Formula One drivers have different means of preparing for the Grand Prix weekend. Japanese driver, Kamui Kobayashi, climbed into a Caterham Seven 620 R - a brutal enthusiast track car - and his first-ever drive in the iconic Seven nameplate too.

With 310bhp, a top speed of 249km/h and a century sprint acceleration of less than 2.8 seconds, the 620 R made its global debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last year and was put through its paces by Kobayashi at Silverstone, U.K.,  just before he travelled to Melbourne.