2013 F1 Australian Grand Prix Review

Kimi Räikkönen rounding turn in 2013 Australian Grand Prix win.
Photo © Paul Crock / Getty Images via Metro.co.UK

Formula One racing is back, as the 2013 Formula One season got started this past Sunday - March 17, 2013, with the 2013 Australian Grand Prix. The Albert Park area's Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, in Melbourne, Australia, was the venue for the season opener, which brought a few surprises to F1 racing experts.

Surprising to probably everyone, was the lack of safety-car involvement in an incident free grand prix. It just doesn't happen very much. If there aren't even any minor crashes, there's usually at least one mechanical failure somewhere on the track, often in a fairly precarious location.

The biggest surprise, at least for the supposed experts, was who came out on top in the end. They couldn't seem to believe who won the race, even though he had been a GP champion, not really all that long ago. Then again, maybe it was the former champ's team organization that was the real surprise. Their name hasn't been anywhere near the top of the class for several years, though they did start to get some attention last season, with this driver's return to Formula One.

The top three finishers on the day, were: 2007 season World Champion Kimi Räikkönen (Finland), driving a Lotus-Renault, won the race; Fernando Alonso (Spain), another former champion, brought his Scuderia Ferrari in second; Third best, was the top guy of the past couple years, Red Bull-Renault driver Sebastian Vettel (Germany).

Who would have thought that a guy who had 69 previous career podium finishes, and who had already won 19 races over the course of his career, could've managed it? Who would possibly imagine former champion Kimi Räikkönen could manage to win one lousy season opening race? Well, me for one. I mean, why not? It's just one freaking race, anyway. Taking time off from Formula One to try a little WRC rally driving, didn't ruin you. Go Lotus! Go Kimi Räikkönen!

Links to Formula1.com Australian Grand Prix recap, press conference and analysis posts, as well as NBC Sports highlights videos, follow below.


Race - Raikkonen and Lotus triumph in Australia
Posted at Formula1.com on March 17, 2013

Kimi Raikkonen put himself on top Down Under with an emphatic and unexpected victory for Lotus in the 2013 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix on Sunday...


FIA post-race press conference - Australia
Posted at Formula1.com on March 17, 2013

...Raikkonen: It’s the first race, so you don’t really know how it’s going to go, how the tyres are going to be. I didn’t really do any long runs in the winter. I knew that I had a good car, so I had a feeling that it was going to be a good race but you have to get through the first laps and then go from there...


Australia analysis - expect the unexpected
Posted at Formula1.com on March 18, 2013

F1 fans look set for a thrilling 2013 season, if Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix was anything to go by. After dominating qualifying, reigning champions Red Bull found themselves playing catch-up to Lotus and Ferrari in a race which saw Kimi Raikkonen ease his way to victory. The podium featured three champions, but there were scintillating battles throughout the field, including among 2013’s five rookie drivers, all of who finished their first Grand Prix...

Kimi Räikkönen's final lap at 2013 Australian Grand Prix via NBC Sports



Highlights from 2013 Australian Grand Prix via NBC Sports

2012 F1 Australian Grand Prix Review

Jenson Button in 2012 Australian Grand Prix on March 18, 2012.
Photo via AUSmotive.com

The 2012 Formula One championship racing battle started with the 2012 Australian Grand Prix, on the street circuit at Albert Park, in Melbourne. All six former Formula One champions running this season, spent March 16 and 17 practicing and qualifying. When the race was completed on Sunday the 18th, 2009 champion Jenson Button (England) of McLaren Mercedes had passed the checkered flag first, putting him in the points lead (25 points) for at least one week.

2011 champion, Red Bull Renault driver Sebastian Vettel (Germany) brought his car in second (18 points). Button's teammate, 2008 champion Lewis Hamilton (England was third (15 points) accross the finish line.

Below, are links to some review posts, including one audio podcast, and a couple highlights videos.


Qualifying - Hamilton heads McLaren one-two
Posted at Formula1.com on March 17, 2012

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button got their 2012 world championship campaign off to the best possible start as they took the top two positions on the grid for the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park on Saturday evening. And just to make things even better for the Woking team, Romain Grosjean put his Lotus third ahead of Michael Schumacher's Mercedes and the Red Bulls of Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel...


