Rain washes out Portimao test
Torrential rain storms forced Formula One teams to take shelter in their garages on Thursday at Portimao, as no action took place on track
With the medical helicopters unable to take off because of the weather, the session was red-flagged at 9:30am and the teams were unable to test all day.
The teams will now be looking forward to better weather at Jerez next month.
"A very wet day," said Renault's Fernando Alonso. "It's a shame we couldn't get anything done today because at this stage of the season you need to maximise the track time available.
"Still, I was pleased to have a full day in the dry yesterday and we learnt a lot and have some valuable data.
"I will be in the car for the next test in Jerez where hopefully we can make some good progress with the performance of the car."
Toyota's Timo Glock added: "It's a pity to end the test like this but there is nothing we can do about it; that's just the way it is and it is the same for all the teams here.
"At least at our next test in Bahrain we can expect much better weather and many more laps, which is what we need to develop the new car."
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