The brand new Formulation One season will get underway at Albert Park in with anticipation excessive forward of ’s debut for Ferrari.
McLaren and their star driver Lando Norris are the favourites, however his teammate and hometown hero Oscar Piastri will likely be hoping for fulfillment.
And what about , as he goes for a fifth title in a row with Crimson Bull?
Mercedes are additionally eyeing a robust efficiency as they enter a brand new period with 18-year-old Kimi Antonelli partnering George Russell.
However what is going to the climate usher in Melbourne?
Qualifying on Saturday is ready to be scorching situations, with temperatures round 32C by the point of qualifying and monitor temperatures of past 40C.
But the grand prix on Sunday is a special story.
There’s a excessive probability of rain from noon on Sunday – with the race beginning at 3pm native time – with the rain anticipated to be round 3-10mm.
There can even be a breeze of round 40-50kph, however the temperature will nonetheless be heat round 23C.
The chance of rain is greater than 80%, which may favour drivers resembling Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso.
The final full moist race in Australia was again in 2010, gained by then-defending champion and British driver Jenson Button.
Verstappen gained the final moist race in , maybe sealing his most interesting ever victory from seventeenth on the grid in Brazil in November, which successfully secured his fourth championship.
