Formu🍸la 1 will race in Melbourne for the first time since 201𒆙9 for this weekend's Australian Grand Prix.

F1's las♔t visit in 2020 was cut short amid the coronavirus pandemic but we're back at one of the dri🔴vers' favourite venues. 

While it h🔯as often been the season-opener, Albert Park hosts rou𝄹nd three of this season's F1 world championship after back-to-back grands prix in the Middle East.

Bahrain kick-started the season with Charles Leclerc coming out on top ahead of Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz to take Ferrari's first 1-2 finish since the 2019 Singapore G✨rand Prix.

A week later in Saudi Arabia, F1 champion Max Verstappen took to the 🔜top after an intense duel with Leclerc at the fro♊nt.

Heading into this weekend's race, F1 races at a heavily-revised Albert Park circ💖uit with an unprecedented four DRS zones.

The track has been modified significantly with a number of corners widened and altered to improve wheel-to-wheel raci🌟ng at the front of the✃ field.

Lap times are expected to be at least four to five seconds quicker but the barriers remain close to the track, offerꦅin꧑g drivers are difficult challenge this weekend.

In termꦆs of who will come out on top at the front, Ferrari and Red Bull will no doubt remain the teams to beat, while Me🐈rcedes - who was expected to introduce a number of upgrades for this weekend - hasn't.

The midfield battle looks tighter tꦓhan ever but Alpine will be hoping its new floor will tip the edge in its favour as it looks to move cleaಌr of Haas and Alfa Romeo.

Haas has no spare chassi🌜s so Mick Schumacher and Kevin 🔥Magnussen will need to be on their best behaviour.

Aston Ma𒁃rtin welcomes back Sebastian Vettel after he missed the opening two races of th๊e year. 

Vettel was ruled out of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabia𝓰 rounds through covid but is back for this weekend having won in Australia on three previous occasions.

Finally, home hero Daniel Ricciardo will be ho♏ping to get his season off the mark after failing to score so far in 2022.

Previous F1 Australian Grand Prix winners: 

2020-2021: Not held 

2019: Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) 

2018: Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) 

2017: Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)

2016: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) 

2015: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 

2014: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) 

2013: Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus) 

2012: Jenson Button (McLaren) 

2011: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) 

2010: Jenson Button (McLaren) 

Most F1 Australian Grand Prix wins 
Michael Schuma𓆉cher: 4 wins (2000, 2001, 2002, 2004) 

Sebastian Vettel: 3 wins (2011, 2017, 2018) 

Jenson Button: 3 wins (2009, 2010, 2012) 

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Full 2022 F1 calendar

March 18-20 - Round 1

Bahrain Grand Prix

March 25-27 - Round 2

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

April 8-10 - Round 3

Australian Grand Prix

April 22-24 - Round 4

Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix

May 6-8 - Round 5

Miami Grand Prix

May 20-22 - Round 6

Spanish Grand Prix

May 27-29 - Round 7

Monaco Grand Prix

June 10-12 - Round 8

Azerbaijan Grand Prix

June 17-19 - Round 9

Canadian Grand Prix

July 1-3 - Round 10

British Grand Prix

July 8-10 - Round 11

Austrian Grand Prix

July 22-24 - Round 12

French Grand Prix

July 27-29 - Round 13

Hungarian Grand Prix

August 26-28 - Round 14

Belgian Grand Prix

September 2-4 - Round 15

Dutch Grand Prix

September 9-11 - Round 16

Italian Grand Prix

September 30-October 2 - Round 17

Singapore Grand Prix

October 7-9 - Round 18

Japanese Grand Prix

October 21-23 - Round 19

United States Grand Prix

October 28-30 - Round 20 

Mexican Grand Prix

November 11-13 - Round 21 

Brazilian Grand Prix

November 18-20 - Round 22

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix