The chicane is off at turns 6 and 7, a much smoother corner between 9 and 10 and an additional Drs area between 6 and 11. Westacott (AGPC): “It was time to change to adapt the track to F1 as well of 2022 “. Ricciardo: “Premises for spectacular races”
What changes at Albert Park
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Two of the biggest changes are at rounds six and seven where the chicane will be removed, while at rounds 9 and 10 (which overlook Lakeside Drive) a much smoother and smoother left-right curve will be installed than that seen until 2019. , when the drivers arrived and heavily braked their cars, causing the G-force values to skyrocket. Changes in the past decided by some drivers who tested the circuit on the simulator, convincing the Australian Grand Prix Corporation (AGCP) to give a cut new to the track. She is convinced that the new changes will lead to an additional Drs area in the section between turns six and 11, which will increase the number of overtaking. In addition to the three existing areas: in the main straight, in the extension that leads from turns 2 to 3 and in the short straight between 12 and 13.
Westacott: “There was a need to change”
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According to the CEO of AGCP, Andrew Westacott, with the new layout “lap times will be reduced by five seconds – he comments in a note – after 25 years there was a need to redo the look and changes introduced on a 5-long track, 3 kilometers is a great opportunity to evolve the circuit in the same way as cars have evolved over this period of time ”. The drivers will have great overtaking possibilities “at turns one, three, six, nine, 10 and 13 – he adds – the 1, 13 and 15 will all be equipped with a new camber to allow more lines of attack. While three corners will be modified and widened to curve three. These updates align perfectly with the change of regulations in F1 from 2022. And if the new layout makes the races more exciting, it will also improve the surrounding roads and structures that the community will use in the years to come ”.
Ricciardo: “Premises for spectacular races”
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Even the ‘man of the house’, 31-year-old Daniel Ricciardo, is confident that the new layout change will make the races more spectacular and open to overtaking: “The priority for the track was to widen some corners, creating more straights in some points from allow an opportunity for more trails – says the McLaren Australian – Every street circuit is a challenge, but Albert Park is pretty fast. There are a lot of corners in fourth and fifth gear, then it’s pretty tight in parts. However, by modifying several apexes and creating more space, you can even change the exit line, which will really help those behind ”. And finally: “If the change in the layout will help the cars in 2021 – he concludes – with the new rules in 2022 the promises are spectacular”.
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