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Lotus F1 Team – Monaco GP preview

May 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Monaco GP

Kimi Räikkönen: “There is nothing like Monaco” Two podiums from the last two races for Formula 1’s most popular returnee in 2012. Here, Kimi looks ahead to Monaco. Barcelona was your second podium in a row for the team; how was it from your perspective? To be honest, I was a little disappointed. I expected us to be a bit stronger in the race, especially at the beginning. In the last stint we were very good, but it was too late. We were not fast enough to race and that’s why we couldn’t fight for a win. But we showed in the end that we have good … [Read more...]

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Lotus F1 Team – Spanish GP Practice

May 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
2012 Spanish Grand Prix - Friday

Kimi Räikkönen and Romain Grosjean took to the track for the first practice sessions of the fifth round of the 2012 Formula 1 World Championship at the Circuit de Catalunya today in hot and dry conditions. The Lotus F1 Team drivers ended the sessions with the fifth and sixth fastest lap times of the day. Alan Permane, Trackside Operations Director - Technical programme notes In FP1 we conducted aerodynamic evaluations, in particular of our different front wing specifications and also the latest floor modifications using the hard compound Pirelli tyre. FP2 … [Read more...]

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Lotus F1 Team – Chinese GP race report

April 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
2012 Chinese Grand Prix - Sunday

Romain Grosjean benefitted from an aggressive tyre strategy whilst Kimi Räikkönen ultimately lost out in a fast-paced and exciting Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit. Romain went from tenth on the grid to finish in sixth, whilst Kimi ran strongly in second place until his tyres could no longer deliver sufficient performance, finally finishing in 14th. Both cars started on the yellow-marked soft Pirelli P-Zero and used a further two sets of mediums. Romain pitted on laps 11 and 32. Kimi pitted on laps 10 and 28. Kimi ran in P2 for laps … [Read more...]

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Lotus F1 Team – Chinese GP Qualifying

April 14, 2012 By 1 Comment
2012 Chinese Grand Prix - Saturday

Kimi Räikkönen set the fifth fastest time whilst Romain Grosjean made it through to Q3 but did not set a time in the final session before tomorrow’s Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit. Kimi benefits from a gearbox change penalty for Lewis Hamilton and will start in P4 for tomorrow’s race whilst Romain will start from P10. Kimi Räikkönen, E20-03. Q: P5*, 1:35.898. FP3: P10, 1:37.061. *Starts from P4. “The grid position is okay but when you look at the times, I’m disappointed with the pace of the car today. We’ve gained a position … [Read more...]

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Lotus F1 Team – Chinese GP Practice

April 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
2012 Chinese Grand Prix - Friday

Kimi Räikkönen and Romain Grosjean took to the track for the first practice sessions of the third round of the 2012 Formula 1 World Championship at Shanghai in cold and damp conditions. Alan Permane, Trackside Operations Director - Technical programme notes In FP1 we completed limited running due to the inclement track conditions. Both drivers completed the majority of running in the first session with Pirelli’s intermediate tyre as we evaluated new parts. FP2 saw heavy fuel running, evaluating the medium and soft compound tyres. What we learned … [Read more...]

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Lotus F1 Team – Malaysian GP Qualifying

March 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
2012 Malaysian Grand Prix - Saturday

Kimi Räikkönen set the fifth fastest time whilst Romain Grosjean was seventh quickest in qualifying for tomorrow’s Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit. Kimi will start from tenth position on the grid for the race after a penalty for a gearbox change on his car. This moves Romain up to sixth place. Kimi Räikkönen, E20-03. Q: P5*, 1:36.461. FP3: P4, 1:37.356. *Plus five place grid penalty. Kimi: “The car was working well today. Unfortunately, I made a couple of mistakes on my fastest lap which probably cost a couple of tenths. Without … [Read more...]

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Lotus F1 Team – Malaysian GP Preview

March 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Kimi Räikkönen “It doesn’t feel like I’ve been away" Qualifying in eighteenth position wasn’t quite the plan in Australia, but a storming drive through the field to seventh showed that the Iceman is back. What will Sepang hold? How did it feel coming back to Formula 1 after two years away? Did you find it easy getting into the groove with a new car, new tyres and the DRS? To be honest it didn’t feel any different to when I last raced. There have been a few rule changes but the racing itself is very similar. The DRS is easier to use in the race … [Read more...]

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Lotus F1 Team – Australian GP Qualifying

March 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Romain Grosjean made a dream return by qualifying in third position for tomorrow’s Australian Grand Prix, whilst Kimi Räikkönen made a mistake on one lap and fell foul of a communication issue at the end of the session which precluded him from qualifying higher than 18th. Kimi Räikkönen, E20-03. Q: P18, 1:27.758. FP3: P12, 1:26.737. “Today didn’t go quite as planned. There’s no issue with the car; I made a mistake and there was a communication issue so the timing wasn’t right to get another lap. It cost us a good qualifying position but … [Read more...]

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Lotus F1 Team – Australian GP Practice

March 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
2012 Australian Grand Prix Friday

Kimi Räikkönen and Romain Grosjean took to the track for the first practice sessions of 2012 today, with variable weather affecting the opening day of the Australian Grand Prix weekend at Albert Park. Alan Permane, Trackside Operations Director - Technical programme notes We completed limited running due to the inclement weather; you learn little on a wet track and our forecast suggests dry days tomorrow and Sunday. We ran with Pirelli’s full allocation of tyre types for this event; medium and soft dry tyres, and intermediate and wet tyres. We … [Read more...]

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Lotus F1 Team – Australian GP Preview

March 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Kimi Räikkönen, Race Driver, No.9 – “Everybody Wants to Race” Poles, podiums, wins, a World Title; Kimi Räikkönen has been there, and done it all in Formula 1. Now he’s back for more, and hungrier than ever What are your objectives on your return to Formula 1 with Lotus F1 Team? I will try to do as well as I can and see where we end up. For the first race in Australia we want to have a good weekend without any major issues or mistakes. I don’t know where we’re going to be on the grid – nobody knows. If you look at the lap times from testing … [Read more...]

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