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Video: Take a lap around the new Melbourne circuit in Australia

On Friday, April 8, the F1 drivers will take to the streets of Melbourne for the first time since 2019. In 2020 the event was cancelled at the last minute due to the coronavirus and last year it was clear that an Australian Grand Prix would not be an option. This season the race is back on the calendar, with the necessary changes to the circuit. First of all, the circuit has become slightly shorter. From 5.303 kilometers to 5.279 kilometers. The number of corners has also been reduced, from 16 to 14. In the first sector, the first and third corners have been widened to encourage overtaking. One of the biggest changes to the track is at the end of that first sector in turn six. That corner...
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