FIA post-qualifying press conference - Australia
Posted at Formula1.com on March 17, 2012

Drivers: 1 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), 2 - Jenson Button (McLaren), 3 - Romain Grosjean (Lotus)...


Race - Button proves untouchable in Melbourne
Posted at Formula1.com on March 18, 2012

McLaren's Jenson Button drove a pluperfect race to take the lead of the world championship in Albert Park on Sunday, keeping his head and his lead even when a safety car intervention appeared to throw a beaten Sebastian Vettel a lifeline...


FIA post-race press conference - Australia
Posted at Formula1.com on March 18, 2012

Drivers: 1 - Jenson Button (McLaren); 2 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing); 3 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)...


Jenson Button Q&A: A very sweet victory
Posted at Formula1.com on March 18, 2012

Jenson Button was not favourite for the win, but he did it. He put it down to reacting better to the lights at the start - and McLaren team mate Lewis Hamilton playing it fair into Turn 1. Whatever it was, it means the 2009 title holder leaves Melbourne with maximum points - and the sweet taste of having started the season by leaving five other F1 champions eating his dust...


Australia analysis - the perfect start to 2012
Posted at Formula1.com on March 19, 2012

To fans' delight, pre-season predictions of even closer racing proved correct in Melbourne, with an epic Australian Grand Prix, won in style by Jenson Button. There was little between the race pace of McLaren and Red Bull; it took all Fernando Alonso's skills to haul Ferrari into contention; and the midfield action was frenetic, with just 0.1s the difference between eighth and 11th place as the chequered flag fell...

Keeping Track F1 Podcast - 20th March 2012 - Episode 10
Posted at Australian Grand Prix Corporation on March 20, 2012




Formula 1 Australia 2012 Grand Prix Highlights
HD [ F1 Official Race Edit ]
Uploaded to YouTube by FaniemTV




BBC Formula 1 2012 - 01 Australian GP
I was pretty nervous - Jenson Button
Uploaded to YouTube by SeventyBuckss




F1: Australian GP Results - 2012
Posted at SpeedTV.com

F1: Bob Varsha, David Hobbs and Steve Matchett take a look at the results from Australia. Jenson Button pulls away from the field for the first win of 2012.

2012 F1 Australian Grand Prix Preview

The 2012 Formula One Season gets under way this morning with the 2012 Australian Grand Prix, on the street circuit at Albert Park, in Melbourne. Six Formula One champions are committed to this year's calendar, and all six will be in today's race.

Preparations may not have gone terribly well for Ferrari, and they are not confident about their chances for a podium finish in Australia. Mercedes driver, and seven-times champion Michael Schumacher has also been called cautious, but then isn't everybody before the season starts? Of course, the local favorite driver is Red Bull's Mark Webber.

Here's a batch of links from Formula1.com for you to preview this event. One audio podcast and a couple sample videos are also cued up, below.

Keeping Track F1 Podcast - Episode 9
Posted for Australian Grand Prix Corporation on March 5, 2012

Australia preview quotes - Ferrari, Force India, Williams & more
Posted at Formula1.com on March 13, 2012

After months of preparation and weeks of testing, it is almost time for the 12 teams and 24 drivers that make up the 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship to show just what they can do. The Formula One fraternity looks ahead to this weekend's season opener in Melbourne's Albert Park...


Australia preview - 'It's going to be a freaky one!'
Posted at Formula1.com on March 15, 2012

The Formula One world may be set for an unusual start to the season, after two years in which Red Bull domination of the opening races could be taken for granted. That's the view of several teams, and tyre supplier Pirelli, whose rubber will be even softer this year and thus will demand an even smoother style from the drivers to avoid pushing it too far, too soon...


FIA Thursday press conference - Australia
Posted at Formula1.com on March 15, 2012

Drivers - Charles Pic (Marussia), Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus), Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso), Jenson Button (McLaren), Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), Mark Webber (Red Bull)...


