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    The Australian Grand Prix has been put back exactly eight months due to Covid

    The Australian Grand Prix has been put back exactly eight months due to Covid


    Strict quarantine requirements mean Formula 1 has decided to rejig the start of the season, with the Chinese grand prix also delayed.

    The Aussie race will now take place on November 21st, rather than March 21st.

    The F1 season will now open with the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 28th.

    MOTORSPORT WITH CRC FIVE FIVE SIX. NOW AVAILABLE IN FIVE SPECIALIST APPLICATIONS.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     25 Jan: A positive end to a disappointing third day for Hayden Paddon at the season-opening event on the World Rally Championship
     23 Jan: Hayden Paddon is up two places to seventh after day two of the World Rally Championship's season-opening event in Monte Carlo
     22 Jan: Adjustments to make for Hayden Paddon as he's welcomed back into the World Rally Championship
     26 Dec: Following in Hayden Paddon's tyre tracks on the World Rally Championship is the end goal for New Zealand-born Japanese rally driver Zeal Jones
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