Jerez test Day One timesheet @ 3.14pm UK time
1. Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:27.104, 24 laps;
2. Hamilton, Mercedes, 1:27.820, 18 laps;
3. Vergne, Toro Rosso, 1:36.530, 15 laps;
4. Gutierrez, Sauber, 1:42.257, 7 laps;
5. Perez, Force India, No time, 4 laps;
6. Ericsson, Caterham, No time, 1 lap;
7. Bottas, Williams, No time, 1 lap;
If looking at Caterham’s new CT05 has offended your sensibilities then the team’s Technical Director, Mark Smith, has stressed that the car’s nose could well change fairly quickly.
“At the front of the car, the area that will obviously inspire most debate, we have focused a lot of effort on optimising flow structures around the nose, the front of the chassis and the reduced width front wing area, all in response to the 2014 regulation changes,” he said.
“However, the package we start testing with is by no means our definitive answer and we fully expect to evaluate alternative solutions throughout the course of 2014.”
No laps from Vettel and Button so far. Lewis Hamilton crashes heavily into the barriers; Red Bull still yet to appear; McLaren unlikely to run today.
Ted Kravitz has been down at McLaren – who are yet to appear out on track today - and I’m afraid to say that the news isn’t good, folks:
“It is a hydraulic and electrical installation problem – in other words, everything won’t fit together. Part of the problem is that to fix it, you have to take everything apart, then identify the problem, repair it and then put everything back together again. And such is the complexity of these cars, that’s more or less a four-hour plumbing job each way.
“It’s therefore no surprise that the team are saying it is very unlikely they are going to be testing today. Jenson’s interview slot at 5pm has been cancelled as he is probably not going to have much to say. Hopefully we will hear from him tomorrow.”
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