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  • Park Life

    Life Through a Lens: F1 photographer Mark Sutton picks his six favourite photos from the Australian Grand Prix

  • Lotus must make the most of its early advantage

    Comment: ESPN F1's deputy editor Laurence Edmondson asks whether Lotus has what it takes to give Kimi Raikkonen a shot at the title

  • Back with a bang

    The Final Stint: A round-up of the good, the bad and the downright ugly from the 2013 Australian Grand Prix

  • Shut up and drive

    ESPN looks ahead to this weekend's Australian Grand Prix where the competitive order of the 2013 cars will finally be revealed

  • Mercedes' turd driver

    ESPN's The Inside Line on an early contender for 2013's Rookie of the Year

  • 'When the flag drops, the bull**** stops'

    Karun Chandhok returns to ESPNF1 to offer his views on the opening round of the season and how he sees the pecking order shaping up

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History

Despite not appearing on the modern day F1 calendar until 1985, the Australian Grand Prix has been a feature in Australian motorsport since 1928. The first race, held at the Phillip Island circuit, was won by Arthur Waite driving a modified Austin 7. The event was the centrepiece of the Tasman Series from 1964 to 1969 and was a round of the Australian drivers' championship for numerous years between 1957 and 1983. Since its introduction to the F1 calendar in 1985, the Australian Grand Prix has only had two venues; a road circuit in Adelaide and the Albert Park venue in Melbourne.

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