Re: [F1] Team Lotus

par **lotusien** Sam 12 Fév - 0:21:27

TEAM LOTUS T02 JEREZ 2011 – 11th FEBRUARY REVIEW

SPAIN JEREZ 4423m TEAM LOTUS INFORMATION
Total number of @myteamlotus Twitter followers in thecylinder heads 26,591

KMs / Time T01 – T02 810kms / 8.41hrs

T128 accumulated kms to date 992.952

GENERAL Test laps 40
Altitude (m) 40
WEATHER Dry, sunny Min/Max track temp: 11˚/ 30.6˚

FASTEST LAP 1.23.216 (lap 6)

11/02/11 Runplan
Driver: Jarno Trulli
Chassis: T128-01
0900 – 0902: Run 1, Installation lap
0901 – 0944: Cockpit adjustments / general system checks
0944 – 0950: Run 2, 3 laps
0950 – 1008: Session red flagged
1008 – 1032: Run 3, 12 laps
1032 – 1058: Rear camber change
1058 – 1116: Run 4, 12 laps
1116 – 1221: Change tyre compouds - soft to medium
1221 – 1232: Run 5, 7 laps
1216 – 1259: 2nd rear camber change
1259 – 1305: Run 6, 5 laps
1313 – 1700: Mechanical fault ends session - spare parts to rectify issue arrive from factory 11/02

JARNO TRULLI: “The morning went well for us. We managed to do a decent number of laps and put in a couple of quite long runs but then we had to stop with a mechanical issue which could not be fixed in time for me to go out again today. I would have liked to have had more running today but this is all part of testing a brand new car - we need to iron out the problems now so when the races start we have ironed out all the problems. Hopefully Heikki can put in some decent mileage over the next couple of days and really start to push the development of the car.”

DIETER GASS, SPORTING DIRECTOR: "We had a promising start to the day. We found some interesting results from the setup work we did and have continued to learn more about the Pirelli tyres and how to maximise their grip levels on the car. Overnight we were able to fix the issues we had yesterday but unfortunately we had a mechnical problem at the front of the car that we were not able to fix in time today, but the spare parts we need are arriving from the factory tonight so we will be in good shape for Heikki to get into the car tomorrow."

Ends

Encore une journée moyennement rassurante sur les perfs (11è et dernier temps) et la fiabilité : problème mécanique (non cité clairement) à l'avant en début d'après midi stoppant le roulage en attendant des pièces de rechange qui doivent arriver pour repartir demain matin. Neutral

Espérons que ce n'est qu'une exploration et un apprentissage cool de la voiture et que ça progressera bien! Et mieux vaiut avoir les problèmes maintenant qu'au 1er GP. (dixit Lapalisse mrgreen

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par **lotusien** Sam 12 Fév - 21:35:42

TEAM LOTUS T02 JEREZ 2011 – 12th FEBRUARY REVIEW

SPAIN JEREZ 4423m TEAM LOTUS INFORMATION
Temperature exhaust gases reach in cylinder headsin the >1000º

KMs / Time T01 – T02 810kms / 8.41hrs

T128 accumulated kms to date 1262.755

GENERAL Test laps 61

WEATHER Dry, sunny Min/Max track temp: 7˚/ 27˚

FASTEST LAP 1.21.711 (lap 60)

12/02/11 Runplan
Driver: Heikki Kovalainen
Chassis: T128-01

0900 – 0902: Run 1, Installation lap
0902 – 0932: General system / DRS checks
0932 – 0946: Run 2, 9 laps - baseline run
0946 – 1008: Front camber test
1008 – 1019: Run 3, 6 laps successful DRS 'race mode' test of proximity system
1019 – 1049: Baseline setup change
1049 – 1102: Run 4, 7 laps
1102 – 1108: front / rear flap adjustment
1108 – 1120: Run 5, 6 laps DRS 'race mode' test
1120 – 1134: Brake blanking
1134 – 1146: Run 6, 8 laps
1146 – 1506: Exhaust issue fixed with new parts from factory / brake disc change
1506 – 1516: Run 7, 6 laps
1512 – 1520: Flap adjustment / new tyre baseline
1520 – 1532: Run 8, 6 laps
1532 – 1553: Rear camber change
1553 – 1554: Run 9, 1 lap (session red flagged) / adjustment to water system
1554 – 1610: Red flag / brake blanking change
1610 – 1622: Run 10, 7 laps
1622 – 1642: Setup change
1642 – 1649: Run 11, 3 laps
1649 – 1650: Red flag / end of session

