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Its possible, but I see no reason why Autosport should not say it like they see it, even given their highly All-Hail-Lotus stand.

I’m impressed by Vettel.

He’s managed to keep his helmet from a previous event for a change!

So they should suffer for that by losing three days of testing?

This was nothing more than an honest mistake. It’s not like Lotus faked the problem for the sake of some unknowable benefit.

We are truly spoiled with the depth of quality at the front. I’m not really expecting close racing this year, but hopefully close competition.

Button is right, there are no excuses now. Remember how […]

I think the testing rules are written in such a way that you can only get days back if you lose them in the first place. For example, Marussia did not go to the first test, so they cannot reclaim the lost days. […]

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Lotus have developed a problem through no fault of their own

Even if it is a manufacturing fault, it was still their own fault. The cars go through endless quality checks to make sure that […]

How is that not a good sign? From the sounds of things, Petrov was having to wrestle with cars to get them to do what he wanted them to.

If Lotus receive permission for extra testing, surely Mercedes, Marussia and HRT would also deserve the same right, which just makes a farce of the testing rules.

Robert Farnley is right. When you’re running a sports organization and you fail to cover your costs with sponsors money and TV revenues, something is wrong.

Gary Anderson said it could be an engine mount issue. Basically a flaw in the construction of the chassis, not its design.

I read that article, but given Autosport’s pro-Lotus stance of late, what’s to say […]

Petrov also said that he would need to adjust his driving style. According to him, the new Caterham responds better to smoother handling than he is used to. I don’t think it’s a very good sign.

There are quite a few new combinations that will be interesting, Force India, Lotus and Torro Rosso as well.

Lotus would have enough experience, especially with their current engine, that the design would be satisfactory.

To make things better, Webber should be closer to Vettel. I’m expecting drama.

Why would having Flo Vis be nerve racking? O.o

Jenson’s confidence is way up! I hope he can deliver. Overall, McLaren is very bullish, Lewis is happy too.

And also because this appears to have been a manufacturing fault. A lot of people were suggesting yesterday that Lotus staged the problem to give them an excuse to back out of the test and then organise a private […]