The brand new Components One season will get underway at Albert Park in with anticipation excessive forward of ’s debut for Ferrari.
McLaren and their star driver Lando Norris are the favourites, however his teammate and hometown hero Oscar Piastri shall be hoping for achievement.
And what about , as he goes for a fifth title in a row with Purple Bull?
Mercedes are additionally eyeing a robust efficiency as they enter a brand new period with 18-year-old Kimi Antonelli partnering George Russell.
However what is going to the climate herald Melbourne?
Qualifying on Saturday is about to be scorching circumstances, with temperatures round 32C by the point of qualifying and monitor temperatures of past 40C.
But the grand prix on Sunday is a distinct story.
There’s a excessive probability of rain from noon on Sunday – with the race beginning at 3pm native time – with the rain anticipated to be round 3-10mm.
There may even be a breeze of round 40-50kph, however the temperature will nonetheless be heat round 23C.
The likelihood of rain is greater than 80%, which may favour drivers corresponding to Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso.
The final full moist race in Australia was again in 2010, gained by then-defending champion and British driver Jenson Button.
Verstappen gained the final moist race in , maybe sealing his best ever victory from seventeenth on the grid in Brazil in November, which successfully secured his fourth championship.