HEIKKI KOVALAINEN: “Today was very encouraging and I really enjoyed driving the car. I still have the same feeling that I had in Valencia - it's fundamentally a good car and there's a lot more to come from it. We managed to make very good progress today, even though we had a problem with the exhaust we still managed to get through most of the programme. The guys worked well to fix the problem, and by the end of the day we had made a number of setup changes, run through all the tyre compounds and had run on a variety of fuel loads. This morning we tried the DRS in race mode and even though I had thought the procedure to initiate it might be pretty complicated it actually all worked easily. Once you get used to it the system is pretty simple. I used it in both race and practice mode and it returns to position well so I have no problems under braking and am very happy with how it all works. By the time the day ended we finished right in the mix so we're all pretty happy with the day's work.
DIETER GASS, SPORTING DIRECTOR: "I think we are all quite pleased with how the day went. The morning and late afternoon sessions were good and even though we lost some time on track around the middle of the day with the exhaust problem we were still able to learn a lot more about the car and complete most of the programme. One of the key learnings from today is with the tyres. I think there we have a lot more work to do to really understand how to get the best out of the tyres but we have definitely taken a step forward with Pirelli today. We also tested the DRS in race conditions today and it was our first chance to try the proximity system - that worked very well and it was good to see that in action as it will be used in race scenarios."

Ends

Meilleure journée aujourd'hui avce un tout petit peu plus de tours malgré un soucis avec les échappements qui a nécessité de monter de nouvelles pièces. Passage des différents Pirelli, essais de l'aileron arrière mobile entre autres et des temps en progrès.
A suivre.

par Guest Sam 12 Fév - 21:38:25

Bon, ça a l'air d'aller ces essais. Pas super non plus, mais ça va. M'enfin ce ne sont que des essais, va savoir qui roule dans quelle configuration ... mrgreen

par **lotusien** Lun 14 Fév - 7:33:00

Dernier jour à Jerez et encore quelques petits ennuis (mais le Team Lotus n'est pas le seul à en avoir) de fuite d'eau notamment. L'équipe manque de longs runs mais progresse dans sa compréhension des pneus et de la voiture. Un temps correct à la fin mais ça ne veut pas dire grand chose pour le moment, juste à entretenir l'espoir!

TEAM LOTUS T02 JEREZ 2011 – 13th FEBRUARY REVIEW

SPAIN JEREZ 4423m TEAM LOTUS INFORMATION
Heikki Kovalainen's lowest round at Montecastillo Golf Club 84

KMs T02 – T03 1,104kms
Time T02 - T03 11.11hrs
T128 accumulated kms to date 1453.464

GENERAL Test laps 43 WEATHER Dry, cloudy / sunny Min/Max track temp: 10˚/ 21˚

FASTEST LAP 1.21.632 (lap 42)

13/02/11 Runplan
Driver: Heikki Kovalainen
Chassis: T128-01
0900 – 0902: Run 1, Installation lap
0902 – 0915: Ride height / front flap change
0915 – 0929: Run 2, 9 laps
0929 – 0940: Rear camber adjustment
0940 – 0953: Run 3, 7 laps
0953 – 1146: Replace radiator / rear camber adjustment
1146 – 1158: Run 4, 8 laps
1158 – 1306: Baseline setup change / lunch
1306 – 1316: Run 5, 6 laps
1316 – 1323: Tyre change
1323 – 1330: Run 6, 4 laps
1330 – 1513: Water leak fixed
1513 – 1522: Run 7, 5 laps
1522 – 1537: Flap adjustments
1537 – 1541: Run 8, 3 laps
1541: Session ends

HEIKKI KOVALAINEN: “The combination of a number of small issues throughout the day and different weather conditions than the last three days meant we had a bit of a disrupted day but we did manage to take another step forward with the setup options and that lap at the end proves there is good pace in the car. We spent quite a lot of time looking at how to find the best balance settings with the tyres and it looks like we keep moving forward in that area. It's a little unfortunate that we had a stop / start day but this is what testing is about. We have a few days now to work on ironing out the issues and look to Barcelona to start working on long runs so I leave Jerez in a positive frame of mind and am already looking to get back in the car next week."

DIETER GASS, SPORTING DIRECTOR: "Firstly I think we're all pleased to see Heikki put in such a good lap at the end of the day in tricky weather conditions - both he and Jarno have performed really well over the last couple of days and I want to thank them both for their efforts. Today was affected by a few issues on the car and the obvious change in the weather but the team has worked extremely hard over the whole test to give both Jarno and Heikki a chance to show what the car can do and our thanks go to them and everyone back in the factory for working so hard. Even with these problems the car does look quick and we have a very good platform to work on in Barcelona and at the final test in Bahrain."

par **lotusien** Ven 18 Fév - 20:37:59

Encore quelques soucis de fiabilité (lubrification de la boîte) pour empécher de faire tout le programme et notamment le long run l'après midi. Ceci dit le Team lotus n'est pas le seul à avoir des problèmes de fiabilité...
Le travail de fond continue néanmoins avec une matinée productive.
A suivre demain.

