HINCH’S HEROES: Who made the list after a drama-filled race weekend in Melbourne?


In his new-for-2023 column, former IndyCar star James Hinchcliffe takes stock after every Grand Prix and presents his ‘heroes’ from the weekend. Here’s his pick from a dramatic weekend in Melbourne…
The Albert Park Circuit just outside Melbourne is a challenging street track with a combination of characteristics from the first two rounds – a temporary circuit with some fast, flowing corners like Jeddah, but with far more stop-start 90 degree corners reminiscent of Bahrain – and provided nine teams with they hope they could close the gap to the dominant Red Bulls.

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