Lotus fick problem med avgassystemet, Caterham rök och de körde inte många varv.
Dagens:
Sergio Perez Force India 1:35.290 104 laps
Valtteri Bottas Williams 1:36.184 127 laps
Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1:36.432 53 laps
Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:36.624 89 laps
Adrian Sutil Sauber 1:37.700 88 laps
Kevin Magnussen McLaren 1:37.825 109 laps
Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:37.908 35 laps
Max Chilton Marussia 1:38.610 44 laps
Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 1:39.242 56 laps
Pastor Maldonado Lotus 1:40.599 31 laps
Kamui Kobayashi Caterham 1:42.285 19 laps
Göran wrote:Det ser tyvärr ut som om Lotus mer har närmat sig Caterham till den här säsongen än tvärt om......
Man skall inte dra för stora slutsatser av tester men helt klart har Renault problem. Det har framför allt visat sig hos Red Bull som inte fått ihop många varv under testerna än så länge.
Tur vi har en svenks förare som ser till att vi gärna följer F1 i år (om det nu kommer att gå dåligt för både Caterham och Lotus)...
Hmm, om dessa tidsskillnader står sig till premiärtävlingen i Australien så blir det ett märkligt race med stora fartskillnader. Det är väl bara att hoppas att fler team får koll på sina motorer och bilar.
Olle Odsell, klubbordf med numera bara två Elise; en -00 (Serie 1) och en -01 (dotter), Evora S -12, Volvo C70 -06 till hustrun, Volvo V60 till vardags, Volvo C30 för dottern och en Bürstner husbil.
ESPNF1 wrote:Lotus
Combined lap count over three tests: 238
Fastest lap at final test: Romain Grosjean - 1:39.302
Lotus is the least prepared team heading to Australia. The car was not ready for the first test in Jerez and its time in Bahrain was riddled with problems. It is hoping to learn on the job in Australia, but if it encounters similar problems to the ones it was facing each day in Bahrain then the downtime to fix them could mean it misses entire practice (or qualifying) sessions. The car has produced some promising figures in the windtunnel, but got nowhere near backing them up on track due to the reliability issues. Making the chequered flag will represent a significant victory in Melbourne.
Caterham
Combined lap count over three tests: 626
Fastest lap at final test: Marcus Ericsson - 1:38.083
Despite a number of smoky failures during pre-season testing, Caterham still notched up the most laps of any of the Renault-powered teams. But perhaps it is no coincidence that it was also among the slowest and appears to have the most generous packaging around the V6 turbo powerunit. However, the team has made clear that the CT05 seen in testing is a long way from the finished article, and if it can score points early by playing it safe it could well pay off in the constructors' standings at the end of the season.