TEAM LOTUS T03 BARCELONA REVIEW - 18 / 02 / 11

SPAIN BARCELONA 4655m TEAM LOTUS INFORMATION
Total Dell Equalogic Storage trackside computing capacity 8.5TB

T02 – T03 KMs 895kms
T02 - T03 Time 11hrs 11mins
T128 accumulated kms to date 1518.780

Altitude (m) 121 WEATHER Grey, cloudy / sunny Min/Max track temp: 6˚/ 25˚

GENERAL Test laps 54
FASTEST LAP 1.30.065 (lap 37)

Track description
Lateral track with high percentage of high speed corners
Slow-speed traction important through S3
Medium brake energy
Bumps at entry to T9 & braking into T10
Grip level changes depend on conditions (rubbering-in, track temp & wind)
1st gear not used on track
Drivers prefer to do T9 without downshifting
Circuit peculiarity
Medium bumpiness
Low overtaking chance
Smooth / medium kerbs
Aero settings - high
Brake wear severity - medium
Brake cooling necessity - medium
Track grip evolution over test - high

18/02/11 Runplan
Driver: Heikki Kovalainen
Chassis: T128-01
0900 – 0901: Run 1, Installation lap (track has standing water in places)
0901 – 0930: Front and rear brake blanking reduced / brake balance changed
0930 – 0943: Run 2, 7 laps (pit launch on lap 7)
0943 – 0957: Front wing flap change
0957 – 1011: Run 3, 7 laps
1011 – 1024: Tyre change - circuit drying
1024 – 1036: Run 4, 6 laps
1036 – 1158: Water leak fixed, front wing flap adjustment, front & rear brake blanking reduced
1158 – 1210: Run 5, 6 laps
1210 – 1223: Front wing flap reduced
1223 – 1223: Run 6, 1 lap launch
1223 – 1236: Revised engine map
1236 – 1243: Run 7, 6 laps
1243 – 1403: Lunch / flap adjustment / new tyre baseline
1403 – 1415: Run 8, 9 laps
1415 – 1438: Baseline setup changed to medium
1438 – 1451: Run 9, 6 laps
1451 – 1513: Setup change for race simulation tests
1513 – 1524: Run 10, 5 laps
1513 – 1524: Gearbox lubrication problem ends sessioness

HEIKKI KOVALAINEN: “It was good to start the day with some runs on the intermediates in proper damp conditions. There wasn't a lot of standing water on the track but it was pretty damp all round - we needed to try out the inters in these conditions so we've now amassed some very useful data on those. After that we wanted to do a race distance but the gearbox problem meant we couldn't complete that part of the plan. Despite this I'm still finding that the car has good balance and is basically a decent package - we'll sort out the problems and tomorrow we'll try the race distance again and see where we are after that."

MIKE GASCOYNE, CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER: "It was a reasonably productive day although we had to stop slightly earlier than planned due to a gearbox lubrication issue. This morning we were able to run on the inters on a damp track for the first time and we have obtained some useful data from those runs. We worked through the rest of the compound choices throughout the day on high fuel loads which is helping us learn more about how to maximise the performance of the Pirellis with the car."

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par Invité Sam 19 Fév - 10:04:52

Encore 30 tours pour Teixeira et rien pour Chandhok Mad

http://motorsport.nextgen-auto.com/Teixeira-de-nouveau-en-essais-chez-Team-Lotus.html

par Guest Sam 19 Fév - 10:32:12

par **lotusien** Sam 19 Fév - 11:39:30

J'avoue que je ne comprends pas la politique du team pour le 3ème pilote, parce que, bon, Teixeira...

par Guest Sam 19 Fév - 12:00:57

à la limite, pour aller faire un roadshow en Angola ou à Tombouctou, ça va, il peut.

par **lotusien** Sam 19 Fév - 22:04:59

En dehors du roulage de Teixeira dont j'ai du mal à évaluer l'apport Razz

, encore quelques petits soucis de fiabilité mais pas mal de tours couverts quand même avec du travail sur les réglages moteur entre autres et surtout les pneus et les réglages correspondants.

