Charles Leclerc believes the changes to the Albert Park for this year’s Australian Grand Prix will suit rivals Red Bull.
The championship leader lost out to Max Verstappen in the last race at Jeddah after the Red Bull driver used his straight-line speed advantage to pass him.
Although average speeds around Albert Park are much lower than Jeddah, several corners have been widened for F1’s first race in Australia since 2019. Two turns have also been removed, creating a considerably quicker second sector.
The changes were made to create more overtaking opportunities at a track where passing has often been difficult. Leclerc suspects they will make a difference, but expects Red Bull will benefit from the alterations.
“Probably for our car I would have preferred to stay with the old layout, but that’s only from a performance point of view,” he said. “But I think for overtaking it will definitely be better. How much better is still yet to see.
“But it looks interesting. Turn…