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Piastri's excited verdict after lapping 'very interesting' new Albert Park Circuit

Article To news overview © Renault Alpine reserve driver Oscar Piastri has revealed that he has driven Albert Park's heavily-modified new circuit on the simulator and is expecting lap times to be "significantly quicker" than ever before. The organisers of the popular Australian Grand Prix have made several changes to their track since F1 last raced in Melbourne, back in 2019. A number of turns have been widened to promote overtaking while an entire chicane has been bypassed with a new straight-line section, increasing the number of DRS zones to four. One corner has also been tightened, so as to lengthen the braking zone and to allow cars more opportunities to fight side-by-side....
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