TEAM LOTUS T03 BARCELONA REVIEW - 19 / 02 / 11

SPAIN BARCELONA 4655m TEAM LOTUS INFORMATION
Total number of @myteamlotus Twitter followers 27,306
T02 – T03 KMs 895kms
T02 - T03 Time 11hrs 11mins

T128 accumulated kms to date 2095.854

GENERAL Test laps 84
WEATHER Sunny Min/Max track temp: 7˚/ 17˚

FASTEST LAP 1.26.420 (KOV lap 17)
1.31.584 (TEI lap 22)

19/02/11 Runplan
Drivers: Heikki Kovalainen & Ricardo Teixeira
Chassis: T128-01
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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par Guest Sam 19 Fév - 22:39:43

Teixeira il apporte Sonangol, ça doit être tout mrgreen

D'ailleurs les km qu'il fait là, ça doit être pour avoir la superlicence. Avec ça, il fera un vendredi matin. Et là, ça va fait le buzz (ou pas) : Ricardo Teixeira premier pilote angolais de l'histoire de la F1, premier africain depuis un bail, blablabla.

par **lotusien** Dim 20 Fév - 22:03:34

Toujours des soucis de fiabilité et encore une fuite d'eau qui ont empéché la T128 de beaucoup rouler aujourd'hui. Neutral

C'est un tube d'eau qui a du être changé mais remplacé par une pièce déjà réparée faute de pièce neuve. C'est un peu le problème de tous les teams qui n'ont pas encore eu le temps de fabriquer toutes les pièces de rechange. Là un tube neuf va arriver d'Angleterre pour demain.
Malgré le peu de roulage le programme a permis de progresser un peu et Jarno a réalisé un temps très correct l'après midi.
J'ai un peu peur quand même que le team manque de roulage et que l'exploitation de la voiture et des pneus ne soit pas au top pour le premier GP.

TEAM LOTUS T03 BARCELONA REVIEW - 20 / 02 / 11
SPAIN BARCELONA 4655m TEAM LOTUS INFORMATION

Total length of electrical cables used at T03 more than 6KMs

T128 accumulated kms to date 2319.294

WEATHER Rain / clouds / sun Min/Max track temp: 8˚/ 17˚

GENERAL Test laps 48

FASTEST LAP 1.25.454 (lap 45)

20/02/11 Runplan
Driver: Jarno Trulli
Chassis: T128-01

0900 – 0901: Run 1, Installation, 2 laps
0901 – 0913: System checks / front wing adjustment / F & R brake blanking change
0913 – 0932: Run 2, 10 laps - long run setup / full wets
0932 – 0938: Brake blanking adjustment
0938 – 0945: Run 3, 3 laps (red flag)
0945 – 0950: Red flag / switch to inters
0950 – 1009: Run 4, 8 laps
1009 – 1245: Water leak fixed / F & R brake blanking change
1245 – 1251: Run 5, 3 laps
1251 – 1400: Lunch / baseline setup change / dry tyres
1400 – 1408: Run 6, 5 laps
1408 – 1614: Water leak fixed
1614 – 1624: Run 7, 6 laps
1624 – 1633: Front wing flap increase / rear brake blanking change
1633 – 1638: Run 8, 5 laps
1638 – 1647: Rear setup adjustment
1647 – 1655: Run 9, 6 laps
1655 End of session

JARNO TRULLI: “Despite some mechanical gremlins which cut short my running time today we managed to collect some good data and overall I have a good feeling about the car. It’s good to see that without doing many miles, and it being my first day in the car today on the new tyres in Barcelona, I managed to do some consistently good lap times throughout the end of the afternoon session. This morning we were running on wet and intermediate tyres and evaluating them, and working on some setup changes. All in all it’s been a very positive day and it’s great to see we’re getting closer to the top. It gives me a lot of confidence and gives the whole team encouragement to keep pushing forward. Tomorrow we want to carry out more setup evaluation as today I didn’t run that much and didn’t get the chance to explore the car as I would have liked. We had a number of small problems which eventually we solved but I want to get some more mileage done as there is definitely more potential to come from the car."

MIKE GASCOYNE, CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER: "A slightly frustrating day as our running was limited by a problem with a cracking water pipe this afternoon. We knew about the problem but did not have spare parts for it so we had to use parts repaired at the circuit. The team did a good job today to make sure Jarno could get more laps done in the dry conditions and he was fairly happy with the car by the end of the day. We also managed to do a reasonable amount of running in the wet so although it was one of those quite tough days we managed to make fairly decent progress and with new parts available tomorrow we will look to complete some more significant mileage."

