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Preview: Formula 1 prepares to enter new era

– Formula 1 will burst back into life, and embark on a new technical era, with this weekend's Australian Grand Prix. GPUpdate.net looks ahead to the season-opening event and provides the key statistics.In the months building up to the 2017 season, fans were promised lap time improvements of three to five seconds, through revised aerodynamics and wider tyres.Last year's pole time at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya was beaten on day one of testing, with Kimi Räikkönen's ultimate benchmark some three seconds quicker. Mercedes and Ferrari 'led the way' during the pre-season period, Mercedes racking up the most number of laps and Ferrari, as mentioned, setting the overall...
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