Australian GP F1 track set to be 5s faster with changes for 2021

Australian Grand Prix organisers have unveiled their changes to the Albert Park circuit for the Formula 1 grand prix set to take place later this year.
Australian GP F1 track set to be 5s faster with changes for 2021

Australian Grand Pr🎶ix organisers have unveiled their changes to the Albert Park circuit for the Formula 1 grand prix set to take place later this year.

In a bid to improve overtaking opportunities, organisers annouꦫnced in February it would be tweaki🔜ng Albert Park’s track layout.

The Turn 9 and 10 complex is set t𓄧o be significantly alter👍ed, with the heavy braking zone set to be completely removed and opened out into a faster sweep, increasing entry speeds to the left-right of Turns 11-12.

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The rꩵemoval of the Turn 9-10 chicane offers the potential for a longer, new 🧜DRS zone.

Turn 13 will also be re-✱profiled with added camber in a bid to promote more overtaking ဣopportunities into the braking zone of the corner.

Several corners will be widened to allow for better overtaking - Turn 1 will be widened by 2.5 metres, Turn 3 by four metres and Tu💎rn 6 will be by 7.5 metres.

Turn 15 will also be widened by 3.5 metres while having its camber readjustꦆed💖.

T🌃he changes to the track should mean lap times are reduced by approximately five seconds, with the 𓂃average lap speed up 15km/h, to 251km/h.

The pit lane has already been extended while resurfacing will take place between the 2021 a🙈nd 2022ꩵ races.

Work began in February and is on course to be completed in July, in time for the 2021 Ausജtralian Grand Prix in November.

“These circuit modifications mean faster r൩acing, with plenty of new opportunities for drivers to battle it out – come November, the Australi💖an Grand Prix will be back and better than ever,” Australian GP Corporation CEO, Andrew Westacott said.

“Since the 1950s Albert Park has been synonymous with Grand Prix racing with these upgrades aligning perfectly with the c𓃲hanges in specifications of the Formula 1 cars in 2022. While the project will make for more exciting racing, it also enhances the roads and surrounding facilities for community use beyond the event for years to come.”

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