Time On Track Ep 4, Round 3: Australia

Welcome to the 4th episode of Time On Track, covering round 3 of the 2023 Formula 1 season: the Australian GP at Albert Park. This round offered plenty of drama for Blake and Ricardo to dig into, from red flags galore, to a champion studded final podium. Lewis Hamilton matched his best result of last year, but it still wasn’t enough to reel in the Max Verstappen in the RB19. A strong showing from Alpine ended in the carnage of a red flag restart, and McLaren slipped through to find their first points of the season.

The first red flag session locked all the teams into a similar tire strategy for the remainder of the race, meaning we were left with some conservative racing for tire management, but there was still plenty to glean from the results prior to the final red flags. Just how fast are those Alpine cars? How strong is a healthy Lance Stroll? And what do we make of Ferrari, even prior to the crash? We jump into all this and more in episode 4.

We’ll be back the first week of May discuss round 4 of the season, set to take place in Baku at the Azerbaijan GP on April 30th. This street track has the longest straight of the season, which should favor the rocket ship Red Bulls even more than usual, but as we’ve seen, anything can happen in the lead up.

Let us know what storylines you’re paying attention to this year, and what teams you’re paying attention to the most. We welcome any feedback on the podcast as well, so don’t hesitate to reach out with any comments or suggestions. Until next round!