I was lucky enough to be invited to a corporate box situated on the inside of the track between turn 3 and 4.
I noticed a couple of things after watching the entire FP1 & FP2 from this vantage point. Turn 4 was quite slippery on the exit, and some cars were better at dealing with than others.
* Ferrari on the Prime Tyres were quite tail happy on the exit of Turn 4 throughout both prac sessions. On the Option tyres, the car was better, but ALO and MAS both had to take a wider entry.
* Red Bull were just planted all day on Turn 4, they were by far the best car travelling over that section.
* Mercedes looked quite good as well, but they both struggled to Apex the inside curb on the left hander on the Prime tyre.
* McLaren looked like they were smooth, but obviously the lap times are just not there for them, so, despite the car looking like it runs on rails, it obviously isn’t quick about doing it. This didn’t matter whether they were on Options or Primes
The temperature dropped quite dramatically after 5pm local time (1 hour left in FP2), and as such, I noticed that drivers were starting to make mistakes, Webber spun coming off the back straight, and a Caterham parked in front of me when he failed to complete Turn 3.
Some of this is just incidental observations, but I’m happy to share and hope that others on the forum are interested in the information.
I’ll be back at the track tomorrow, although, I doubt I will have much info to provide, as I’ll be on the pit straight.
