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May 24, 2012

Lotus Renault GP – Turkish GP Qualifying

2011 Turkish Grand Prix - Friday

After a challenging P3 session, LRGP improved throughout Qualifying allowing Vitaly and Nick to finish in P7 and P9 respectively. • P7 and P9 grid positions are on the clean side of the track, which could allow for a strong start tomorrow. • Vitaly Q1: new hard, new soft, Q2: scrubbed hard, new soft, Q3: new soft, new soft. • Nick Q1: new hard, new soft, Q2: new soft, new soft, Q3: new soft Vitaly Petrov, P7, R31-03, 1:26.296 “I’m not fully satisfied with where I qualified today because we’re capable of finishing even higher than seventh on the … [Read more...]

Lotus Renault GP – Crossing Continents

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Perhaps it may seem a bit early in the season to be considering F1 to be attaining a ‘crossroads’, but the term is in some ways appropriate for this particular point in the racing calendar. We’ve just reached Istanbul, a city once known as both Byzantium and Constantinople. After a few weeks off, the first batch of European fixtures are now firmly upon us with the Turkish, Spanish and Monaco Grand Prix all in the diary for this month. With the first ‘Asian swing’ of races now behind us, the Easter / Royal Wedding break was seen by many as the first small … [Read more...]

Lotus Renault GP – Turkish GP Preview

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Nick: “The car has already proved to be competitive on different tracks” Three races in, Nick explains how he’s been settling into the team since his arrival. Nick, three races in, can you summarise your feelings on how things have been going so far this season? It’s been a bit up and down. On the positive side, the car is very innovative and it is quick. It is also responding well to set-up changes, it has got a good straightline speed and has already proved to be competitive on different track layouts. We’ve already achieved two podiums from three … [Read more...]

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