Rodolfo Gonzalez's first appearance in an F1 cockpit during a grand prix weekend was a short-lived affair as gearbox gremlins kept him in the garage for longer than he would have liked.The Venezuelan, appointed as the Marussia team's official reserve for 2013, was due to complete the opening practice session at the Bahrain Grand Prix in the car used to great effect by fellow rookie Jules Bianchi in the opening three races of the season, but he managed only seven laps before being sidelined by a gearbox problem that proved impossible to resolve before the 90-minute session ended."Although my first experience of the MR02 was quite brief, it provided a good start for my FP1 programme at...
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