Tech Preview | Why Mercedes will suffer on the Melbourne layout

After the first two rounds in Middle East, F1 moves to the other side of the globe on the historical Albert Park Circuit. This track, whose layout has been revised after Covid, offers a great variety of different corners, such as the very fast 9-10 chicane and some slow harpins in the last sector, as well as 4 DRS zones, more than any other circuit on the calendar. For all these reasons, it’s quite difficult to find the right balance around this track, as the car must be well balanced in all types of corners, while still having a very high top speed, to make overtaking possible.