FILE PHOTO: Formula One - F1 - Test session - Barcelona-Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, Spain - 27/2/17. Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas in action. REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Beefier cars and bulked-up drivers will hit Albert Park circuit on Sunday for Formula One's season-opening Australian Grand Prix where many fans will be hoping at least one team can strike an early blow against dominant Mercedes.
Revised aerodynamics and fatter tyres are among a raft of technical changes that pundits feel could bring the Silver Arrows back to earth after they swept the drivers and constructors' championships for the last three years running.
