James Ellison: the machine has left a positive impression

Lotus F1 technical director James Ellison in the interview to the press service of team summarized the results of the first day of testing in Barcelona ...

Q: James, your impressions from the first day of testing in Barcelona?
James Ellison: We were a little disappointed: after two laps, it turned out that the telemetry is unstable. Work on the track with a new machine without feedback is not the kind of situation that I want to deal with, especially early in the season when there aren't many spare parts. On the other hand, the positive impression that E21 has left the pilots confirmed in Jerez, is a positive sign.

Question: Problem with telemetry somehow affect the programme planned for the remaining days?
James EllisonIf not vanity with telemetry, we'd have more laps, but we did not have a goal to reach the maximum distance in the first session. In the days ahead is an extensive program that will collect data for analysis and simulation of racing. Today we have laid the Foundation for further work. Tomorrow will use an alternate configuration of telemetry, and I hope that this will go a great distance.

Question: machine at Jerez has made good impressions. As far as serious change in the E21 to Barcelona?
James Ellison: Most of the changes we plan to submit the final tests in Barcelona and at the first race of the season in Melbourne. As usual, the second tests are needed to check the basic characteristics of the machine: we need to understand how it responds to changing settings, as affected by changes in temperature and pressure, and so on. All this must be done prior to installing new components.

Question: Although the results of the tests, the little circles as you say you are encouraged by the fact that, despite the small distance traveled, E21 was among the leaders on the first day?
James Ellison: Always nice when the machine tests no problem, and it turns out to be at the top of the table. E21 has proved itself well in Jerez. It looks like a similar situation in Barcelona is a promising start.