Was it necessary to modify the Albert Park circuit so much?

Guided by its desire to make its product a permanent spectacle, Formula 1 pushed the promoter of the Australian Grand Prix to make several modifications to the semi-permanent Albert Park track. Little known for its attractiveness on Sundays, the circuit has become faster than ever, despite the abandonment of the very recent fourth DRS zone. But isn't F1 becoming too distorted?

Published on 09/04/2022 à 14:22

Jeremy Satis

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Was it necessary to modify the Albert Park circuit so much?

The Albert Park track underwent several modifications this weekend. © Florent Gooden / DPPI

La F1 is at the crest of the wave, and she clearly doesn't intend to fall back. Since it found a new audience, perhaps less purist, but more focused on the show, it's as if the promoter no longer agreed to settle for average races. Let's be honest, apart from its charm linked to the early morning schedule for the Europeans, and apart from its very cool status as a Grand Prix at the end of the world with its passionate fans, the Australian round is not the most anticipated on the calendar, in in any case in terms of spectacle. The absence of a real slow corner, and therefore of large braking points, has led to few overtakings in recent years, with quite a few Sunday processions, particularly since 2011.

Jeremy Satis

Great F1 reporter & passionate about promotional formulas

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