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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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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 – Korean GP race report

October 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
2011 Korean Grand Prix - Saturday

LRGP suffered a tough Korean Grand Prix in Yeongam with an early exit for Vitaly and a hard-fought battle to gain a couple of places from a lowly starting position for Bruno. Vitaly out-braked himself and made race -ending contact with Michael Schumacher whilst fighting for position with Fernando Alonso. Bruno employed a strategy which attempted to stretch out the maximum from the super soft tyres at the end of the race, but ultimately suffered from rapidly increasing tyre degradation. • Vitaly stopped on lap 14, using a super soft, super soft strategy before his … [Read more...]

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LRGP race report: Belgium GP

August 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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LRGP took ninth position in the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa Francorchamps, showing promising pace from the R31 with its latest upgrade package running for the first time in dry conditions. Vitaly Petrov battled with a late brake issue to come home in the top ten, whilst Bruno Senna finished in 13th on his LRGP debut. Vitaly stopped on laps 12 and 30, using a soft, soft, hard strategy. Bruno stopped on laps 1 and 21, using a soft, soft, hard strategy. Vitaly Petrov, P9, R31-05 “I think we’ve made a big step forward with the car, and you can see that I was in … [Read more...]

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LRGP – British GP race report

July 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
LRGP - British GP

LRGP scored four points with a run from 16th to eighth from Nick Heidfeld after a difficult weekend in highly variable weather conditions at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix. Vitaly started 14th and finished 12th. • Both Nick and Vitaly adopted two-stop strategies: intermediate / soft / soft • Nick stopped on laps 10 and 30, while Vitaly made his stops on laps 11 and 38 • Nick set his fastest lap, a 1min 37.117secs, on lap 37. • Vitaly set his fastest lap, a 1min 36.308secs, on lap 40 • Nick and Vitaly swap places in the drivers’ championship … [Read more...]

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