Australian GP: How has the Albert Park circuit changed since 2019?

The Australian Grand Prix returns this weekend and a number of eye-catching changes have been made to the Albert Park track compared to when we last raced there.

2019 was the last time we saw F1 cars attacking the circuit in Melbourne, with 2020 seeing the covid pandemic postpone the race just before the event was due to take place, and in 2021 the Grand Prix, though originally pencilled in, was cancelled early on in the year.

2022, though, sees F1 head back to Albert Park and it’s a welcome return to one of the most popular destinations on the calendar.

There have been a number of changes to the circuit’s layout since we last raced there in 2019, too, in a bid to generate more overtaking opportunities.

That, combined with the sport’s new regulations, then, should make for a fascinating Grand Prix, with a number of the corners widened and reprofiled and the second sector of the track undergoing a serious facelift.

The biggest change sees the turn 9/10 chicane completely removed and instead the cars will be at close to full tilt from turn 6 all the way to the new turns 9/10, which used to be 11/12, and it’s clear there’s going to be a lot of speed carried through the entire section.

Take a look at the video below, then, to see just how the new layout looks – though the trucks and road traffic will obviously be removed come race weekend!

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