Melbourne hosts the third race of the 2022 F1 calendar, where drivers will test their metal at the temporary circuit Albert park.
This season has had a few surprises with drivers returning and how some teams are performing, we've had Kevin Magnussen return to Haas and the likes of McLaren and Mercedes struggle.
So far, Ferrari and Red Bull appear to have the pace advantage of the other teams, with both cars looking more capable than their opponents. Alpine and Alpha Romeo Ferrari have both started the season well, by qualifying and finishing in the top 10 of both races.
We’ve seen plenty of action at the front of the pack with Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen fighting for the lead at both Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, and surely we are hoping for more of the same this weekend.
The new 2022 regulation changes are designed to allow the car behind to drive closer to the car ahead, and so far the new regs appear to work. The underlying question at this time is whether DRS is too powerful and that question could be answered at Melbourne, which has an unprecedented 4 DRS zones.
Bahrain and Saudi Arabia were back to back, which didn’t give the teams much time to analyse their cars. Now that there has been a two week break, will we see any new developments to any of the cars? Could we see a team like McLaren further up the field and could Mercedes mitigate the porpoising that their car is prone to?
Do you think they’ll be any surprises this weekend?
This season has had a few surprises with drivers returning and how some teams are performing, we've had Kevin Magnussen return to Haas and the likes of McLaren and Mercedes struggle.
So far, Ferrari and Red Bull appear to have the pace advantage of the other teams, with both cars looking more capable than their opponents. Alpine and Alpha Romeo Ferrari have both started the season well, by qualifying and finishing in the top 10 of both races.
We’ve seen plenty of action at the front of the pack with Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen fighting for the lead at both Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, and surely we are hoping for more of the same this weekend.
The new 2022 regulation changes are designed to allow the car behind to drive closer to the car ahead, and so far the new regs appear to work. The underlying question at this time is whether DRS is too powerful and that question could be answered at Melbourne, which has an unprecedented 4 DRS zones.
Bahrain and Saudi Arabia were back to back, which didn’t give the teams much time to analyse their cars. Now that there has been a two week break, will we see any new developments to any of the cars? Could we see a team like McLaren further up the field and could Mercedes mitigate the porpoising that their car is prone to?
Do you think they’ll be any surprises this weekend?
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