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par **lotusien** Lun 21 Fév - 22:40:16

Bon, dernière journée écourtée, à priori par une défaillance de la T128 qui a expédié Jarno dans les pneus et le mur. Crying or Very sad

Et pas toutes les pièces pour réparer.

Je crains que la T128 manque pas mal de mise au point avant le premier GP car elle n'a pas énormément roulé. Le point positif est que ces ennuis de fiabilité pourront être réglés mais la compréhension des pneus et de la voiture sera inférieure à celle de la plupart des autres équipes (je ne parle pas de HRT...

).
Autre "avantage" quand même, c'est que l'absence de KERS évite les problèmes et l'apprentissage de cet équipement qui a causé pas mal de soucis à beaucoup d'équipes.
En espérant que d'ici les prochains tests de Barcelone tout soit réglé pour faire des km là bas!

TEAM LOTUS T03 BARCELONA REVIEW - 21 / 02 / 11
SPAIN BARCELONA 4655m TEAM LOTUS INFORMATION

Food consumed by Team Lotus at T03
Pasta: 25kg
Meat: 100kg
Baguettes: 150
Tomatoes: 10kg
Baked beans: 4kg
mrgreen

T128 accumulated kms to date 2403.084

WEATHER Sun Min/Max track temp: 7˚/ 12˚

GENERAL Test laps 18FASTEST LAP 1.29.992 (lap 4)

21/02/11 Runplan
Driver: Jarno Trulli
Chassis: T128-01

0900 – 0901: Run 1, Installation, 1 lap
0901 – 0931: System checks / Changes: ride height / front wing / brake balance /
0931 – 0941: Run 2, 6 laps
0941 – 0951: Front wing flap adjustment
0951 – 1001: Run 3, 6 laps
1001 – 1009: Setup change
1009 – 1016: Run 4, 4 laps
1016 – 1018: Run 5, 1 lap / accident at T9 (Campsa)
1655 End of session

JARNO TRULLI: “It's obviously disappointing to have the test cut short like this but these things happen in motor racing. We started the day well and until the accident happened I had picked up where I left off yesterday - the car has good balance, pace we can build on and has the potential to help us take the fight to the midfield, so I'm leaving here feeling confident about the season ahead and am looking forward to the next test, wherever that will be."

MIKE GASCOYNE, CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER: "Unfortunately the day was cut short due to the accident Jarno suffered this morning at turn 9. It was not his fault - it was caused by a car failure and we were missing a part we needed to put the car back together which meant we had to cut day four short. Despite this I still think there are a great deal of positives to take from the test in terms of the pace of the car and the fact that we are on top of the reliability issues. With that in mind we leave here with work to do but still on target for where we want to be. We will wait to see where the next test will be held and with the time we now have back at the factory we will be working hard to make sure we run through our complete programme at that test."

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par **lotusien** Mar 1 Mar - 22:00:05

Le Team Air Asia fournisseur de pilote pour le Team Lotus : ce sera le cas avec le roulage de Valsecchi dans la T128 3 heures à Barcelone.

Plus de nouvelles de Chandock, ça me semble compromis, son exigence de rouler au GP d'Inde était un peu too much certainement.

par Invité Mer 2 Mar - 21:10:06

Apparemment, Teixeira va encore rouler à Barcelone.

par **lotusien** Mer 2 Mar - 21:54:25

SUTIL80 a écrit:Apparemment, Teixeira va encore rouler à Barcelone.

A part des sponsors, il a quoi ce cher Teixeira?

par Invité Mer 2 Mar - 22:08:16

Sinon, ça se confirme, Valsecchi devrait rouler le vendredi matin en Australie et Malaisie.

Selon le site italien (omnicorse.it), Valsecchi roulerait une matinée avant de céder sa place à Teixeira l'après midi.

par **lotusien** Mer 9 Mar - 6:48:56

Première journée de cette reprise pas trop mal mais encore perturbée par un petit souci mécanique l'après midi qui a fait perdre 1h et demi. 81 tours couverts quand même. Valsecchi a bien roulé le matin. Razia s'en est aussi pas mal sorti l'après midi en progressant mais avec moins de roulage.

TEAM LOTUS T04 BARCELONA REVIEW - 8 / 03 / 11
SPAIN BARCELONA 4655m TEAM LOTUS INFORMATION
Total number of Pirelli tyres produced for 2011 F1 season 50,000

Total number of Team Lotus Facebook fans (as of 8 / 03 / 2011) 85,355

T128 accumulated kms to date 2780.139

WEATHER Grey, cloudy (am) Sun (pm) Min/Max track temp: 11˚/ 20˚

GENERAL Test laps 81
FASTEST LAP
VALSECCHI: 1.25.406 (lap 45)

RAZIA: 1.26.723 (lap 73)

8 / 03 / 11 Runplan
Drivers: Davide Valsecchi (am) Luiz Razia (pm)

Chassis: T128-01 VALSECCHI

0902 – 0907: Run 1, Installation, 2 laps
0907 – 0941: System checks / Changes: brake blanking / front wing flap
0941 – 0956: Run 2, 7 laps
0956 – 1011: Change brake balance / brake blanking
1011 – 1028: Run 3, 10 laps
1028 – 1043: Cockpit adjustments
1043 – 1058: Run 4, 9 laps
1058 – 1133: Front wing adjustment
1133 – 1149: Run 5, 9 laps
1149 – 1210: Setup change
1210 – 1223: Run 6, 8 laps
1223 – 1233: Setup change
1233 – 1245: Run 7, 7 laps
1246: Off at T11 / T12 (no damage)

LUNCH: Setup change for Luiz Razia

RAZIA

1429 – 1445: Run 8, 8 laps
1445 – 1616: Mechanical issue solved
1616 – 1635: Run 9, 12 laps
1635 – 1644: Setup change
1644 – 1658: Run 10, 9 laps
End of session

DAVIDE VALSECCHI: “First I want to thank Team Lotus for the opportunity to drive the car today. It was a great experience and one I want to build on with the team. To begin with it was obviously all new to me - new seat, more power, better brakes, the whole package, but by the end of the morning I was much more confident in the car and had the chance to push. By the time the morning session ended I think the team were pretty happy with how I performed so I can't really ask for more than that. It's definitely been a good day."

LUIZ RAZIA: "It was really good to get back into an F1 car and pretty much from the first laps I could feel that this car is a step forward from what I have driven before. Despite the delay this afternoon while the car was being fixed I'm pleased with how I performed. I know that with more running my times would have come down but today wasn't about setting fastest laps - it was about learning how to work with the team to the agreed plan and give feedback that helps the car and the team continue to develop."

MIKE GASCOYNE, CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER: "A pretty good first day of this fourth test. We managed to run through our whole programme with the two drivers and they both did an excellent job. Apart from one small spin for Davide at the end of his session neither of them made any mistakes and Luiz performed very well, despite his time in the car being slightly cut short due to a minor mechanical issue. I'm sure that he would have improved even further with more running and after having completed our plans for the day I want to thank both drivers for the work they have done in the car today."

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par **nono20** Mer 9 Mar - 17:09:13

98 Tours aujourd'hui pour Jarno, ca semble fiable, c'est bien

par **lotusien** Mer 9 Mar - 18:28:45

nono20 a écrit:98 Tours aujourd'hui pour Jarno, ca semble fiable, c'est bien

Oui, pas mal. Entre hier et aujourd'hui l'équipe a pu faire pas mal de tours avec de longs runs et progresser dans la recherche des réglages optimisant l'usure des différents pneus, acquérir pas mal de données et mieux comprendre le fonctionnment de la voiture et des pneus.
A suivre.

TEAM LOTUS T04 BARCELONA REVIEW - 09 / 03 / 11

SPAIN BARCELONA 4655m TEAM LOTUS INFORMATION
Total number of customers Dell connects with every day worldwide 5.4 million

Total number of @myteamlotus Twitter followers(as of 09 / 03 / 2011) 28,391

T128 accumulated kms to date 3227.019
WEATHER Grey, cloudy (am) Sunny (pm) Min/Max track temp: 9˚/ 21˚

GENERAL Test laps 98 FASTEST LAP 1.26.090 (lap 79)

09 / 03 / 11 Runplan
Driver: Jarno Trulli
Chassis: T128-01

0900 – 0903: Run 1, Installation, 2 laps (constant speed aero test lap 2)
0903 – 0948: System checks / Changes: brake blanking & balance / front wing / ride height
0948 – 0954: Run 2, 3 laps
0954 – 1005: PAS adjustment
1005 – 1020: Run 3, 8 laps
1020 – 1043: Front wing / ride height adjustments
1043 – 1055: Run 4, 7 laps
1055 – 1153: Power steering change
1153 – 1203: Run 5, 6 laps
1203 – 1213: Setup change
1213 – 1228: Run 6, 8 laps - pitstop practice
1228 – 1236: Setup change for pitstop practice
1236 – 1241: Run 7, 2 laps - pitstop practice
1241 – 1435: Lunch - baseline setup change
1435 – 1501: Run 8, 17 laps - tyre degradation test
1501 – 1520: Camber change
1520 – 1545: Run 9, 16 laps
1545 – 1600: Camber change
1600 – 1607: Run 10, 4 laps
1607 – 1610: Fuel change
1610 – 1617: Run 11, 4 laps
1617 – 1624: Fuel change
1624 – 1643: Run 12, 12 laps
1643 – 1648: Front wing change
1648 – 1658: Run 13, 6 laps

End of session

JARNO TRULLI: “We're pretty happy with how the day went - completing 98 laps gave us a chance to work through a number of setup options and we collected a lot of useful data on the tyre degradation. They're behaving pretty much how we expected them to and the changes we made to the car gave us the results we wanted so we'll look through all the information we've gathered and see if we can take another step forward tomorrow."

MIKE GASCOYNE, CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER: "Today was a very good day for us, much more productive than a couple of the days we have had in testing so far. It is good to complete 98 laps with no real problems on the car. We concentrated on long runs, looking at tyre degradation and setup options, and the pitcrew worked through a number of pitstop practices in advance of the first race so we ran through the entire plan and everyone is happy with the work that has been done today."

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par **nono20** Jeu 10 Mar - 10:55:31

Jarno fait 6 tours et change de boite, ils pouvaient pas la changer cette nuit?Plutôt que de perdre du temps en piste!!!

par **titou03** Jeu 10 Mar - 14:17:23

nono20 a écrit:Jarno fait 6 tours et change de boite, ils pouvaient pas la changer cette nuit?Plutôt que de perdre du temps en piste!!!

Peut être que la boite a explosé après 6 tours

et qu'elle n'était pas en "fin de vie"

par **lotusien** Jeu 10 Mar - 18:40:21

Problème de boîte ce matin pour Jarno. La boîte avait été changée pendant la nuit, c'est la nouvelle boîte qui a laché au bout de 6 tours (problème de fabrication ou d emontage?).
Du coup la matinée a été perdue mais Kova a bien roulé l'après midi et a signé un temps pas mal.

A noter que c'est le 2ème châssis T128 qui tourne, le 03 a rempacé le 01.

TEAM LOTUS T04 BARCELONA REVIEW - 10 / 03 / 11
SPAIN BARCELONA 4655m TEAM LOTUS INFORMATION

Percentage of Fortune 500 companies working with Dell 98%

Number of Formula One victories in Pirelli's history 44

T128 accumulated kms to date 3441.149
WEATHER Sunny Min/Max track temp: 10˚/ 26˚

GENERAL Test laps 46
FASTEST LAP
Jarno Trulli - 1.34.490 (lap 5)
Heikki Kovalainen - 1.23.990 (lap 23)

10 / 03 / 11 Runplan
Drivers: Jarno Trulli (am) Heikki Kovalainen (pm)
Chassis: T128-03
0900 – 0902: Run 1, Installation, 1 lap
0902 – 0927: System checks / Brake blanking decrease
0927 – 0936: Run 2, 5 laps
0936 – 1514: Gearbox pressure issue - new gearbox fitted / water leak fixed
1514 – 1524: Run 3, 6 laps
1524 – 1527: Front wing / brake blanking change
1527 – 1538: Run 4, 6 laps
1538 – 1541: Tyre pressure change
1541 – 1546: Run 5, 3 laps
1546 – 1601: Front ride height change
1601 – 1606: Run 6, 3 laps
1606 – 1615: Setup change for long run
1615 – 1633: Run 7, 11 laps - front wing change / brake blanking change
1633 – 1642: red flag - Barrichello
1642 – 1643: Run 8, 1 lap - red flag
1643 – 1700: Run 9, 10 laps

End of session

JARNO TRULLI: “Obviously it's a bit frustrating that the gearbox issue cut short my time on track this morning, but we've now got some time back in the factory to fix the problems so I'm looking forward to heading to Australia and begin the fight with the midfield teams."

HEIKKI KOVALAINEN: "That was a pretty good afternoon for me. Jarno had some problems this morning with one of those things that's hard to predict but the team managed to get it sorted for the afternoon and we were able to work through the whole plan. I can feel it coming together well - we'll sort out the reliability and I think we are just where we want to be.

MIKE GASCOYNE, CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER: "A difficult morning for Jarno with the gearbox change. We had put a new 'box on overnight but saw a problem with it this morning so had to change it during the session. Unfortunately a water leak then meant that Jarno was not able to complete any real running, but this afternoon we made some real progress with Heikki. He was able to work through a program on the tyre options and the blown diffuser so after a tricky morning it was a very positive end to the day."

