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Lotus F1 Team – Malaysian GP Race Report

March 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
2012 Malaysian Grand Prix - Sunday

Kimi Räikkönen led the charge for Lotus F1 Team in the Malaysian Grand Prix; translating a tenth place starting slot into a fifth-placed finish in a rain-affected, red flag-interrupted race. He also set the fastest lap of the day as the track dried in the run to the chequered flag. It was a different story for Romain Grosjean, with an early exit from the slippery Sepang circuit on lap four. Both cars started on the green marked intermediate tyres. Kimi made three stops with an intermediate, wet, intermediate, hard tyre strategy. Kimi set a succession of fastest … [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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Jean Alesi Proud of Lotus Renault GP

April 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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As part of your role as F1 ambassador for Group Lotus you attended the Grand Prix in Malaysia - how exciting was it to see Nick finish on the podium? Jean Alesi: Of course it was fantastic. I was extremely proud. Nick did a fantastic job, but it was also an important result for us as a team. So many people believed that the result in Australia was down to pure luck or that the track was simply more in our favour, but the result in Malaysia proved them wrong. We have a seriously fast, competitive car. You were in the middle of the action in the garage and … [Read more...]

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Lotus Renault GP – Don’t Stop Me Now

April 10, 2011 By 1 Comment
LRGP - Malaysian GP

LRGP secured its second podium in as many races to give the Enstone team a flying start to the season • Second podium in a row podium for LRGP • Both drivers were on three stops: soft, soft, hard, hard • Vitaly went off track on lap 49, and after his car hit the curb and took off, the steering column mount broke when landing • LRGP is now placed fourth in the Constructors’ Championship, 26 points ahead of nearest rival Nick Heidfeld, P3, R31-04 “I had a great start just like in Australia, and did not expect to make up so many positions. I moved up … [Read more...]

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Lotus Renault GP – You Better You Bet

April 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
LRGP - Malay Qualifying

It was a strong recovery from LRGP after the team showed improvements in final practice before both drivers qualified in the top eight. • Nick qualified on third row (6th) and Vitaly the fourth row (8th) • Both drivers did one run for Q1, Q2 and Q3, allowing tyres to be preserved for tomorrow’s race • The two cars ran on option tyres (soft for the whole of qualifying) and times got faster in each of the qualifying sessions Nick Heidfeld, P6, R31-04, 1:36.124 “I’m very satisfied as I think it’s the maximum we could have achieved, especially … [Read more...]

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Lotus Renault GP – Malaysian GP FP1 & FP2

April 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
2011 Malaysian Grand Prix - Friday

What we learned today? Both cars encountered problems with their front suspension uprights in the first free practice session. After careful analysis, the team identified a material defect linked to a specific batch of components. For the afternoon session, the team reverted to a different batch and ran without any issues. Alan Permane, Chief Engineer - Technical programme notes It was difficult to learn anything today. The issues this morning limited our mileage in both sessions and it’s difficult to draw too many conclusions. Due to the lack of running, … [Read more...]

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