T03 Barcelona - Day Two Review

[Mark H]

TEAM LOTUS T03 BARCELONA REVIEW - 19 / 02 / 11

 

DRIVERS: Heikki Kovalainen / Ricardo Teixeira

 

CHASSIS: T128-01

 

TOTAL LAPS: 84

 

WEATHER: Sunny - Min/Max track temp: 7˚/ 17˚

 

FASTEST LAPS: 1.26.420 (KOV lap 17) / 1.31.584 (TEI lap 22)

 

RUNPLAN

 

0900 - 0901: Run 1, Installation, 2 laps

0901 - 0921: System checks / front ride height adjustment

0921 - 0927: Run 2, 3 laps - engine mapping run

0927 - 0943: Throttle pedal adjustment / front ride height adjustment

0943 - 0949: Run 3, 3 laps

0949 - 1036: Water leak repaired / brake blanking decrease

1036 - 1044: Run 4, 5 laps

1044 - 1138: Fuel pressure issue

1138 - 1142: Run 5, 2 laps

1142 - 1219: Fuel pressure problem fixed (filter blocked)

1219 - 1228: Run 6, 5 laps

1228 - 1236: Tyre pressure adjustment

1236 - 1241: Run 7, 5 laps

1241 - 1359: Lunch

1359 - 1415: Run 8, 9 laps (Teixeira)

1415 - 1424: Add fuel / tyre change

1424 - 1439: Run 9, 9 laps (Teixeira)

1439 - 1445: Add fuel / tyre change

1445 - 1458: Run 10, 8 laps (Teixeira)

1458 - 1515: Setup change for Kovalainen race distance run

1515 - 1524: Run 11, 5 laps (Kovalainen)

1524 - 1533: Red light

1533 - 1546: Run 12, 8 laps

1546 - 1559: Tyre change

1559 - 1610: Run 13, 7 laps

1610 - 1621: Tyre pressure change

1621 - 1631: Run 14, 6 laps

1631 - 1641: Tyre change

1641 - 1652: Run 15, 7 laps

1652 End of session

 

HEIKKI KOVALAINEN: "I think the positive feeling with this car is growing even though we have had a couple more reliability issues today. They're all teething problems and we are patient while we fix them one by one. We'll get through this and put the reliability issues behind us as we have experienced people in the right positions who know how to deal with them. We still managed to complete a lot of work today and I can't wait to get back in the car."

 

RICARDO TEIXEIRA: "First I want to thank the whole team for the chance to drive again today. It was really good to be able to get some more laps done and everyone worked really hard to make me feel comfortable in and out of the car. I enjoyed myself out on track and by the third run I was able to start pushing a bit more so I think I did what I was asked to today and have taken another step forward in my development as a driver."

 

MIKE GASCOYNE, CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER: "That was a much more encouraging day today with 84 laps in total on the car. We did have a couple of minor issues with the fuel pressure and a water leak but overall it was a better day for reliability. We were able to give Ricardo his first proper run in an F1 car after he had helped us out in Valencia with our filming and he did just the job we wanted him to. He made no mistakes and consistently brought his lap times down on the medium tyre which I think all the teams have said is probably the slowest tyre we have. With Heikki we wanted to do a race distance which was slightly hindered by the water leak but overall we definitely made progress today."

 

 

 

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