Source: http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/02/07/lotus-e22-run-jerez/
Saturday
Lotus E22 to run for first time at Jerez | 2014 F1 season
Lotus will give their new E22 chassis its first today at Jerez.
Friday
Thursday
Voting for Sprint Unlimited format opens as first day of Preseason Thunder washed out
Fans can once again vote for facets of the Sprint Unlimited exhibition race.
The race takes place on Saturday, Feb. 15 and features pole-winners from the previous season. There are three different questions that fans can vote on at the Sprint Unlimited site and if you vote through NASCAR Mobile, the sport's official mobile app, your vote counts twice. It's like a Chicago election.
Here are your choices:
Race Format (All options are three segments): 30 laps/35 laps/10 laps, 30/30/15, 30/25/ 2o
Starting Order: Most Career Poles, 2013 Points Standings, Final Practice Speeds
Restart Order for Final Segment: Fastest Lap through the first two segments, Most laps led, Mandatory Pit Stop
The drivers eligible for the race are:
- Marcos Ambrose
- Kurt Busch
- Kyle Busch
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Carl Edwards
- Jeff Gordon
- Denny Hamlin
- Kevin Harvick
- Brad Keselowski
- Jimmie Johnson
- Matt Kenseth
- Terry Labonte
- Joey Logano
- Mark Martin
- Jamie McMurray
- Ryan Newman
- Danica Patrick
- Ken Schrader
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Tony Stewart
Preseason Thunder, the annual testing session at Daytona that is scheduled for Thursday and Friday was rained out Thursday, which means that Rusty Wallace didn't get a chance to drive the No. 2. Friday's session is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. ET.
How are you going to vote for the Unlimited? We'd choose the 30/25/20 lap format, most career poles and most laps led. Fastest lap would be like a roulette wheel in the draft and laps led would hopefully be a carrot for drivers to be at the front in the first two segments.
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Wednesday
Tuesday
Monday
Rosberg happy to top Jerez mileage chart
Nico Rosberg has done more mileage than any other driver in a 2014 car thus far, the German having topped the laps completed charts at Jerez last week. He already enjoyed a head start after he shook down the Mercedes … Continue reading 
Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2014/02/02/rosberg-pleased-to-top-jerez-mileage-chart/
Sunday
Joao Barbosa drives No. 5 Action Express car to Prototype win in Rolex 24
Joao Barbosa pulled away from Max Angelelli in the No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing car after a late caution to win Sunday's Rolex 24 sports car race at Daytona International Speedway.
The yellow flag flew with approximately 20 minutes to go with Barbosa in the No. 5 Action Express car in the lead. After a 12 minute cleanup, the race went green with eight minutes to go and Angelelli had a shot to close in on Barbosa and make a run at the lead.
It didn't happen. Barbosa pulled away and scored Action Express's second win in the Rolex 24. The team won the Rolex 24 in its first-ever race in 2010.
Barbosa split time in the No. 5 with Christian Fittipaldi, Sebastien Bourdais and Burt Frisselle. The No. 10 was driven by Angelelli, Taylor, and Taylor's sons Ricky and Jordan.
Three Prototype cars finished on the lead lap. The race was the first under the Tudor United SportsCar Championship banner. The series is a unification of the American Le Mans Series and Grand-Am Series, which previously ran the Rolex 24.
Markus Winkelhock and the No. 45 Audi were initially declared the winners in the GTD class after a time penalty for avoidable contact was assessed to the No. 555 car and Alessandro Pier Guidi. But Pier Guidi didn't make contact with Winkelhock. The Audi was to the Ferrari's outside and as Pier Guidi moved towards the outside lane to get a better angle for the corner -- and perhaps push Winkelhock off the track -- the Audi went off into the grass.
Sunday evening, IMSA issued a statement saying that the penalty to the No. 555 had been overturned and the team would be declared the class winners.
"A full post-race review of the incident on the last lap of the 52nd Rolex 24 At Daytona was completed by IMSA Supervisory Officials, IMSA vice president for competition and technical regulations Scot Elkins said in a statement. "The decision has been made to reverse the decision by the race director, rescind the penalty against the No. 555 Level 5 Motorsports Ferrari 458 Italia team, and reinstate drivers Scott Tucker, Bill Sweedler, Townsend Bell, Jeff Segal and Alessandro Pier Giuidi as the GT Daytona class winners. We regret the confusion following the race, and appreciate the patience by our fans, drivers, teams and the media so we could properly review and subsequently report this decision."
Colin Braun drove the No. 54 car to the win in the PC Class. Patrick Pilet and the No. 911 Porsche won the GTLM class.
Sunday morning, IMSA, the sanctioning body for the TUSC, said that Memo Gidley suffered a broken back and had surgeries for injuries to his left arm and left leg after a very hard crash on Saturday afternoon. As he was passing another car in his No. 99 Prototype, Gidley slammed into Matteo Malucelli's slowing Ferrari. The race was red-flagged and both drivers were taken immediately to Halifax Health Medical Center. IMSA said that Malucelli was held overnight for observation and was resting comfortably.
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