Webber and Ricciardo gunning for home glory
Posted at Formula1.com on March 16, 2012

Mark Webber and Daniel Ricciardo will be doing their best to ensure that Advance Australia Fair is played after Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Red Bull racer Webber faces his 11th home race, and comes here fresh from victory in Brazil last year and a solid run of pre-season testing that has left the team quietly confident...


Friday practice - selected team and driver quotes
Posted at Formula1.com on March 16, 2012

Red Bull, McLaren, Mercedes and Lotus were among the quickest-looking teams during pre-season testing, but no one was quite sure how it would translate come Australia. And thanks to Friday's changeable weather we still don't know the answer. The drivers and leading team personnel reflect on their early progress...


FIA Friday press conference - Australia
Posted at Formula1.com on March 16, 2012

Team representatives - Luis Perez-Sala (HRT), Paul Hembery (Pirelli), Eric Boullier (Lotus), Ross Brawn (Mercedes), Adam Parr (Williams)...

BBC Formula 1 2012 - 01 Australian Grand Prix:
drivers look forward to F1 opener
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Formula One: Friday Practice Highlights
(2012 Australian Grand Prix) (Sky Sports F1)
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Today's Tune: Rod Stewart Sings "Sailing"

Endeavour replica sailing into Cooktown's harbor near the mouth of the Endeavour River. Photo by John Hill.

On August 26, 1768, Captain James Cook left a port in England on board the HMS Endeavour. The explorer and his crew sailed west, around Cape Horn (South America), on to New Zealand and Australia.

Our 'Today's Tune', Gavin Sutherland's "Sailing" (1972), gives the listener a good idea of how James Cook and his crew members must have been feeling by the time they headed toward home, after such an incredibly long time away.

The song title connects with our story for an obvious reason, but the performer does as well. Cook was the son of a Scottish farm laborer, and the featured singer covering the song is Scotland's most popular singer of all time, Rod Stewart.

Rod Stewart - "Sailing" 1975 Original Recording



Rod Stewart - "Sailing" 1975 Audio with Slide Show



Rod Stewart - "Sailing" Live 2004
'One Night Only! Rod Stewart Live At Royal Albert Hall'

2010 F1 Australian Grand Prix Review, Video

Jenson Button celebrates 2010 Autralian Grand Prix win. Photo by AP Photo.

The second race of the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship Season took place at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia this past Sunday - March 28, 2010. The winner of the 2010 Australian Grand Prix was the reigning Formula One World Drivers' Champion, Great Britain's Jenson Button (McLaren - Mercedes).

Experts had once again predicted German Renault driver Sebastian Vettel and "Red Bull the team to beat". But once again Vettel, a dominating driver in portions of both of the first two races, was a victim of car failure.

The following articles posted this week at Formula1.com review this year's Australian Grand Prix. Click on the title links to read the full story on this race. Interviews, details and race analysis are included.

For recent posts dealing with things other than this particular GP race, visit Junior's 'Reading And Viewing List' blog entries. Amongst varied subject matter, you may find links to other stories on F1.


Paddock Postcard from Melbourne
Posted at Formula1.com on March 28, 2010

It may not have opened the season this year but Melbourne’s Albert Park was en fete yet again for this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix.

Friday evening saw world champion Jenson Button star in the annual Grand Prix Ball, while the paddock teemed with stars from racing and other walks of life, displays of historic racing and road cars...

Australian Grand Prix - selected team & driver quotes
Posted at Formula1.com on March 28, 2010

BMW Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi, Toro Rosso’s Sebastien Buemi and Williams’ Nico Hulkenberg on their first-lap clash; Ferrari’s Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso on their late-race tyre troubles; and reigning world champion Jenson Button on his first win for McLaren. All 24 drivers and their teams review Sunday’s action...

Button wins Melbourne thriller for McLaren
Posted at Formula1.com on March 28, 2010

Jenson Button moved within six points of the world championship lead on Sunday with a superbly judged victory for McLaren in a dramatic Australian Grand Prix that firmly gave the lie to suggestions that Formula One racing is boring.

