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Romain Grosjean says he is encouraged by Lotus's E23 Hybrid after he sampled the car for the first time on the final day of the Jerez test. Grosjean posted the sixth quickest time and accrued 53 laps before the power unit shut down, forcing the Frenchman to abandon running for the rest of the day. But despite his truncated day the Frenchman was upbeat over Lotus' package. "My first impressions of the E23 Hybrid are good," he said. "Both the power unit and the chassis […]
World Champion Lewis Hamilton hailed Mercedes' progress across the first pre-season test at Jerez. Hamilton set the third fastest time at Jerez and racked up 116 laps, bringing Mercedes' total for the four day test to over 516, more than any other squad. "It's been pretty amazing this week to see how reliable the car has been and how much mileage we've covered," said Hamilton, who recovered from a spin in the morning. "The team here at the track and back at the factories is […]
Kimi Räikkönen ensured that Ferrari ended the Jerez test on top after he set the fastest time of the week on the final day at the Spanish venue. Räikkönen posted a time of 1:20.841 on the Soft tyres with 90 minutes remaining to narrowly eclipse the time set by team-mate Sebastian Vettel on Monday. Sauber ensured that its bright start continued as Marcus Ericsson placed second, 1.1s down on Räikkönen. Ericsson did, however, cause the session to be halted when he stopped on track with […]
Toro Rosso youngster Carlos Sainz says he was encouraged by the number of laps the squad was able to complete on the third day of testing at Jerez. Sainz lapped Jerez 137 times - only Mercedes' Nico Rosberg managed more - and posted the sixth quickest time in the STR10. "It’s been a really nice day for me and I enjoyed what I consider my first real day of Formula 1 testing," he said. "Hitting a target of 137 laps was quite an achievement. The […]
Daniel Ricciardo says he is encouraged by Red Bull's RB11 despite suffering from mechanical gremlins on the third day of testing at Jerez. Ricciardo completed 48 laps, over 100 fewer than Nico Rosberg, on his way to the seventh quickest time at the Spanish testing venue. Red Bull detected an issue with the power unit in the RB11, forcing them to change it before Ricciardo was able to return to the track. "Although we were limited with running today, we got some long runs together […]
Sauber rookie Felipe Nasr topped the times for the Swiss squad on the third day of the first pre-season test at Jerez on Tuesday. Nasr recovered from a wild moment in the morning in which he beached his car at Turn 9 to set the pace with a lap time of 1:21.545. Kimi Räikkönen, piloting the Ferrari SF15-T for the first time, ended the day second fastest, with Nico Rosberg third for Mercedes. Rosberg again ensured Mercedes topped the mileage charts with 151 laps, despite […]
Jenson Button says he is sure that McLaren will get on top of its problems after the squad suffered a second troublesome day at Jerez. Button was able to complete only six laps, to add to the six laps that Fernando Alonso completed in the Honda-powered MP4-30 on Sunday. "We expected this test to be tricky - and the next two days probably won’t be plain sailing, either," said the Briton. "But people have short memories . Look at last winter - the first test […]
Sebastian Vettel reckons Ferrari has a 'good basis' to work from after he topped the second day of testing at Jerez. Vettel, who also topped the times on Sunday, ended the day with a time of 1:20.984 and racked up 89 laps at the Spanish venue. "It’s too soon to give a verdict on the true level of this car, especially as we can’t make a comparison with the other teams, who can be running different programmes," said Vettel after his second day in the […]
Pastor Maldonado says he is optimistic over Lotus' potential after he enjoyed his first day of running in the squad's new E23 Hybrid. Maldonado endured a difficult 2014 campaign as he scored just two points but after being unable to hit the circuit on Sunday, he gave the car its public debut on Monday morning at Jerez. Maldonado racked up 41 laps to set the sixth quickest time before a drive train issue truncated his running. "It was fantastic to get behind the wheel for […]
An encouraged Lewis Hamilton has compared Mercedes' new W06 Hybrid to its title-winning predecessor, the W05 Hybrid. World Champion Hamilton enjoyed his first day of pre-season testing at Jerez on Monday and posted the fourth best time, completing 91 laps despite a water leak forcing him onto the sidelines prematurely. "That was a satisfying day," he said. "We did a lot of laps and I got a feel for the car quite quickly. We're in the first days of testing so it never feels that […]
Daniil Kvyat shrugged off a testing accident which scuppered his and Red Bull's running on the second day of testing at Jerez. Kvyat, driving for Red Bull for the first time, made a mistake during the early stages of the day and damaged the front wing pillar. With Red Bull not having a replacement, it means that Kvyat completed just 18 laps - most of them installation laps - without a front wing. "It was not ideal today, sometimes mistakes happen and there’s nothing you […]
Felipe Nasr cut an upbeat figure after spending his first day of testing with Sauber at Jerez on Monday. Nasr took to the circuit in Sauber's C34 and undertook systems check in the morning prior to focusing on power unit settings and tyre evaluation during the afternoon. The Brazilian rookie was also able to sample wet weather conditions when a shower hit the circuit during the final hour of running. "It was a great day," said Nasr, who occupied a reserve role at Williams in […]