The Australian Grand Prix is less about the 58 laps around Albert Park and more about where you’re standing when the lights go out. The beloved circuit, and Formula 1 season opener, isn’t known for its overtaking or its high-stakes photo finishes.
It’s all about where, after such tension and expectation, 22 cars career down the straight to thread the needle at the opening chicane. The first corner of hundreds to come in a highly-anticipated new season.
And at this intersection…

