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F1’s heading back down under, and on its return it seems all but certain that a new name will be added to the list of Australian GP winners.

The last time the sport raced at Albert Park back in 2019, Valtteri Bottas became the 2oth man to taste victory at the circuit, crossing the line ahead of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton.

It goes without saying that, barring any chaos, the Finn won’t make it two from two now that he’s at Alfa Romeo, but his chances of doing so wouldn’t be that much better even if he was still driving for the German team.

That’s because, for the first time since 2013, Lewis Hamilton and co aren’t heading to Melbourne as frontrunners with Ferrari and Red Bull comfortably stronger than them in the first two rounds of the year.

Their respective charges have been led by Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen, both of whom have one win apiece after two intense battles in the Middle East.

It’s the Monegasque who leads the standings ahead of team-mate Carlos Sainz and the Dutchman, and another victory would give him a healthy lead over both.

He’ll need to be quicker than he’s been at the circuit in the past if he wishes to do so though,