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May 24, 2012

LRGP – European GP race report

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LRGP struggled for pace in the European Grand Prix with Nick finishing in tenth position and Vitaly taking 15th. • Nick adopted a three-stop strategy: Soft / soft / soft / medium. • Vitaly adopted a three-stop strategy Medium / soft / soft / soft. • Nick stopped on laps 11, 27 and 40. • Vitaly stopped on laps 15, 27 and 39 • Nick set his best time, a 1min 43.901s, on lap 51. • Vitaly set his best time on lap 1m 43.151s on lap 41. • LRGP stays fourth in Constructors’ Championship with 61 points Nick Heidfeld, P10, R31-04: “What cost us a … [Read more...]

LRGP – European GP Qualifying

2011 European Grand Prix - Friday

In hot conditions at the Valencia Street Circuit, Nick secured a position in the top 10 and Vitaly just missed out, ending his session in P11. • Nick did not complete a timed lap in Q3 after hearing that Adrian Sutil was not running. This leaves him in ninth position on tomorrow’s grid. • Vitaly just missed out on Q3, falling three-hundredths of a second short of Sutil. • Nick Q1: Medium, Soft, Q2: Soft (Scrub), Soft (New), Q3: Soft (New) • Vitaly Q1: Medium, Soft Q2: Soft (New) Nick Heidfeld, P9, R31-04, 1.38.781 “In third practice we tried … [Read more...]

LRGP European GP Preview

European GP

LRGP prepares for round eight of the season in Valencia (Spain). Nick Heidfeld interview “The Valencia track will be faster than Monaco, slower than Canada” After luck deserted him in Montreal, Nick discusses his intent on putting things right in Valencia. You must be disappointed after Montreal – was it just a case of bad luck? Yes, I think it was bad luck. I have put it behind me now but it is difficult to know what could have been done differently. When the incident happened, I was behind Kamui (Kobayashi) and he suddenly slowed down instead of … [Read more...]

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