Melbourne promises a weekend of sunshine for the opening race of the season, after threatening a weekend of disruption with storms and torrential rain in recent days. The current forecast is for a dry four day race weekend, kicking off today before temperatures rise until Sunday when they're expected to peak at 28 degrees. There is however a strong chance of rain on Friday might, meaning a damp track could welcome teams come final practice. According to current forecasts, rain could linger until mid-morning, which would compromise final practice and throw a late spanner in the works heading into qualifying; by which time the circuit would almost certainly have dried. Conditions look set to...
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