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Drivers told to ‘stop whinging' over Aus GP timing complaints

Australian Grand Prix Corporation CEO Andrew Westacott has told the drivers to 'stop whinging' after their complaints about the timing of the Australian Grand Prix. This season the Melbourne race did not kick start the championship as it has done since Formula 1 first visited the Albert Park circuit back in 1996. Instead, two years after the 2020 race was called off at the 11th hour as a result of the pandemic, it was round three on the calendar. That meant the circus travelled from Saudi Arabia to Australia and then left Australia for Italy, some 25,000km of flying. Along the way to Melbourne there was an issue with freight, DHL launching a rescue mission to ensure all the teams'...
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