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Raikkonen trusts Lotus will fix reoccurring gearbox issue

Kimi Raikkonen insists he is not overly concerned by the repeated gearbox problems Lotus has suffered during pre-season testing. After falling ill on Saturday, Raikkonen returned to the cockpit of the Lotus on Sunday but lost several hours of running in the morning due to a gearbox issue. The same problem limited his first day in the car at last week's Barcelona test, but the team believes it will have a solution by Australia. "The thing that has cost us many hours has been the same thing," Raikkonen said. "We don't really expect it to happen when it's warmer. Of course when you have the problems you can never be 100% sure that it's not going to happen again, but last year...
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