I do too. When he rings the neck of a car he is a bloody demon. Here's hoping we have a big battle between the champions o days gone by.
For the Melbourne race, the schedule has been published on the F1 site but is still subject to change. As you know the Thursday is always limited for F1 action on track but the very first thing to announce to the world that F1 is on in Melbourne is............the two seater at 7.30am! Nice! I'll be there that early as I get a breakfast and a pitlane walk then some sessions talking to drivers in a group. Am I excited? You betcha.
I love F1, and your tickets sound awesome. But I went to the Melbourne GP a couple of years ago with a couple of free GA tickets. I thought it was crap live. From anywhere around the track you could only see maybe 200 metres of track. By the time the F1 cars hit the track for the race, everyone seemed to be pissed and sunburnt. Like most sporting event in Melbourne, it all seemed to be about being seen and drinking. What made it worth it was the noise. OMG the noise.
I think the Melbourne track is pretty poor for spectators and for passing. It needs some elevation change. Phillip Island would be better, but maybe not suitable for F1. Do we have any true great race tracks in OZ? Bathust would be epic, but also probably unsuitable.
The Melbourne track seems dicky and outdated to me. A lot of the newer tracks seem better. I think track design has come a long way since Melbourne was built. But they may have been quite restricted with building at around Albert Park. I think most of the newer tracks around the world started with empty space. Melbourne seems to be a watered down, sanitised, half assed street circuit.
I would never tell anyone to not bother going, though. Did I mention the noise?