2006 Australian GP Technical Review
Cooler weather than planned, lack of dry track time before the race and confusion over the right set-up choice were the primary reasons why the Australian Grand Prix was filled with incidents. Craig Scarborough looks at the more technical aspects of the weekend
With the Formula One teams and their cars on the road since the first Grand Prix, technical developments were scarce last weekend at Melbourne. Even the technical controversies had seemingly died down, and engine reliability improved after a spate of failures in Malaysia. Overall, the Australian weekend was low on technical novelties.
However, the layout of the Albert park circuit and the cooler/wetter weather kept the teams on their toes. Friday's practice sessions were only really used by the teams with a third car, as the track was still green and the teams wanted to save their engines for more running on Saturday.
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