The Lotus E20 has once again shown the F1 field a clean pair of heels with Romain Grosjean improving on yesterday’s effort to post a best time of 1:22.614. Jean-Eric Vergne was next best over half a second behind, with Sebastian Vettel three quarters of a second back.
Unusual for the pre-season testing so far Grosjean’s best lap was recorded late in the day. He was third fastest in the morning session, but he threw on a set of softs for a few late laps to claim top spot on the timesheets.
The day went mostly without drama, save for a minor fire to Vergne’s Toro Rosso at the end of the morning session and a driveline issue with Hulkenberg’s Force India just after the interval. Both drivers were unable to resume.
Kimi Raikkonen will get his chance to show us what he can do in the E20 for the two final days of testing before the Australian Grand Prix.
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