Melbourne will continue to host Formula One races until 2035 after signing a 10-year contract extension to host the Australian Grand Prix with Formula 2 and Formula 3 also joining the race weekend schedule. The first Australian Grand Prix was held in 1928 and it joined the Formula 1 calendar in 1985 with Phillip Island hosting the first race. The hosting location moved to Melbourne in 1996 with the Australia’s second most-popolous city having staged the race since then with the exceptions of 2020 and 2021 when the races were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following this two-year absence, the race reappeaed on the calendar this year with over 419,000 fans visit the Albert Park...
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