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Lotus

  • Base: Enstone, United Kingdom
  • Team Principal(s): Eric Boullier[1]
  • Chassis: Renault R31
  • Engine: Renault RS27 -2011
  • Tyres: Pirelli

History

  • Latest Race: 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
  • Race Victories: 35
  • Pole Positions: 51
  • 2010 Position: 5th (163 points)

Team

  • Race Drivers: 9. Robert Kubica 10. Vitaly Petrov
  • Test Driver: Bruno Senna Romain Grosjean
  • Competing: Formula 1

Lotus sit out test after Kovalainen crash

Date published : 18 Feb 2010 - 20:38:00

Lotus Racing were forced to call an early halt to Thursday's test session in Jerez after Heikki Kovalainen damaged the front wing.

On his first day in the car, the former McLaren driver slid off a wet track into the gravel four hours in as rain again dominated proceedings in southern Spain.

With no spare immediately available, the Finn will now have to wait until Friday to continue putting the T127 through its paces.

Commenting on his Twitter page, Kovalainen said: "Had a crash and damaged front wing, session over for us. My mistake. Tomorrow (Friday) we go again."

It means for the remainder of the day Kovalainen will have to sit at the bottom of the timesheets, with his best lap (one minute 33.554 seconds) nearly six seconds adrift of current pacesetter Rubens Barrichello in his Williams.


Reader Comments

  • Chris Middlleton, Chelmsford, Essex (19 Feb 2010 08:20:12)
    Err come on guys that's not Kovalainen it's Joe 90 !!
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