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  • 62 of 62 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 helencbradshaw

    Member since 29/07/2001

    Reviews written: 310

    4 Stars A Prancing Horse, A Scot, A Fin and a Columbian 09/03/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Exciting

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Melbourne is too far away

    Helencbradshaw is entering Sports Journalism with a bang to celebrate the start of the Formula One Motor Racing season, beginning in Melbourne Australia. The date – 9th March 2003. The circuit is Albert Park, Melbourne; a circuit which is partly a road circuit, as well as having the setting of the park itself. The back drop is Melbourne’s CBD and St Kilda Road area. The Grand Prix Australia has been at the Melbourne circuit for several years now, and is also the date that most F1 fans wait for, from the previous October, as we can look forward to motor racing approximately every two weeks ... more
  • 36 of 36 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Mercury

    5 Stars The Fast and the Furious Formula One Style 20/03/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages The atmosphere, sound, sight and smell of Formula One racing

    Disadvantages Disadvantages In this particular race - the qualifying was the only disappointment

    With the second round of the Formula One Season now completed I figured it was high time to finish this opinion on the previous round. As I mentioned once or twice in my previous opinion, my recent excursion to Melbourne was primarily to watch the Australian Grand Prix which is obviously the focus of this opinion. Rather than give to much information about the race itself as I'm sure anybody who is interested in what happended either watched or read about it and those that aren't interested quite blatantly don't care and are probably wondering why they are actually reading this. This opinion ... more
  • 23 of 23 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    CaptainKidd

    5 Stars BANG , 2002 season starts with a bang 06/03/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Exciting early action , great for minnows

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Too many big players out at start

    Australian GP 2002 §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Oh look the first op of the new Grand Prix season , and it's by me- what an honour . Oh what a start to the Grand Prix season - incident packed , dramatic yet almost predictable ! Qualifying was spoilt by rain that persisted for the last 40 minutes of the one hour window . Sato of new team Yahama , failed to qualify due to mecanical problems which only enabled him to do a few laps in the rain . However he had shown enough speed in the previous free practice to be given wild card entry by FIA . As per usual Ferrari showed pure timing perfection and managed to ... more
  • 19 of 19 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    yhwman

    1 Star A race marred by tragedy 04/03/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Some racing

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Someone died, hence lowest possible score

    Hi everyone and welcome to my first opinion on the 2001 Formula One season. I’m aiming to write one for each race (Though the dreaded exams may mean I have to have a break). For each race I’ll identify three drivers that are ‘heroes’ and three that are ‘villains’ as well a hero team and a villain team as well as giving my general opinion on the. Right then, that over let’s get stuck in. * The Results – Finishing Order Isn’t Everything * Once again controversy enters Formula One as the order the cars finished doesn’t match the official ... more
  • 21 of 21 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    DavidJWest

    3 Stars Going Around In Circles 02/03/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages First race of the year.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Hard to overtake, mainly slow corners.

    The FIA 2002 World Championship kicks off shortly at the Albert Park circuit in downtown Melbourne, Australia. I decided to kill some time while I wait for the battle to commence by writing some hopefully interesting information for other fans of the sport. The track is located in a large park in the city centre and has hosted Grand Prix six times since 1996, when McLaren were dominant. I'll describe a lap of the track to you, for the hardened F1 fans really, other people who think F1 is simply a load of cars driving around in circles can skip this bit if they like! After the short-ish ... more
  • 15 of 15 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Solex

    3 Stars The first should be the best but not this year 10/11/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages The first Gp is always one of the best and the 2001 race was no exception

    Disadvantages Disadvantages The death of a marshall which should have been prevented after Monza 2000

    I know, I know. It has come a bit late - well 8 months late but here it is, the complete guide to the Australian GP 2001. Remember good writing knows no age. By the way watch out for my reports on other GP's too So here we are in Australia and we are 4 months down the line from when we saw Michael Schumacher take the Malaysian GP win and with it the title. But 2001 is the year for change. With new regulations and new drivers the 2001 season will be one to remember. There is no better place to hold a GP opener than at the Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia. Renowned for being well organised and ... more
  • 4 of 4 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    andycharger

    4 Stars It all kicks off in Melbourne 26/02/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great racing

    Disadvantages Disadvantages in the middle of the nihgt

    Melbourne in March means one thing. The Formula One Circus is back on the road and its first stop is Australia. How amny of you will be dragging yourselves out of bed in the early hours of Sunday morning to watch the race? I will be. Adelaide was originally the last date on the calendar but Since moving to its new home after the end of 1995, the Australian Granp Prix has become the First prestige fixture of the year. A lot of scandal and load of trouble were the first ingredients of the new circuit. It cuts through a lot of woodland and park space in Melbourne and local residents put in many ... more
  • 4 of 4 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    daseaford

    4 Stars Sunshine and Speed, but then Tragedy. 27/05/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Good looking circuit.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Death of a marshal.

    This wonderful looking circuit is a great way to break the Winter F1 Grand Prix famine and return to regular fortnightly races. Albert Park in Melbourne is the venue of the Australian Grand Prix and is always bathed in sunshine and extremely popular with everybody in the sport. The 5.3km circuit encircles the lake in the middle of the park and with the palm trees along the side of the track it is a very picturesque circuit. During the rest of the year this street track is used by the public as a normal highway. Even with all the cleaning and preparation that goes on before the Grand Prix event ... more
  • 5 of 5 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    SkyscraperFanClub

    5 Stars 2001 Starts 24/03/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages A good, fast circuit.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Not ideal for overtaking, races often inhibited by poor reliability due to early season placing.

    (The following opinion was written prior to the 2001 Australian Grand Prix) On Sunday 4th March the 2001 Formula One World Championship begins at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne, Australia. It will be the sixth Grand Prix held at this location, which has become firmly established as a popular start to the season for drivers, teams and spectators. The circuit itself is set in the roads around Albert Park Lake much to the chagrin of local environmentalists who invariably stage protests in the weeks leading up to the race. The circuit itself is broadly classified as a medium speed track ... more
  • 1 of 1 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    RobDel

    5 Stars Enjoyed it loads 09/09/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Hot Weather and Freindly Service and people

    Disadvantages Disadvantages About 10,500 miles away

    I went to the 1997 Australian grand prix. Cheap flight into Sydney then a train to Melbourne. I was able to find a hotel with no problems even though I hadn't book. I had pre-booked the race ticket (grandstand opposite the pits) and enjoyed the whole weekend. With the lake in the centre of the circuit it was a nice change during day when nothing much was going on. Even though the circuit is flat the race was enjoyable. The staff around the circuit I found very professional, even though I was asked how long it had taken me to travel to the grand prix (36hrs) and if I was coming back next year ... more
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