Qualifying is about to start at the 2012 Australian Grand Prix but we thought we’d share with you a few observations from trackside. During Free Practice 3 we watched proceedings between Turns 4 and 6.
Three things were clear. In a sea of hackneyed platypus nosed dogs the McLaren MP4-27 stands out as a really great looking car. We’ve grabbed a few pics from Friday’s practice to support our claims.
The HRT’s, god bless’ em, are little more than mobile chicanes. They are visibly slower and from what we’ve seen will serve to build up the arm muscles of the flag marshalls and not much else.
Of most interest, however, was the sound made by the two Red Bull RB8’s on the entry to Turn 6. Clearly different to all the other cars on track they exhibited an off throttle note that was somewhat reminiscent of the spluttering noises made last year when the engine tunes were busy feeding exhaust blown diffusers.
As a side note watching an F1 car from behind as it makes its way from Turn 6 and on to Turns 7 and 8 is a wonderful sight.
