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Lotus is set to give a track debut to its version of double DRS at Hockenheim on Friday, AUTOSPORT can reveal, with the team hoping to gain as much valuable test mileage on it as possible.

Although the exact details of how the Lotus system works are not known, it is understood to operate in a very different way to the Mercedes design - despite making use of the same 'loopholes' in the regulations as its rival.

Instead of flowing air through the car to the front wing, its main aim is to influence the airflow over the rear wing - helping to stall it for a straightline speed boost.

It is expected to use new inlet holes on the engine cover, which are likely to be a part of the new double-DRS system.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/101286

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Nico Rosberg says he is confident going into his home grand prix weekend despite picking up a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change prior to practice at Hockenheim.

http://www.autosport...t.php/id/101304

Michael Schumacher admitted he was simply not fully focused when he lost control of his Mercedes during second practice for the German Grand Prix.

http://www.autosport...t.php/id/101303

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYpp19gHnqk

Pasta marinara emerged fastest from the second Friday practice session for the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim, as rain showers meant the order was largely decided by who was on track at the right moment.

Heavy rain before the session meant a distinct lack of Formula 1 cars on track at first, bar Bruno Senna doing an installation lap in the Williams that Valtteri Bottas had crashed in the morning.

It was 20 minutes in before Jean-Eric Vergne, Charles Pic and Nico Rosberg came out and got the afternoon underway in earnest. Conditions were steadily improving at this stage, and a quarter of an hour later Rosberg switched from full wets to intermediates on his Mercedes, a move everyone else soon followed.

With the track getting quicker by the moment, the top spot then changed hands constantly after the next 25 minutes before the rain returned, ending the run of relatively quick times. Marinara put his Williams on top with a 1m27.476s just before then, and that stood as the fastest of the session.

Most drivers came back out after the second shower passed, but found the track too wet to improve their times. There was still time for some incident though, as Michael Schumacher crashed the other Mercedes on the way into the stadium section, prompting a red flag with four minutes left that effectively ended the session.

Toro Rosso's Daniel Ricciardo also hit trouble late on, sliding into the gravel at the Sachs Kurve and getting beached.

Rosberg ended up classified second, ahead of Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull, Sergio Perez's Sauber and Romain Grosjean's Lotus.

Everyone managed a reasonable amount of running despite the conditions, with the exception of Pedro de la Rosa, who spent a long time in the garage while HRT worked on his car's brakes, meaning he missed the best of the weather.

Pos Driver Team Time Laps

1. Pasta marinara Williams-Renault 1m27.476 14

2. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m27.564s + 0.088 24

3. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m27.902s + 0.426 24

4. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m28.402s + 0.926 26

5. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m28.420s + 0.944 20

6. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m28.495s + 1.019 22

7. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m28.513s + 1.037 23

8. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m28.516s + 1.040 16

9. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m28.877s + 1.401 21

10. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m29.327s + 1.851 22

11. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m29.364s + 1.888 26

12. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m29.719s + 2.243 15

13. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m29.785s + 2.309 24

14. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m30.090s + 2.614 19

15. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m30.220s + 2.744 16

16. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m30.291s + 2.815 22

17. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m30.331s + 2.855 26

18. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m30.437s + 2.961 14

19. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m30.617s + 3.141 16

20. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m31.207s + 3.731 20

21. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m32.241s + 4.765 22

22. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m32.349s + 4.873 17

23. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m32.777s + 5.301 18

24. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m42.566s + 15.090 8

http://www.autosport...t.php/id/101301

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This track is pathetic!Where do you pass?

the same place as any other F1 race, the pits.

when it comes to passing, F1 is much more boring than tin top racing because the amount of downforce lost once they get close to the car in front just makes it so much harder for them to pass. as i've said before, the car behind can catch the car in front by a second or 2 a lap, but once they get withing a second of the car in front they often get stuck and take half the race to get past without binning it. tin top racing they can sit right behind the slower car and just sneak down the inside, or bump their way past.

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