Jeddah saw him retire as he lost drive in his car. He is yet to score a point this season and will be hoping the streets of Melbourne are where he secures his first top-10 finish of the season. His teammate Lando Norris scored his first points of the season last week at Jeddah with a solid P7 finish.
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What are your predictions for the race in Australia this weekend? Let us know in the comments below.
