Pre-Australia analysis - drivers upbeat but undecided

None of the top drivers have any real idea what to expect as the long-awaited first official practice session of the 2013 Formula One season starts at Melbourne's Albert Park on Friday.

McLaren's Jenson Button summarised their views when he said: “We cannot draw any conclusions at all after the 12 days of pre-season testing. Last year the form from testing proved completely wrong at the first race, and though Mercedes have been very fast over one lap this year we know that it will be very different today and that they probably won't set pole position and win every race. I'm sure, for example, that Red Bull aren't really 2.5s slower, as they were in testing.”

Source: http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2013/3/14338.html

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