The final hour of free practice at Albert Park ended with the two Scuderia Toro Rosso cars in 11th and 13th places on the time sheet, with Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari respectively.
The cars ran trouble free, as the drivers and engineers fine tuned set-up prior to qualifying which starts at 5 o'clock in the afternoon local time. The Red Bull Racing duo topped the order, with Sebastian Vettel ahead of local boy Mark Webber. Next up were Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button for McLaren, with Vitaly Petrov fifth for Renault or Lotus or whatever you want to call them and Fernando Alonso completing the top six for Ferrari. If you're watching qualifying on TV, keep your eye on the rear wings and spot which drivers operate the Drag Reduction System quickest as they come out of corners onto a straight bit of track - it's fascinating.
Final preparations in Albert Park
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Final preparations in Albert Park