Drivers Face Off at Albert Park Track

Hitting the apex of the corner is vitally important here—miss it and you could be a sitting duck for the car behind.

Turn 14

A tricky corner this one, but not one where a lot of time can be gained. The drivers dab on the brakes to scrub very little speed off, while balancing the throttle through the corner.

Although clipping the apex of this corner isn't vital, a well set-up car will be able to ride the curb on the inside without having to clip the curb on the outside of the corner, so keep an eye out for this through qualifying to see who has set up their car well

Turns 15 and 16

The slowest corner on the circuit is also the most vital, as this is where the most time can be gained or lost on a lap.

Although braking into this corner is straight forward, the drivers need to make sure they get the apex of this corner right in order to get good traction out of it.

Turn 16 follows straight away and, like turn four, it is vital that you keep a high minimum speed through the corner as this will be the speed that you carry down the pit straight towards turn one.


So there it is, your track guide to Albert Park, Melbourne. The key to a good qualifying lap here is turns one, six, 10, 11, and 15, and as the tires wear away throughout the race, the traction areas become more important.

Although the circuit isn't difficult to drive, it is difficult to set up for and it will be interesting to see who has done the best during the winter as the teams turn up in Melbourne.

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