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6th for Kimi and another lap 1 incident for Romain in Japan

October 8, 2012 by Editor Leave a Comment

Kimi Räikkönen came home a solid sixth, maintaining his third position in the Drivers’ Championship, whilst Romain Grosjean finished a classified 19th after retiring from 15th position on track after an eventful Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. The team remains fourth in the Constructors’ Championship with increased gaps of 103 points to Mercedes behind and 24 to Ferrari ahead. Both drivers started on Pirelli’s soft compound tyres. Kimi pitted for his first set of hard compound tyres on lap 13, then his second on lap 30. Romain pitted for hard compound … [Read more...]

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5th for Räikkönen at Italian GP, now 3rd overall

September 10, 2012 by Editor Leave a Comment

Kimi Räikkönen scored a strong fifth place in the Italian Grand Prix to move him into third position in the Drivers’ Championship after a hot and fast-paced race at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza. Kimi is now just one point off second-placed Lewis Hamilton, whilst the team falls to fourth position in the Constructors’ Championship. Jérôme D’Ambrosio made an impressive race debut for the team, finishing in thirteenth place despite having no KERS for most of the race. Kimi started on used medium compound Pirelli tyres, stopping on lap 17 for new … [Read more...]

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5th & 6th for Lotus F1 at British GP

July 9, 2012 by Editor Leave a Comment

Lotus F1 Team finished in a strong fifth and sixth position after a fast-paced British Grand Prix at Silverstone today. Kimi Räikkönen led home team-mate Romain Grosjean in a dry race, with the former setting the race’s fastest lap, and the latter posting the second fastest time. Lotus F1 Team remain in third position in the Constructors’ Championship, with Kimi moving to fifth position in the Drivers’ Championship and Romain retaining seventh in the standings. Both drivers started on new soft compound Pirelli tyres. Romain stopped on lap 2 to replace … [Read more...]

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Lotus F1 Team – European GP race report

June 25, 2012 by Editor Leave a Comment

Lotus F1 Team secured another podium finish thanks to a searing performance from Kimi Räikkönen to finish second in today’s European Grand Prix. The Finn was terrific through the traffic and was able to challenge at the front right to the end of the race. For Romain Grosjean, hopes of another podium were dashed after an alternator failure at two thirds race distance whilst running second. Kimi and Romain are now sixth and seventh in the Drivers’ Championship. The team remains third in the Constructors’ standings ahead of Ferrari, despite being the 11th … [Read more...]

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Lotus F1 Team – European GP preview

June 20, 2012 by Editor Leave a Comment

Kimi Räikkönen: I’ve never won in Valencia, so it’s a good target After a frustrating Canadian Grand Prix where grid position and traffic hampered what could have been a good result for the Finn, Kimi Räikkonen is focused on getting a strong result on the streets of Valencia. What’s your view of the Canadian Grand Prix? It wasn’t a straightforward weekend for us, even though the result was not too bad in the end. It was cold on Friday for practice and we expected rain in the afternoon, so we ran a different programme. Then in qualifying on Saturday I … [Read more...]

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Lotus F1 Team – Monaco GP preview

May 23, 2012 by Editor Leave a Comment

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 Editor Leave a Comment

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 Editor Leave a Comment

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 Editor 1 Comment

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 Editor Leave a Comment

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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