Both teams are aware of the significance of the series, with a place in the international top six eliminating the need for pre-qualifying for the Champions Trophy.
Finally, the fastest 10 cars will shoot it out for the top 10 places for the final 20 minutes - but with the amount of fuel with which they will start the race, with fuel being put back into the car after qualifying according to a pre-arranged formula.
Prospects are now self-qualifying themselves, and then pre-qualify prospective vendors they choose to meet with, perhaps as few as two, or even just one.
While you can generally deduct interest payments and discount points (pre-paid interest) on a qualifying home mortgage if you itemize, you may not deduct processing fees as deductible expenses.
The team's English driver Jenson Button led team-mate Rubens Barrichello to a one-two in qualifying on Saturday and is the pre-race favourite for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix.