Driver: Heikki Kovalainen / Chassis: T128-01
Weather: Grey, cloudy (am) / sunny (pm)
Min/Max track temp: 6˚/ 25˚
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
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, FW flap adj, F/R 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."
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."
0900 - 0901: Run 1, Installation, 2 laps
0901 - 0913: System checks / FW 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 dayas 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."
T03 Barcelona - Day Four Review
TEAM LOTUS T03 BARCELONA REVIEW - 21 / 02 / 11
Driver: Jarno Trulli / Chassis: T128-01
Fastest lap: 1.29.992 (lap 4)
Runplan
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)
1018                End of session due to accident
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."
DRIVERS: Davide Valsecchi (am) / Luiz Razia (pm)
TOTAL LAPS: 81
FASTEST LAPS: Valsecchi - 1.25.406 (lap 45) / Razia - 1.26.723(lap
73)
CHASSIS: T128-01
VALSECCHI
0902 - 0907: Run 1, Installation, 2 laps
0907 - 0941: System checks / Changes: brakeblanking / front wing
flap
0941 - 0956: Run 2, 7 laps
0956 - 1011: Change brake balance / brakeblanking
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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Driver: Jarno Trulli
Chassis: T128-01
Total laps: 98
Fastest lap: 1.26.090(lap 79)
0900 - 0903: Run 1, Installation, 2 laps(constant speed aero test lap 2)
0903 - 0948: System checks / Changes: brakeblanking & 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 heightadjustments
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 - pitstoppractice
1228 - 1236: Setup change for pitstoppractice
1236 - 1241: Run 7, 2 laps - pitstoppractice
1241 - 1435: Lunch - baseline setup change
1435 - 1501: Run 8, 17 laps - tyre degradationtest
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 setupoptions
and we collected a lot of useful data on the tyredegradation.
They're behaving pretty much how we expected them to and thechanges
we made to the car gave us the results we wanted so we'lllook
through all the information we've gathered and see if we cantake
another step forward tomorrow."
MIKE GASCOYNE, CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER: "Today was a very goodday
for us, much more productive than a couple of the days we have hadin
testing so far. It is good to complete 98 laps with no realproblems
on the car. We concentrated on long runs, looking at tyredegradation
and setup options, and the pitcrew worked through a number ofpitstop
practices in advance of the first race so we ran through theentire
plan and everyone is happy with the work that has been donetoday."
Drivers: Jarno Trulli (am) / Heikki Kovalainen (pm)
Total laps: 46 (Trulli 6 / Kovalainen 40)
Fastest laps: Jarno Trulli - 1.34.490 (lap 5) / Heikki Kovalainen -1.23.990 (lap 23)
Chassis: T128-03
0900 - 0902: Run 1, Installation, 1 lap
0902 - 0927: System checks / Brake blankingdecrease
0927 - 0936: Run 2, 5 laps
0936 - 1514: Gearbox pressure issue - new gearboxfitted / water leak fixed
1514 - 1524: Run 3, 6 laps
1524 - 1527: Front wing / brake blankingchange
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 gearboxissue cut short my time on track this morning, but we've now gotsome time back in the factory to fix the problems so I'm lookingforward to heading to Australia and begin the fight with themidfield teams."
HEIKKI KOVALAINEN: "That was a pretty good afternoon for me.Jarno had some problems this morning with one of those thingsthat's hard to predict but the team managed to get it sorted forthe afternoon and we were able to work through the whole plan. Ican feel it coming together well - we'll sort out the reliabilityand I think we are just where we want to be.
MIKE GASCOYNE, CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER: "A difficult morning forJarno with the gearbox change. We had put a new 'box on overnightbut saw a problem with it this morning so had to change it duringthe session. Unfortunately a water leak then meant that Jarno wasnot able to complete any real running, but this afternoon we madesome real progress with Heikki. He was able to work through aprogram on the tyre options and the blown diffuser so after atricky morning it was a very positive end to the day."
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