Australian Grand Prix CEO Andrew Westacott says the laying of new asphalt at Albert Park will follow major changes to the track.

Formula 1 has not visited the Albert Park circuit since the disastrous 2020 Australian Grand Prix, where very early in the global pandemic the event was cancelled shortly before the race weekend began.

There will also be no Australian GP again in 2021 after a further cancellation, but what that has done is allowed for extra time to reprofile the venue.

Albert Park has remained relatively unchanged since Formula 1 first arrived in 1996, so the circuit is being redesigned to suit the modern Formula 1 challengers.