Lotus News

Tailenders Caterham could have been one of Formula One's midfield teams by now had they not tried to be too clever last season, owner Tony Fernandes said on Friday.

QPR owner Tony Fernandes has found something else to occupy himself in the wake of his club's disastrous relegation from the Premier League.

Read what the drivers and teams had to say after Friday's practice sessions ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix Heikki Kovalainen - FP1: 16th " "For me that was a pretty good session, even though we lost quite a bit of time with a mechanical issue.

Heikki Kovalainen says 'it's no surprise the team has not gone so well, when you're putting an old car against the new ones' The Finn, who has been a leading race driver at the team since its Team Lotus inception in 2010, was dropped for 2013 in favour of pay-drivers Charles Pic and Giedo van der Garde.

Fernando Alonso set the pace on a drying Barcelona circuit after heavily rain made for a wet start to Friday's first practice.

Heikki Kovalainen says Caterham should be beating Marussia and has backed the team to move comfortably ahead once when their update package is introduced in Barcelona.

May 2 In between his Friday practice outings in Bahrain and Barcelona, Heikki Kovalainen has this week been back in action at the wheel of Caterham's 2013 car.

Caterham reserve driver Alexander Rossi will take part in Friday morning practice at the Canadian Grand Prix after the team rescheduled his debut in this year's CT03.

DON'T panic Super Hoops, QPR chairman Tony Fernandes, says things are on track. Fernandes, who owns the Caterham Formula One team, tweeted the faithful following Premier League relegation: "Sorry to all QPR fans.