Hooray.......I think? He better pump in those laps though, if he can get close to 50 he would of saved a majority of the time he lost in the morning. GA:"Mark Webber appeared to be running a lot of fuel in the Red Bull, which looked cumbersome."
14:50 As the Marussia is taken away, we get a better look at the damage. The car has taken a hit on the right rear and damaged the suspension. 14:49 Chilton has left them to it, heading back to the paddock on a scooter and waving at our trackside observer Edd Straw. Our man has been joined by Jean-Eric Vergne in the final sector, too. 14:47 Marussia mechanics have arrived on the scene, and are taking a good look at the right rear corner of the car while the recovery trucks wait to be called into action. 14:44 It's hard to see if there's any damage to the car, but judging by how far into the gravel it's gone, and how close it is to the outside barrier it is. 14:42 The British rookie then brings the red flags out, having gone off at the end of the backstraight.
Probably get fed some PR crap that it was some sort of brake failure and had nothing to do with that Chilton sucks...
BBC F1 technical analyst Gary Anderson in Jerez "It's early days here in Jerez, and I have been out on the track to have a look at the cars and how they're behaving. People are running lots of different fuel loads, and that can have a major effect on the handling of the car, but you can look at general characteristics. Like last year, the Lotus looks good. Romain Grosjean is able to keep the front tucked in nicely on the tricky exit of Turn Two, where the track falls away. If a driver misses his braking point, it can be hard in a tricky car to keep it on line, but the Lotus is going well. Mark Webber appeared to be running a lot of fuel in the Red Bull, which looked cumbersome. The Ferrari looked pretty good and vice-free. The car seemed well planted and Felipe Massa looked committed, which is always a good sign. And overall, I'd say the gap between the front of the grid and further back may well have narrowed."
15:04 Worth noting that while McLaren experienced another fuel pump failure today, that part has been redesigned following its similar troubles towards the end of 2012.
AUTOSPORT Live ‏@autosportlive Sauber says its afternoon programme is focused on "aero measurements" - as Nico Hulkenberg slows on the start/finish straight again #F1 Just like IRBR not pushing for times.
Sauber and Force India with good mileage already with 60+, Ferrari, IRBR and Toro Rosso getting close to that. At this rate Jenson will probably only get just less or more than 30 laps in I reckon.
Some good pictures of the RB9 close up: please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image Things that I see are a new tray splitter on the floor just like Lotus and the Sauber like bridge on the beam wing at the back.
