Ferrari showed promise in pre season testing - something they have been playing down. Red bull hiding their livery..
Form guide
Jenson Button is the most successful driver on the current grid with three victories in Melbourne, whilst Kimi Raikkonen’s 2013 triumph makes him the only other multiple winner still racing. Each of the last nine races has been won by a different constructor than the previous season - you have to go back to Renault’s 2005 and 2006 successes with Giancarlo Fisichella and Fernando Alonso respectively for back-to-back wins - proving just how unpredictable the GP can be.
Track: Albert Park. Temporary circuit.
Race start time: 5am UK time Sunday (4pm local).
Laps: 58.
Track length: 5.303 km.
Tyre allocation: Medium (white) and Soft (yellow).
DRS Zones: Two with one detection point (Pit Straight and between Turns Two and Three).
Driver steward: TBA.
Lap record: Michael Schumacher - 1:24.125 (Ferrari; 2004).
2014 pole: Lewis Hamilton - 1:44.231 (Mercedes).
2014 result: 1. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes); 2. Kevin Magnussen (McLaren); 3. Jenson Button (McLaren); 4. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari); 5. Valtteri Bottas (Williams); 6. Nico Hulkenberg (Force India); 7. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari); 8. Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso); 9. Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso); 10. Sergio Perez (Force India)
Last five winners in Australia: 2014: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes); 2013: Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus); 2012: Jenson Button (McLaren); 2011: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull); 2010: Jenson Button (McLaren).
