Fans flock to Australian GP for Ricciardo
Australian Grand Prix chief Andrew Westacott says the season-opening race is on track to eclipse last year's attendance figures, with interest in local hero Daniel Ricciardo still high.
Westacott is confident the overall crowd figure for the four-day event at the Albert Park circuit will exceed 300,000 people, with Ricciardo still a huge drawcard despite his well-publicised switch from Red Bull to Renault.
"I reckon he is capable of gunning for a podium ... no one knows exactly how they're all going to perform, Renault will have a good package and they've gone well here before," Westacott said at the Formula 1 season launch at Melbourne's Federation Square on Wednesday.
