e for for for for [Music] this circuit missed a few years off the F1 calendar and we missed Albert Park so welcome back and it's great to be back in Melbourne welcome to the Australian Grand Prix we go race today then in the state of Victoria where the drivers have 14 corners and 3.28 miles to navigate at an average lap speed of around 120 mph the close proximity of the barriers make accidents inevitable and recent history shows us that a safety car is not at all out of the question so with the race not far away from starting here's what today's grid rundown looks like Lando Norris will lead us away from pole position and Oscar piastri completes the front row looking at the rest of today's grid we have SS Perez vapen lir Russell sonoda Fernando Alonzo Ricardo stroll Hamilton okon botas gley Sergeant Magnuson Joe albon and Nico hulkenberg rounds Off the Grid it's almost time for the lights to go out out so let's head down to the track where preparations are underway alongside me here in the commentary box today former racing driver extraordinaire Naomi shiff I know what we've got to do before the start of today's race but what about our driver what do the final hours look like for them well every driver certainly has their own way of preparing themselves before a race but I can tell you the pre-race rituals are a real thing when I was in go-karting I used to touch every wheel in a specific sequence before I got into the cart and then I stepped up to cart and had a specific set of fireproof base layers just for race day so watch the drivers when they're on the grid some may be sitting on the floor and isolating others may be up to other things that they do but these little things really help their minds get ready for the race [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] okay this is Mark I need you to stop cutting the corners if you keep it up the stewards are going to give you a penalty [Music] okay DRS is now available [Music] [Music] [Music] okay You' got front wing damage this will have a major impact on performance unless you box for a new one I'm out e e