A rain shower just before the start saw the field start on intermediate Bridgestone tyres, and after a brush between Button, Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso and Mercedes’ Michael Schumacher, then a heavy crash involving BMW Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi, Toro Rosso’s Sebastien Buemi and Williams’ Nico Hulkenberg in Turn Six, the safety car was deployed...

Lewis Hamilton Q&A: I drove my heart out
Posted at Formula1.com on March 28, 2010

From his poor qualifying position, to a questionable strategy call by McLaren, to Mark Webber’s overly-optimistic passing attempt, Australia hasn’t been Lewis Hamilton’s weekend. Here Hamilton reviews his race and looks ahead to next weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix...

FIA post-race press conference - Australia
Posted at Formula1.com on March 28, 2010

1st Jenson Button (McLaren), 1h33m36.531s; 2nd Robert Kubica (Renault), 1h33m48.565s; 3rd Felipe Massa (Ferrari), 1h33m51.019s.

Q: Jenson, an incredible race. 50 laps plus on a set of soft tyres. You made the early gamble for the slick tyres and that was the game changer. Was that your call?
Jenson Button: It was. I think it is a lot easier for the drivers to feel the conditions. The team can see it on TV with the clouds coming in, but we can feel out on the circuit what is happening. I didn’t have a balance on the inters, I was really struggling and I lost a couple of places, so I thought ‘let’s get in, stick the slicks on.’ There was a dry line...

Sebastian Vettel Q&A: Car failure ‘massively infuriating’
Posted at Formula1.com on March 28, 2010

It would seem Sebastian Vettel is jinxed. As in Bahrain, Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix saw him dominate the race only to be eliminated by a mechanical problem. He may head to Malaysia safe in the knowledge that he has the fastest car on the grid, but he also knows that missing out on valuable points at this stage of the season could ultimately cost him the title...

Jenson Button Q&A: Melbourne’s a good place for me
Posted at Formula1.com on March 29, 2010

In 2009 Jenson Button took his first win of the season in Australia en route to the title. On Sunday he took the first win of his title defence in the same place - surely a good omen. After qualifying fourth, Button had predicted the real strength of the McLaren would be race pace - and he was right. After victory in only his second outing for his new team, can it get any better for the Briton? Button certainly thinks so...

Australia race analysis - McLaren win the bull fight
Posted at Formula1.com on March 29, 2010

As in Bahrain, Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull were the fastest combination in Melbourne. But as in Bahrain, mechanical failure meant the win escaped them. Instead it was Jenson Button and McLaren who did the best job of capitalising on their rivals’ misfortune in some very difficult conditions. A stunning drive from Robert Kubica brought Renault an unexpected podium, and Felipe Massa struck back in his battle with Ferrari team mate Fernando Alonso, beating the Spaniard to third place. We take a team-by-team look at how everyone fared at Albert Park on Sunday...

Robert Kubica Q&A: Australian race ‘pretty much perfect’
Posted at Formula1.com on March 29, 2010

Renault’s second-place finish was arguably the biggest shock of the Australian Grand Prix weekend and much of it was down to the skills of the man behind the wheel, Robert Kubica, who kept his cool as supposedly faster rivals tripped up in the tricky conditions. The Pole reviews his Melbourne race and looks ahead to Malaysia...

2010 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix - Highlights Music Video

2010 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix Preview Part 2

For those of you interested in Formula One racing, I've compiled some articles from Formula1.com on this season's second race. The list below includes the second batch (Part 2) of posts (Saturday - March 27, 2010 Final Practice, Qualifying, etc.) that add up to a good preview for the 2010 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on Sunday - March 28, 2010. Click here for Part 1.

More entries that aren't directly related to this weekend's race in particular can be found at the F1 web site, as well as in some of Junior's 'Reading And Viewing List' posts. Since you can scan the list, then pick only the articles that strike your fancy, this may save you some time.


