The opening round of the 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship began with practice Friday at Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit as teams prepared for the Australian Grand Prix Sunday. Two 90-minute sessions - FP1 and FP2 - on the 5.303-kilometer (3.295-mile), 16-turn track were run under clear and sunny conditions, with Rich Energy Haas F1 Team drivers Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen navigating the track's slippery layout, as it is comprised of public roads with a surface that only sees racecars about once a year, making grip hard to come by, especially in the initial practice sessions. Both Grosjean and Magnussen began FP1 on the Pirelli P Zero Yellow medium tire before transitioning to...
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