Last week it was announced that the Australian Grand Prix contract has been extended until 2035. Since 1996, Melbourne has traditionally hosted the first race of the season, with a few exceptions, but under a new contract over the next thirteen years, the Albert Park circuit can only be happy to open a new championship in the next thirteen years.
“It was only the third time this year that our race didn’t open the season because of Ramadan and its importance,” said podium promoter Andrew Westacott on the official Australian Grand Prix podcast. “We don’t want to run our race during the Easter holidays, just like Islamic countries don’t want their race to overlap with Ramadan.
We’ve always wanted to open the season because there’s something special about the first race – new car colors, new teams – there’s a certain amount of novelty. In a city like Melbourne it is impossible to create the same high level of excitement as there were several stages before our race.
However, if our race is not the first, but the second or third, then this schedule suits us. Of course the first race has its advantages, and I agreed with my predecessor Ron Walker for many years, but the second and third stages also have their advantages. Fans look forward to more storylines kicking off this year in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.”
Source: F1 News
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