The 4.3-kilometer, or 2.7-mile, circuit provides low grip, but has an abrasive surface.
But it also produces processional races, because low grip from the street surface and the narrowness of the track make passing almost impossible.
"In rainy conditions, you can do much more with the lines, much more with grip level because there is very low grip for everyone".
Albert Park, the home of the Australian Grand Prix is unusual in that it is a poor indicator of performance due to its nature as a low grip street circuit.
The 2010 Canadian Grand Prix had been a free-for-all, run in heavy rain that made for low grip, which meant a high number of overtaking moves, several pit stops for tire changes, and therefore unpredictable, exciting racing.
The Spanish double world champion described a "tough" race where he struggled with "low grip" to finish sixth.
One of the challenges of driving on solid metal wheels is the low grip levels, particularly on the dry mud surface of our track in the Northern Cape of South Africa.
The frailty phenotype proposed by Fried and colleagues is a widely used frailty screening instrument, consisting of 5 components: weight loss, exhaustion, low grip strength, slow gait speed, and low physical activity.
The objectives of this study were to update the reference values of grip strength, to estimate the prevalence of low grip strength, and to examine the impact of different aspects of measurement protocol on grip strength values in Chinese adults.
Team-mate Räikkönen also struggled with low grip and hot brakes for the duration of the race, while Kovalainen and Kubica had problems with their tyres.
The defect in the digits was not responsible for the low grip strength.
