Mark H Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Team Lotus Information Hours of sports programming CNN broadcasts each year: > 1,000 Number of DuPont employees worldwide: > 61,000 Length of Valencia circuit: 5,419 mtrs Weather Dry, overcast Min / max air temperature: 21˚ / 26˚ Min / max track temperature: 28˚ / 34˚ Fastest laps / positions FP1 KOV 19th, 1.44.136 (lap 8) / CHA 24th, n/a FP2 KOV 18th, 1.42.156 (lap 22) / TRU 19th 1.42.239 (lap 17) Total laps FP1 KOV: 18 / CHA: 2 FP2 TRU: 25 / KOV: 39 Runplan Drivers: Karun Chandhok (FP1) Jarno Trulli (FP2) Chassis: T128-01 FP1 - Karun Chandhok 1001 - 1004: Installation, 1 lap 1004 - 1036: System checks 1036 - 1043: Run 2: 1 lap - loss of 2nd gear terminates run FP2 (Jarno Trulli) 1402 - 1414: Run 1, 7 laps 1414 - 1447: Adjustments - rear ride height 1447 - 1459: Run 2, 6 laps 1459 - 1503: Adjustments - front wing flap 1503 - 1514: Run 3, 6 laps 1514 - 1520: Refuel 1520 - 1531: Run 4, 6 laps Runplan Driver: Heikki Kovalainen Chassis: T128-04 FP1 1001 - 1004: Installation, 1 lap 1004 - 1008: System checks / front wing flap change 1008 - 1010: Installation 2, 1 lap 1010 - 1044: System checks / front wing flap change 1044 - 1102: Run 3, 10 laps 1102 - 1114: Adjustments - front torsion bar / front & rear anti roll bars 1114 - 1124: Run 4, 6 laps FP2 1401 - 1411: Run 1, 6 laps 1411 - 1421: Adjustments - front wing flap 1421 - 1441: Run 2, 12 laps 1441 - 1449: Adjustments - front wing flap 1449 - 1457: Run 3, 5 laps 1457 - 1504: Adjustments - front wing flap 1504 - 1532: Run 4, 16 laps Heikki Kovalainen, Car 20 - Chassis T128-04: "A pretty straightforward day for me. The car improved throughout both sessions and having got through the whole plan on both tyres we have enough data to work on overnight to find some more speed tomorrow." Jarno Trulli, Car 21 - Chassis T128-01: "That was a good afternoon for me and thanks to the team for the job they did today. We worked on a couple of power steering options and I'm pretty pleased with what we found on the second option. We got through a decent number of laps and even though we didn't have much time to work on setup options I think we're moving in the right direction so it'll be interesting to see how we've progressed tomorrow." Thierry Salvi, Renault Sport F1 Support Leader: "From the engine perspective that was quite a good day. Karun's gearbox issue this morning limited the work we could do with him but we did complete a number of runs with Heikki using engine maps that we will be running in Silverstone which will help us understand how to maximise the cooling and fuel consumption of the engine there, on a track that isn't as hot as Valencia. That data, along with everything else we have learnt today, is going to be very useful for this weekend and the next race, so I am pleased with the work we have completed today." Mike Gascoyne, Chief Technical Officer: "A reasonable first day in Valencia. As we expected the track was very dusty early on. Unfortunately this morning Karun had a gearbox issue with second gear which cut his run in FP1 short - that was a new gearbox so we need to work with Red Bull Technology to understand how that happened and put it right. In FP2 Jarno had a trouble free afternoon and Heikki worked through his full programme for the day, however today's times do not reflect where we expect to be tomorrow so the focus for tonight is on extracting more performance from the car and pushing ahead tomorrow." Riad Asmat, Chief Executive Officer: "A solid day for us but obviously a shame for Karun that his morning was cut short. He will have more opportunities to drive in FP1s for us so he will have more chances on track, but apart from that we had a good day. This afternoon we completed decent mileage and while there's obviously more pace to come, I'm pleased with the overall performance from the whole team today." This post has been promoted to an article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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