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As we gear up for the 2023 Formula One Rolex Australian Grand Prix this month, we look back on how the F1 circus made it to Australia for the inaugural World Championship round. This edited extract, from the latest motorsport book Formula One Down Under: Australian Grand Prix History, takes an historical drive down the road leading to the much-loved parklands street circuit in Adelaide in 1985 – yeah, long before the AGP shifted to Melbourne’s Albert Park… <a class="g1-link g1-link-more" href="https://www.maxim.com.au/archives/19581">More</a> ....

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