Last placed on the first day of pre-season Formula 1 tests, conducted on Monday (22) in Barcelona, Jolyon Palmer revealed that software problems have limited the work to only 37 laps, which made the British a little frustrated.
“a first disappointing day, full of challenges. they were, in a way, problems common to debut, but it certainly would have liked to walk more. It’s painful, day of testing was reduced from 12 to eight and the first of them managed only 37 laps. It’s not ideal, “he said.
” I got a lot of mileage with the car last year and this is an evolution, so it’s not so different. but we had no way to test the performance in any way. It’s frustrating, but I have three more days, it is possible to complete several laps, “said Palmer, who says not yet know exactly what were the software problems.
“There was an engine problem, but software. If it is the power unit of the software, we still need to understand. The boys have been working all day trying to find the root of the problem. We made some progress during the day, maybe we can solve it definitively during the night, “he said.
weaker engine than the Mercedes
Having done some free practice the car Lotus last season, Palmer spoke about the difference between the power units of Mercedes – the team used in 2015 -. and Renault
“There is a difference – obviously, this is not as potent as the Mercedes, can you see that. But there are positives – the handling is good, the Renault guys have done well in this regard. We were together during the winter and they are very competent. But for now, we are behind the Mercedes in terms of power, “he said.
Updates the path
The predecessor of the RS16, the Lotus E23, became famous for a few updates during the season last. How old was the basis for the new, Palmer hinted that the model still undergo many changes before the start of this year’s championship, in Melbourne.
“There’s a lot on the way. We made a rush to get everything ready in time, our engineers did an excellent job given the time we had. But there is still much to do, then things will be different the next day, next week and in Melbourne, “he added.
The UK follows at the wheel of RS16 on Tuesday, when then who takes the car to the end of the first battery of tests is Kevin Magnussen.
additional reporting by Jamie Klein
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