Trulli left with a 'good' feeling
Jarno Trulli is adamant Team Lotus are on the right track after putting in his first laps in the team's new T128.
Trulli was in action at the Valencia circuit on Thursday where, although he amassed some 38 laps, he never once posted a time.
With his T128 lacking power steering, chief engineer Mike Gascoyne revealed that Team Lotus ran a "limited programme" that consisted of "systems checks on fuel, aerodynamics and cooling" and "start simulations."
And even though he was not able to compare a time of his own against his rivals', Trulli insists he is happy with the progress Team Lotus have made with their T128.
"It's difficult to say, honestly, what the car is capable to do. But I got a good feeling, despite not having power steering, without which you can't really get the real test of the car," Trulli told Autosport.
"I can feel it's all okay, it's good, and it's running very well. I'm impressed by the whole rear end package. It's really great, and the people are working very professionally.
"It's looking very good, but it's hard to say now where we can be. I've just done systems work, which we have to do at this stage. It was a positive day.
"We are right on target so far. Obviously we want to discover very soon how good this car is in terms of lap time, and where we are in terms of performance. At the moment it's too early.
"There are a few bits missing on the car and we can't really work on the set-up. At Jerez we will start hammering the car and understanding it."
Credit: PlanetF1.com (www.planetf1.com)
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