Fauzy get superlicense, without power steering

(Ed Note: F1 cars should not have power steering anyway. Make the driver work for that giant paycheck.)

Lotus enjoyed a reasonable start to its new Formula 1 adventure on Wednesday when joining ten other teams at Jerez for the start of a four-day test. The Norfolk-based squad completed over 300 kilometers with res driver Fairuz Fauzy, which sees the Malaysian gain an FIA Superlicence despite suffering from power steering woes. According to Lotus' Chief Technical Officer Mike Gascoyne, the lack of power steering was due to supplier issues but should be solved by Thursday, for when regular race driver Heikki Kovalainen is behind the wheel.

"It's been an excellent day for the whole team," Gascoyne said. "With the car we had no major reliability issues – a few niggles with overheating, which were quickly solved, and then the car ran pretty faultlessly.

"The power steering issue will be fixed for tomorrow, so all in all a very successful first day and a busy evening ahead, preparing the car for tomorrow." GPUpdate.net