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Perez blames 'brake balance' issue for early qualifying exit

After a solid start to the Australian Grand Prix weekend on Friday, Saturday proved to be something of a horror show for Red Bull's Sergio Perez. He struggled with the balance of the car in final practice and locked up multiple times, with several run-offs onto the grass and gravel as a result. It was hoped that the team would be able to use the intermission before qualifying to check over the car and make any necessary changes, but that proved not to be the case. When he went out in Q1, Perez was immediately complaining about the handling of the car - and then locked up and run off onto the wet gravel at turn 3. When the car dug itself in and refused to get underway the session was red...
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