{"id":89406,"date":"2023-03-30T01:45:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T01:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/30\/f1-drivers-and-teams-face-a-big-time-challenge-with-this-weeks-australian-grand-prix\/"},"modified":"2023-03-30T01:45:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T01:45:13","slug":"f1-drivers-and-groups-face-an-enormous-time-problem-with-this-weeks-australian-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/30\/f1-drivers-and-groups-face-an-enormous-time-problem-with-this-weeks-australian-grand-prix\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 drivers and groups face an enormous time problem with this week\u2019s Australian Grand Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Time is a gift think about Formula 1. Teams and drivers work across the clock to shave off each millisecond, efforts that would make the distinction between a podium end, and ending outdoors the factors.<\/p>\n

But for this week\u2019s Australian Grand Prix, there may be one other time-related problem going through the groups and the drivers.<\/p>\n

A Grand Prix on the opposite aspect of the world. <\/p>\n

As the drivers take to the grid this weekend they, and all of the crew members in Melbourne, might want to modify to the brand new time zone. This is a course of that does take a while, and as George Russell mentioned previous to final yr\u2019s Australian Grand Prix, it poses challenges. <\/p>\n

\u201cHaving Melbourne in between races, especially as a standalone, is too tough for the teams and everybody,\u201d Russell stated final yr. \u201cPeople came out on Saturdays and Sundays to get [acclimated] to the conditions, to the time zone change, and it\u2019s just too much. I think it needs to be thought about more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ferrari\u2019s Carlos Sainz Jr. really walked followers via the method<\/a> of getting acclimated to the time change this week, as he traveled to Australia. On his Instagram web page, Sainz talked at size concerning the journey to Australia, and the lengths he took to be able to hit the bottom working as rapidly as attainable as soon as he reached Melbourne. <\/p>\n

\u201cI have to stay awake during this 1st flight so I\u2019m going to explain how a good jet lag plan works when you travel to Australia,\u201d Sainz wrote on his Instagram tales<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201c1st flight 7 [hours] to Dubai: tough one, it\u2019s 8am in Melbourne so it\u2019s important NOT to sleep. Plenty of caffeine is allowed but most importantly, plenty of light exposure,\u201d the Ferrari driver added. \u201cKeep the reading lights on, watch a film and entertain yourself, quick visits to the bar to have a few conversations with your colleagues work also. It\u2019s 22.30 in Europe so it will not be easy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sainz added a later replace throughout a stopover<\/a> in Dubai.<\/p>\n

\u201c2h stopover in Dubai: probably in a zombie state after staying awake all night but it\u2019s important to keep making an effort, never sleep and focus on staying in bright places with plenty of sun or artificial light. Have your last bit of caffeine if [it] helps. It will be 7am in Europe, afternoon in Melbourne.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of course, the difficult time change impacts not solely the drivers, however all the groups. And not simply these making the journey. Even these crew members who would possibly keep again on the manufacturing facility or at crew headquarters, the time distinction will pose some logistical challenges. <\/p>\n

For instance, the second observe session this week begins at 4:00 p.m. native<\/a> time. That is 6:00 a.m. in Brackley, United Kingdom, the place Mercedes\u2019 manufacturing facility and crew headquarters is positioned. The similar goes for qualifying, which begins at 4:00 p.m. native time on Saturday. <\/p>\n

Tougher nonetheless may be the primary observe session, which begins at 12:30 p.m. native time. That is 2:30 a.m. again in Brackley.<\/p>\n

The time distinction is one thing that Mercedes famous of their preview for the Australian Grand Prix. The crew even shared a video that includes a few of their key personnel highlighting how the drivers, and even the crew members staying again within the United Kingdom, modify to the time distinction:<\/p>\n

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