Final practice - Webber wows home crowd
Posted at Formula1.com on March 27, 2010

Mark Webber owned Albert Park on Saturday afternoon in the final practice for his home race, lapping his Red Bull in 1m 24.719s to head off the challenges of Bahrain winner Fernando Alonso (1m 24.929s) in the Ferrari and the revitalised Michael Schumacher (1m 24.963s) for Mercedes...

Qualifying - a Red Bull front row in Melbourne
Posted at Formula1.com on March 27, 2010

Red Bull annexed the front row of the starting grid for Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix, courtesy of poleman Sebastian Vettel and local hero Mark Webber. The German set the fastest time of the weekend on his first runs in Q3, with 1m 23.919s. Webber’s best was 1m 24.035s. Neither improved on their second runs...

Qualifying - selected team and driver quotes
Posted at Formula1.com on March 27, 2010

Vitaly Petrov on failing to make it through to Q2 for Renault; McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton on narrowly missing out on the top ten; and Sebastian Vettel on taking his second consecutive pole position of the season for Red Bull. All 24 drivers review Saturday’s action in Melbourne...

FIA post-qualifying press conference - Australia
Posted at Formula1.com on March 27, 2010

Drivers: 1. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), 1m 23.919s; 2. Mark Webber (Red Bull), 1m 24.035s; 3. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), 1m 24.111s

Q: Sebastian, what a lap. The final sector of it you were hanging it off the edge of the kerbs, you were all over the place. You certainly spoiled the day for the Webber fans here in Melbourne. Sebastian Vettel: Yeah, I think obviously first of all it is a great result for both of us and for the team. Mark’s home race, so it is a little bit funny remembering last year from Germany, so kind of revenge but it is a long race tomorrow. But coming back to qualifying, I think we did a good step into qualifying with the car, improving it, and the final session was all about ‘does it start to rain or not.’...

Q&A with Red Bull's Christian Horner
Posted at Formula1.com on March 27, 2010

With driver Sebastian Vettel clinching his second consecutive pole position, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner was all smiles in the Melbourne paddock on Saturday evening. Horner discusses his team’s progress in Australia...

Jenson Button Q&A: We will be stronger in the race
Posted at Formula1.com on March 27, 2010

The pecking order in Bahrain suggested Red Bull and Ferrari were the clear frontrunners, with McLaren and Mercedes following in their wake. The performance of McLaren’s Jenson Button in Melbourne on Saturday, however, implies the British team are on the move, with Button set to start Sunday’s race from fourth ahead of Ferrari’s Felipe Massa...

Mark Webber Q&A: I would have loved to be on pole
Posted at Formula1.com on March 27, 2010

His Red Bull team mate Sebastian Vettel eventually ended qualifying on top, but Mark Webber came very close to securing pole position at his home race on Saturday. And with rain on the cards, and the Australian Grand Prix’s reputation for unusual results, Webber remains confident he could still emerge as the winning driver...

Qualifying analysis - Red Bull the team to beat
Posted at Formula1.com on March 27, 2010

Red Bull clinched the front row of the Melbourne grid with ease on Saturday, with Sebastian Vettel taking pole ahead of team mate - and local hero - Mark Webber. Behind the Red Bull duo, Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso, McLaren’s Jenson Button and Felipe Massa in the other Ferrari made up the top five. The big surprise, however, was Lewis Hamilton failing to make it through to Q3. We take a team-by-team look at how all the runners performed...

2010 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix Preview Part 1

For those of you interested in Formula One racing, I've compiled some articles from Formula1.com on this season's second race. The list below includes the first batch (Part 1) of posts (Through Friday - March 26, 2010) that add up to a good preview for the 2010 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on Sunday - March 28, 2010.

More entries that aren't directly related to this weekend's race in particular can be found at the F1 web site, as well as in some of Junior's 'Reading And Viewing List' posts. Since you can scan the list, then pick only the articles that strike your fancy, this may save you some time.


BMW Sauber expect ‘significant improvement’ in Australia
Posted at Formula1.com on March 19, 2010

Many pundits had tipped BMW Sauber as one of the dark horses for 2010 after their promising pace in pre-season testing. That promise failed to materialise in Bahrain with a double DNF, but having rested and regrouped the Swiss team are predicting far better things for round two in Australia...

