"Considering it is a temporary circuit, they do a great job of creating a track that we can actually go racing on. It is always a good season-opener, we get a good welcome from the Aussies, and all in all it is a proper Grand Prix with a great atmosphere."
DAVID COULTHARD
As a two-time winner in Melbourne, David Coulthard has more reason than most to like coming here. But the Scottish driver's words echo the sentiments of his fellow-racers, the legion of Grand Prix team personnel and the army of F1 media, international and Australian, who descend upon Victoria's capital each year. A fast, flowing street circuit to set alongside some of the finest in Formula One ... a record of incident and action involving the greatest names in motor racing ... and crowds that have grown more passionate about F1 throughout its first decade here. As we said back in 1996, what a great place for the race
