The Trulli team has made it onto track with its new powertrain on the last day of preseason testing.

Tonio Liuzzi took the car out for its first installation lap in the morning under bright blue skies at Donington Park. The team’s new driver, Salvador Duran, is due to get on track in the afternoon session.

In other news, the Italian team has managed to secure the services of ABT’s first season team manager. That should help the team improve its stability and strategy, especially with Jarno Trulli taking up management duties during the race rather than driving. Duran’s move could yet prove to be particularly forward-thinking.

Meanwhile, Amlin Andretti has also been running, albeit with a first season powertrain. Team technical personnel insist that they’re simply “evaluating all possibilities” and that no final decision has yet been taken on whether or not to use their own technology.

NextEV TCR are in fine fettle. Not only has the team got on top of the technical issues of the past two weeks, they’re now actively attempting to induce problems to give themselves a head start in Beijing with troubleshooting.

The Chinese squad has submitted a request to the FIA to make modifications to its powertrain, permitted under the 2015 technical regulations on safety or reliability grounds. We understand the team wants to change part of the skeleton-like cage structure that holds their drivetrain components together.