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par **lotusien** Ven 11 Mar - 19:50:32

Team Lotus annonce trois pilotes d’essais et de réserve
Une équipe bien garnie !
vendredi 11 mars 2011 - 18h24, par Olivier Ferret

Team Lotus n’a pas fait aussi bien que Lotus Renault GP mais elle s’en approche avec trois pilotes d’essais et de réserve confirmés ce soir par l’équipe de Tony Fernandes.

Luiz Razia et Davide Valsecchi ont été officiellement intronisés, mais ils avaient déjà été plus ou moins confirmés à ce poste puisque l’équipe anglais avait annoncé il y a plusieurs semaines déjà que ce sont les pilotes de l’équipe sœur AirAsia en GP2 qui officieraient en réserve chez Team Lotus.

Le troisième homme n’est pas une surprise, il s’agit de Ricardo Teixeira, le Portugais d’origine angolaise qui a déjà testé par deux fois la voiture cet hiver, une fois lors des essais privés et une autre lors d’une journée de tournage promotionnel.

Cette annonce semble mettre fin aux espoirs de Karun Chandhok de rejoindre toute la troupe de Tony Fernandes.

Ce que l'on peut préciser c'est que Razia est le 3ème pilote, Valsecchi pilote d'essai (tous les 2 rouleront plusieurs vendredi de GP) et que Teixeira est 2ème pilote d'essai.

par **lotusien** Ven 11 Mar - 20:14:12

Bonne journée avec de nombreux tours effectués (138!) par Kova et beaucoup de data. Le matin un test en conditions "perfos" et le roulage dans le traffic avec l'aileron AR en conditions course.
L'après midi, longs runs d'une vingtaine de tours en pneus durs et grosse charge d'essence. Le rythme est plutôt réguliers sauf en toute fin de run.
La T128 avait un nouvel aileron avant qui a donné satisfaction.
Gascoyne annonce d'autres évolutions à l'avant de la voiture pour Melbourne. Very Happy

TEAM LOTUS T04 BARCELONA REVIEW - 11 / 03 / 11
SPAIN BARCELONA 4655m TEAM LOTUS INFORMATION
Total weight of Dell computer equipment recycled for free to date 275 million lbs

Volume of CNN online archive storage 12 petabytes

T128 accumulated kms to date 4083.539
WEATHER Sunny Min/Max track temp: 10˚/ 26˚

GENERAL Test laps 138
FASTEST LAP Heikki Kovalainen - 1.23.437 (lap 36)

11 / 03 / 11 Runplan
Driver: Heikki Kovalainen
Chassis: T128-03

0900 – 0902: Run 1, Installation, 1 lap
0902 – 0919: System checks
0919 – 0936: Run 2, 12 laps
0936 – 0951: Front ride height / brake blanking change
0951 – 1004: Run 3, 8 laps
1004 – 1057: Front wing change
1057 – 1107: Run 4, 6 laps
1107 – 1116: Front wing flap change
1116 – 1125: Run 5, 7 laps
1125 – 1131: Performance run setup adjustment
1131 – 1136: Run 6, 3 laps
1136 – 1140: Tyre change
1140 – 1145: Run 7, 4 laps
1145 – 1154: Setup change for DRS race mode test
1154 – 1214: Run 8, 12 laps - DRS race mode test
1214 – 1226: Tyre change
1226 – 1246: Run 9, 13 laps
1246 – 1253: Tyre presure adjustment
1253 – 1300: Run 10, 5 laps
1300 – 1422: Lunch - long run setup change
1422 – 1431: Run 11, 6 laps
1431 – 1438: Ride height and front wing flap change
1438 – 1513: Run 12, 22 laps
1513 – 1520: Refuel
1520 – 1548: Run 13, 18 laps
1548 – 1625: Setup change
1625 – 1700: Run 14, 21 laps

End of session

HEIKKI KOVALAINEN: "That is obviously a fantastic end to the tests. Everyone in the team has put in a lot of hard work and days like today are the reward. Completing a double-race distance has given us the chance to make a lot of progress on track and we have accumulated a huge amount of data that will be very helpful in Australia, Malaysia and China. I'm not only pleased with the mileage we've done today, i'm also pleased with the pace we've shown. It's too early to make predictions but I think we'll go to Melbourne and have a good chance to taking the step forward we want to. A good day!"

MIKE GASCOYNE, CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER: "An excellent last day of the test, and a very good way to finish the four pre-season tests. We completed our full programme today, worked through a lot of set-up options and also completed two race distance runs which is very satisfying. To have finished with a double-race distance is a great effort from the team who have worked extremely hard. It is clear that compared to this time last year we have made a huge step forward so this a great way to finish and now we can look forward to the action in Melbourne."

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