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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 – Jérôme D’Ambrosio to test E20 at Mugello

April 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
2012 Formula One Testing Preview

Lotus F1 Team is pleased to announce its driver line-up for the forthcoming Mugello test on May 1-3,where the team’s third driver Jérôme D’Ambrosio will get his first taste of the podium-finishing E20. Jérôme will drive for the first day of the test, followed by team race drivers Kimi Räikkönen and Romain Grosjean on the second and third days respectively. Eric Boullier, Team Principal: “Jérôme has been very patiently attending all the races and has been a conscientious and regular visitor to Enstone since he was announced as our third driver. … [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 – 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 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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Lotus F1 head home from Barcelona testing

February 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
2012 Formula One Jerez Test Day Four

Lotus F1 Team will not run for the remainder of the second test at Barcelona, scheduled from today until Friday. During initial runs this morning with Romain Grosjean at the wheel, the team identified an issue with the chassis. After investigation at Enstone, initial plans to bring out chassis E20-01 to Barcelona have been held in order to give the team enough time to rectify the situation. Lotus F1 Team will be back on track next week in Barcelona (1-4 March) James Allison, Technical Director: “Before we were due to fly chassis E20-01 out to Barcelona in … [Read more...]

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Early bath for Lotus F1 in Barcelona

February 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
2012 Formula One Jerez Test Day Four

Lotus F1 Team has stopped running early in the first day of testing at Barcelona and will not run for the rest of the day. Romain Grosjean, Lotus F1 Team Race Driver: “We completed a few aero runs and then started timed runs, but I was very quickly aware that the car wasn’t responding as it should. It’s not ideal to lose track time, but fortunately we will have the chassis which ran perfectly in Jerez so I should get some good track time tomorrow. It’s far better that we have an issue like this now rather than in Melbourne.” Alan Permane, Trackside … [Read more...]

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Romain Grosjean wraps up final day testing for Lotus in Jerez

February 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
2012 Formula One Jerez Test Day Four

Lotus F1 Team concluded the first pre-season test of 2012 with Romain Grosjean completing 95 laps of the Jerez circuit today. Fast facts: Track: Jerez, Spain, 4.4km Chassis: E20-01 Weather: Sunny, air 0-15°C, track 0-26°C Programme: System checks, temperature monitoring, data correlation, evaluation of the performance of the car with its initial aerodynamic package. Laps Completed: 95 Classification: 5th, 1’19"729. Interruptions: Minor water leaks. What’s next? The E20 will head back to Enstone before returning to Spain for the second pre-season test … [Read more...]

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LRGP – Brazilian GP race report

November 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Brazilian Grand Prix - Saturday

LRGP concluded a trying 2011 season with an additional point to the season tally thanks to a measured and composed drive from Vitaly Petrov as rain threatened but never arrived at Interlagos. Bruno Senna meanwhile, endured a frustrating race with loss of fourth gear and a drive through penalty for contact with Michael Schumacher. • Both cars started on the soft tyres. Vitaly then went soft-medium, whilst Bruno went soft-medium-soft. • Bruno’s contact with Schumacher did not affect the performance of his R31. His lack of fourth gear did. • Tyre … [Read more...]

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LRGP – Abu Dhabi Preview

November 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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  Lotus Renault GP prepares for round eighteen of the season in Abu Dhabi. Bruno Senna – “Abu Dhabi and Brazil were probably my best two races last season” The penultimate race of the season was one of Bruno’s favourite tracks last year, and he can’t wait to return. How would you summarise your weekend as a whole in India? Well, on one hand it was a good weekend, but on the other hand we did not deliver. The fact that we were competitive on Friday and that we had good potential makes the result much sourer. It was expectation, more than … [Read more...]

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