Lotus Car Club of Sweden

1 Hamilton McLaren 1m24.762s
2 Massa Ferrari 1m26.867s +2.105
3 De la Rosa Sauber 1m27.825s +3.063
4 Vettel Red Bull 1m27.871s +3.109
5 Barrichello Williams 1m28.256s +3.494
6 Di Resta Force India 1m30.080s +5.318
7 Schumacher Mercedes 1m30.273s +5.511
8 Buemi Toro Rosso 1m31.555s +6.793
9 Petrov Renault 1m32.752s +7.990
10 Fauzy Lotus 1m34.396s +9.634
11 Glock Virgin 1m34.453s +9.691

15:01 Lotus reports that it's done for the day. Back in action tomorrow with Kovalainen

1 Vettel Red Bull 1m22.593s
2 Massa Ferrari 1m23.204s +0.611
3 Buemi Toro Rosso 1m23.322s +0.729
4 Hamilton McLaren 1m24.367s +1.774
5 Schumacher Mercedes 1m24.532s +1.939
6 Di Resta Force India 1m25.088s +2.495
7 Petrov Renault 1m26.321s +3.728
8 De la Rosa Sauber 1m27.825s +5.232
9 Barrichello Williams 1m28.256s +5.663
10 Sutil Force India 1m28.985s +6.392
11 Fauzy Lotus 1m31.848s +9.255
12 Glock Virgin 1m34.453s +11.860

11:50 Kovalainen has caused the third red flag of the day after going off at Turn 3

11:52 The Finn was enjoying a trouble-free eight-lap run when he lost control of his Lotus and got stuck in the gravel

11:55 The front wing is missing from the Lotus. The question is if they have a spare one

12:16 Lotus reports that it is evaluating the damage to Kovalainen's car, as work continues to retrieve the T127. It appears the front wing has been badly damaged.

1 Vettel Red Bull 1m28.746s
2 Massa Ferrari 1m28.879s +0.133
3 Rosberg Mercedes 1m28.964s +0.218
4 De la Rosa Sauber 1m29.691s +0.945
5 Barrichello Williams 1m30.326s +1.580
6 Di Resta Force India 1m30.344s +1.598
7 Petrov Renault 1m31.339s +2.593
8 Glock Virgin 1m31.557s +2.811
9 Buemi Toro Rosso 1m32.678s +3.932
10 Hamilton McLaren 1m32.934s +4.188
11 Kovalainen Lotus 1m33.554s +4.808

12:50 An apologetic Kovalainen confirms that Lotus is out of action for the rest of the day, Kovalainen: "Had a crash and damaged front wing, session over for us. S..t! My mistake, tomorrow we go again..."

silke wrote:Tycker det är lite konstigt att de inte har några frontvingar i reserv med sig. Särskilt med tanke på att Virgin ju råkade ut för precis samma sak vid förra testerna.

De skulle ju även passa på att byta motor till imorgon, för säkerhets skull. Betyder det att de har en reservmotor på plats men inte en reservvinge? Tycker att sannolikheten borde vara större för att en vinge går sönder än att de skulle skjuta en motor.

Får hoppas att de får fler varv i bilen imorgon, om man får tro väderprognosen så skall vädret bli lite bättre och stabilare imorgon så förutsättningarna borde finnas.

09:14 Lotus sounds like it's finally enjoying a bit of Spanish sun
@mylotusracing: Sun is finally shining at Jerez and we've got Robbie Williams & The Pouges on our playlist here, brilliant way to start the morning!
09:05 Lotus explains Kovalainen's problem. Looks like he should be back out shortly
@mikegascoyne: Car stopped with a clutch sensor failure. Replacing sensor and updating front wing while waiting for circuit to dry
08:47 There's no confirmation of what caused the Lotus to stop, but there are rumours that someone saw smoke coming from it
08:41 It looks like it's a mechanical problem for the Lotus this morning. The car has stopped on the approach to Turn 9
08:37 It didn't take Kovalainen long to cause a red flag today
08:36 The session has been stopped.
08:27 Lotus is one of many teams waiting for a fully dry track to finally get some meaningful running done
@mikegascoyne: Circuit open on time and clear sky overhead so circuit will be drying up. We plan to do some starts and then wait for dry conditions
08:11 Heikki Kovalainen also took the Lotus out for the first time time since crashing it yesterday. Everyone has just done an installation lap and headed back to the pits

Rickard wrote:Vill bara säga TACK tiill Nillet som håller oss uppdaterade i denna tråden, jag har helt slutat leta info på andra ställen, du sköter ju det jobbet perfekt !!!

Hatten av, får bjuda dig på en scotsk malt dryck vid något tillfälle

12:10 And Kovalainen takes the Lotus into the 27s
12:06 Kovalainen starts his run with a 28.5
12:05 The Lotus finally makes it onto the timing screen