Australian Grand Prix 2015: 5 Key Storylines Ahead of Season Opener

The 2015 Formula One season begins this weekend with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. It has been less than four months since Lewis Hamilton won the 2014 world championship at the last race in Abu Dhabi, but it feels like much longer. After a preseason that yielded few surprises—Mercedes are still strong; McLaren struggled with their new Honda engines; everyone found something to complain about—we will finally get a real idea of what the many offseason changes mean for the competitive balance in the sport. Of the 20 drivers who will start the race on Sunday, just 12 of them were with the same team at this time last year (and that is counting Kevin Magnussen filling in for Fernando Alonso at McLaren). Alonso and Sebastian ...

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