I went for the test today too. Reached about 4pm and the cars were already zooming around. Made the biggest mistake that is not to bring my ear plugs, nearly went deaf with that superb screaming V8's. Thank God its only V8's where the engine whine is less sharper. Was practically shutting my ears thruout the 1 hour i was there.
And gosh, its been a while since i been to a F1 circuit and those engine whine is orgasmic especially at the back straights. And then when they slow down for the corners, the backfiring during downshifts and the rumble of the engine during corners as the traction control kicks in. Fantastic, simply fantastic! Those who're not going for the F1 race coz too expensive, this is the closest you get to seeing the cars in action.
There was one part when Kimi was practising his start right after the pitlane. He was nailing the throttle hard and the engine was screaming and he then he probably dump the clutch so hard that you hear a loud thump and the car accelerated away like nobody's business. And as he hits the first corner, the traction control was rumbling and then off he goes. Sweet!!