Could F1’s Australian Grand Prix become a night race?

F1 could be set for another night race with the idea of changing the start time of the Australian Grand Prix being mooted.
Could the Australian Grand Prix become a night race?

F1 currently has five races that take place under the lไights - Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, 💯Las Vegas and Abu Dhabi - with Australia potentially next in line.

T🔜he pandemic aside, Melbourne has been ever-present on the F1 calendar having made his debut back in 1996.

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It r✃ecently signed a new deal, keeping it on the schedule until 2037.

Bahrain - most notably - moved to a night race in 2014 after 10 years of running in daytime - a change that benefitted the event significantly. 🔥;

Australian ꦉGP boss Andrew Westacott believes they should be❀ “open-minded” about the idea.

“[For] the [Australian Grand Prix] Corporation, the preference is in the [race happening in] sunshine,” he told Sky.

“But what I would also say is, as you evolve♊ the one thing that Vict𒁏oria does well is innovate in major events.

“You’ve got to look at the 15-year hori🌟zon now and that’s why the Victorian government saw that this was important to secure – you can actually do things into the future.”

Could the Australian Grand Prix become a night race?

F1 boss ꧟Ste🌊fano Domenicali confirmed the idea has been discussed already.

“We discussed about it, why not?” Domenicali told The Australian Financial Review.

“It’s a matter of investment …. but it could be attractive, that’s why when y♏ou plan [ahead] for so long, you can really think what is the bes🐎t to create new products.”

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