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Australian Grand Prix Preview: McLaren top dog down under

The Australian Grand Prix has been part of the Formula 1 calendar since 1985, when the original venue was Adelaide and it played host to the final round of the season. Keke Rosberg and Williams won the first ever race held down under. From 1996 onwards however, the race switched to Albert Park in Melbourne, which proved to be a much more popular venue with fans, and it became the opening round of the formula one season, as it still is today. The Australian Grand Prix takes the honour for holding the shortest F1 race of all time, when in 1991 just sixteen laps were completed thanks to the appalling wet weather conditions. After numerous accidents in the continuing rain, including one in the...
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