11:06 Time for a reader question now, courtesy of Bhupendra Rawat, who asks: Where do you see Force India in the current pecking order? Are they a top-three team? And who is better between Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez?
EDD STRAW: “Force India will certainly be thereabouts. It has the engine of choice in the Mercedes and has shown decent, if not stellar, pace during testing. So you’d expect it to be well-placed for a big haul of points in Australia.
“As for Hulkenberg v Perez, I’d have to say Nico. He is a top-team calibre driver in a midfield team and has shown time and again how good he is. Perez had a troubled time at McLaren last year, but has ability and I suspect he will have learned a hell of a lot from his chastening experiences last season.”