HRT targeting race finishes in Australia
Posted at Formula1.com on March 22, 2010

With no pre-season testing, the Bahrain Grand Prix was never going to be an easy undertaking for new team HRT. But following a disappointing double DNF at Sakhir, the Spanish outfit are targeting a much more successful outing at this weekend’s Australian race...

Australia Preview - Red Bull, or Prancing Horse?
Posted at Formula1.com on March 25, 2010

After all the anticipation of the opening round of the championship in Bahrain a fortnight ago, this weekend’s second round is almost as eagerly awaited - if only to see if anyone catch match Red Bull’s fearsome speed, or unsettle Ferrari’s finishing ability...

FIA Thursday press conference - Australia
Posted at Formula1.com on March 25, 2010

Drivers: Vitaly Petrov (Renault), Bruno Senna (HRT), Jarno Trulli (Lotus) and Mark Webber (Red Bull).

Q: Bruno, how tough was Bahrain?
Bruno Senna: It was a pretty big challenge. The team arrived there with no previous preparation and everything had to be done there and we struggled a little bit. We couldn't learn from previous experience, so we had to do everything on the few laps we had and it didn't make our lives easy but the team still did a pretty amazing job to be there and get both cars on the grid...

Australia preview quotes - Lotus, Bridgestone, Virgin, Ferrari
& more
Posted at Formula1.com on March 26, 2010

After the spectacular but sparse desert setting of Bahrain, the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship heads to Australia and the bustling metropolis of Melbourne for round two. Both the city and circuit are favourites - not just with those in the stands, but also with those hard at work in the paddock and on the track...

Practice One - Kubica puts Renault on top
Posted at Formula1.com on March 26, 2010

Robert Kubica got Renault's Australian Grand Prix campaign off to a fine start with the fastest time in Friday morning's opening practice session. The Pole took his R30 round in 1m 26.927s, making him the only driver to breach the 1m 27s mark...

Practice Two - McLaren lead rain-hit session
Posted at Formula1.com on March 26, 2010

Friday afternoon’s second practice session for this weekend's Australian Grand Prix nearly only lasted half an hour, even though the clocks were running for three times that. The problem was that one of the forecast showers arrived a third of the way through, and left the track so slick that it was not until the last 10 minutes that anybody went any faster...

Friday practice - selected team and driver quotes
Posted at Formula1.com on March 26, 2010

Renault, McLaren, Mercedes and Red Bull all made an impression on the timesheets during the first day of the Australian Grand Prix weekend. The leading teams and their rivals reflect on their early progress at Melbourne...

Q&A with Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel
Posted at Formula1.com on March 26, 2010

Although his Friday didn’t quite go to plan after an off-track excursion during Practice Two, Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel is optimistic that he’ll be back amongst the frontrunners on Saturday in Melbourne. With Vettel’s team mate Mark Webber finishing the day third quickest, the odds seem good for the young German...

Lewis Hamilton Q&A: We are thrilled with our pace
Posted at Formula1.com on March 26, 2010

The rain during Friday’s Practice Two seemed to make all the difference for the fortunes of McLaren, with Lewis Hamilton topping the timesheets ahead of team mate Jenson Button in second. Although the British team are still unsure about where they stand when compared to their rivals, it’s certainly boosted Hamilton’s confidence...

FIA Friday press conference - Australia
Posted at Formula1.com on March 26, 2010

Team principals: Ross Brawn (Mercedes), Stefano Domenicali (Ferrari), Christian Horner (Red Bull) and Martin Whitmarsh (McLaren)

Q: A question for you all. Was the result in Bahrain pretty much what you expected or were there some surprises?
Martin Whitmarsh: We didn’t think we were going to be that slow. That was a surprise...

Friday analysis - all to play for in rainy Melbourne
Posted at Formula1.com on March 26, 2010

The track rubbered in quite quickly during the morning session at Melbourne’s Albert Park on Friday, but the edgy weather in the afternoon was something of a nightmare for the teams as they sought to fine tune their cars ahead of Saturday’s all-important qualifying session...