Sep.20 Formula 1 fans in Australia will be buoyed by emerging news about the future of the grand prix in Melbourne. Currently, Australia – and major cities Melbourne and Sydney in particular – are in the grip of an intense version of the covid-19 pandemic, with even peaceful lockdown protests outlawed by authorities and police. After the last-minute 2020 cancellation, F1 was again unable to race at Albert Park this year – but Melbourne has a pencilled-in place on the leaked provisional calendar for 2022. Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport published a version of the provisional calendar showing that while Bahrain will have Melbourne's traditional season-opening slot,...
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