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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 – Back in front testing on day 1 in Barcelona

March 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Lotus F1 Team returned to the track today for the first of four days testing at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona, Spain. Romain Grosjean took the wheel of the modified E20 completing 73 laps and setting the fastest time of the day. Fast facts: Track: Barcelona, Spain, 4.7km Chassis: E20-01 Weather: Sunny, air 8-16°C, track 16-35°C Programme: System checks, temperature monitoring, data correlation, aero-focused runs, set-up changes Laps Completed: 73 Classification: 1st, 1’23"252 Interruptions: KERS battery change What’s next? Romain will be back … [Read more...]

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Lotus F1 Team: Back in business

February 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Technical Director James Allison reflects on an intense week for the team, and looks ahead to the upcoming test in Barcelona JAMES, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE E20 IN BARCELONA LAST WEEK? We arrived in Barcelona with a brand new chassis, the E20-02. We completed installation laps on Tuesday morning then Romain left the pits for his first run of the day. As soon as he touched the brakes before turn 1 on his first flying lap, he felt that something was wrong. He told us on the radio that he was aborting that run and returning straight to the pits. WHAT DID YOU DISCOVER … [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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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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Kimi fastest on day 1 in Jerez

February 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Lotus F1 Team’s 2012 challenger, the E20, topped the times during the first day of testing at Jerez with Kimi Räikkönen at the wheel. FAST FACTS: Track: Jerez, Spain, 4.4km Chassis: E20-01 Weather: Sunny, air 5-17°C, track 6-25°C Programme: Systems checks, temperature monitoring, data correlation, evaluation of the performance of the car with its initial aerodynamic package. Laps Completed: 75 Classification: 1st, 1’19"670. Interruptions: KERS battery change in the afternoon. What’s next? Kimi will complete his running in the E20 at Jerez … [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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LRGP – Indian GP Preview

October 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Bruno Senna – “India will have a completely different culture from anything I’ve seen before” After two below par races, the Brazilian is eager to see his name on the points board once again It was a trying weekend for you in Korea – what was your judgment? In all honesty, it was a weekend riddled with problems. On Friday, our running was limited and we had some issues with the balance and aerodynamics of the car. On the Saturday I also endured a tough time, as I wasn’t able to pick myself up in qualifying and, as a result, ended up P15 on the grid. … [Read more...]

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LRGP – Japanese GP Preview

October 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Bruno Senna: “Suzuka is one of the classics that has changed very little since the start ” Three races into his LRGP race driver career, Bruno is chomping at the bit to return to the cockpit at one of his favourite tracks – Suzuka. What was your verdict on the weekend you had in Singapore? For me personally it was quite a positive weekend. In this latest stage of my learning curve, I managed to cut out any mistakes which is positive. I had a very full programme working with engineers, and the work I’m doing with them is getting better and better. … [Read more...]

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LRGP Italian GP Preview

September 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Bruno Senna interview “As with any sport, miles on the clock and experience instil confidence in oneself” With his R31 apprenticeship behind him, Bruno is hoping the weekend in Spa acted as a launchpad to greater things at the revered Autodromo Nazionale Monza. Looking back on the Belgian Grand Prix, how happy were you with your weekend on a scale of one to 10? In fairness I’d give it a eight and a half because apart from the two mistakes I made during the weekend, everything went smoothly. It certainly was not perfect because of my mistakes, but at the … [Read more...]

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