Lotus F1's Malaysian test driver Fairuz Fauzy gave the team's T127 its first laps in an official Formula One session at Jerez today.

Fauzy initially ran an installation lap and pitted prior to beginning a longer run, during which he has already narrowly pipped Virgin Racing driver Timo Glock's best effort, although Glock has run very few laps.

Lotus had previously completed a shakedown run at Silverstone before its launch event last week.

Fauzy will remain in the car for the rest of the day before handing over to Heikki Kovalainen for the next two days. Jarno Trulli then has his first run for Lotus on Saturday.

With an hour of the session to run Red Bull's Sebastien Vettel was fastest.


F1 Jerez test times - as of 16.00 GMT

1 Vettel (Red Bull) 1m22.593s

2 Massa (Ferrari) 1m23.204s +0.611

3 Buemi (Toro Rosso) 1m23.322s +0.729

4 Hamilton (McLaren) 1m23.842s +1.249

5 Schumacher (Mercedes) 1m24.532s +1.939

6 Di Resta (Force India) 1m25.088s +2.495

7 Petrov (Renault) 1m26.321s +3.728

8 Sutil (Force India) 1m27.492s +4.899

9 De la Rosa (Sauber) 1m27.825s +5.232

10 Barrichello (Williams) 1m28.256s +5.663

11 Fauzy(Lotus) 1m31.848s +9.255

12 Glock (Virgin) 1m34.453s +11.860

 

Everyday I hear news, I just get more and more excited about this season it is almost like a damn drug

 

I am happy to see Buemi doing well.

At 7.5 M, he would be a great addition to any team in The League.

I am a bit disappointed in Lotus. I want to believe that Kov will do well for them - and he is cheap in The League as well.

 

cant wait for bahrain.