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WEEKEND SCHEDULE:

Fri 23 March 2018
Practice 1 (Thu) 21:00 - 22:30
Practice 2 (Fri) 01:00 - 02:30

Sat 24 March 2018
Practice 3 (Fri) 23:00 - (Sat) 00:00
Qualifying (Sat) 02:00

Sun 25 March 2018
Race 01:10


CIRCUIT INFO:

Lap data
Lap length 5.303km (3.295 miles)
Race laps 58
Race distance 307.574km (191.118 miles)
Pole position Left-hand side of the track
Lap record* 1’24.125 (226.934 kph) by Michael Schumacher, 2004
Fastest lap 1’23.529 (228.553 kph) by Sebastian Vettel, 2011
Maximum speed 312kph (193.868 mph)
DRS zone/s (race) First and second straight
Distance from grid to turn one 380m

Car performance
Full throttle 71%
Longest flat-out section 843m
Downforce level High
Gear changes per lap 54
Fuel use per lap 2.5kg
Time penalty per lap of fuel 0.1s

Strategy
Quickest complete pit stop in 2012 21.91s by Ferrari (see full list)
2013 prime tyre**: Medium (2012: Medium)
2013 option tyre**: Super Soft (2012: Soft)

*Fastest lap set during a Grand Prix
**Pirelli’s compounds are softer than those used in 2012

Data sources: FIA, Williams, Mercedes

A 2

Voted with my heart yet again for Daniel Ricciardo, but my head tells me it will be a toss up between Lewis and Seb

oh! and have you tried Hamojis on your phone


Australian Grand Prix 2018: Halos, Vegemite & F1's season return - BBC Sport

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TV Schedule for those stateside:

Rolex Australian Grand Prix
Practice 1 - Thursday, March 22, 9:00 PM - ESPN3
Practice 2 - Friday, March 23, 1:00 AM - ESPN3
Practice 3 - Friday, March 23, 10:00 PM - ESPNEWS
Qualifying - Saturday, March 24, 2:00 AM - ESPN2
Race - Sunday, March 25, 1:00 AM - ESPN2

DrakeValle

I'll always vote for Daniel, though I still fear Mercedes is going to be quicker than everyone.

A 2

Lewis was dominant in practice 1, but then his rivals may be sandbagging a bit as they did not run on the softest tire. The McLaren looked good through the corners and Fernando seemed to be driving it very hard.

Lewis Hamilton tops Australia first practice - BBC Sport

The Raptor

Lewis quickest in FP2:

F1 Racing News - Hamilton fastest in FP2, top three teams within 0.3s

The Raptor

Video:

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Emil St-Hilaire

A 2

Great quali session. Missed the NBC crew but the Sky sports team isn't bad at all. Nice to see Buxton do the interviews. That was quite the hit for Valtteri. I thought the laps by Lewis and Kimi were brilliant and very much threading the line past the limit. It will be an interesting race and we'll have to see how the red cars are on race pace as well as what kind of start they make.