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LRGP – Brazilian GP race report

November 28, 2011 by Editor Leave a Comment

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 Abu Dhabi GP Race Report

November 14, 2011 by Editor Leave a Comment

Race day at the Yas Marina Circuit resulted in a disappointing performance from LRGP. Vitaly finished in P13 with Bruno three places below in P16. • Vitaly started on the soft tyre before stopping on laps 18 (medium) and 38 (soft) • Bruno came into the pits to exchange the medium tyre for soft on lap one, before stopping again on lap 36 (soft); he also completed a drive through penalty on lap 20. • Vitaly suffered from DRS problems early on in the race, which affected his chance to cut through the middle order; Bruno endured a KERS failure, which prevented … [Read more...]

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LRGP – Abu Dhabi Preview

November 9, 2011 by Editor Leave a Comment

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 race report

October 31, 2011 by Editor Leave a Comment

LRGP endured a frustrating Indian Grand Prix. Both drivers were able to improve on their starting positions, however, showing reasonable pace from the R31. • Vitaly was one of three cars to start on the hard tyres. He pitted on lap three for a set of softs, and lap 33 for another soft set. He finished in 11th. • Bruno started on the soft tyre, stopping for a set of softs on lap 22 and a set of hards on lap 56. • At the end of the first lap, Bruno was in 10th position and Vitaly 15th. Bruno Senna, P12, R31-04 “It was a very mixed race for me today. I … [Read more...]

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LRGP – Indian GP Preview

October 25, 2011 by Editor Leave a Comment

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 – Korean GP race report

October 17, 2011 by Editor Leave a Comment

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 – Korean GP Preview

October 11, 2011 by Editor Leave a Comment

Lotus Renault GP prepares for round sixteen of the season in Korea. Bruno Senna interview “The layout of the track means that all the weaknesses we had in Singapore won’t be as pronounced in Korea” Hotfoot from the Japanese GP, Bruno looks to make amends for his sobering outing at Suzuka What can you conclude from the race in Japan? It was a bit of a tough race in Suzuka; I had a difficult start where I was squeezed out at turn two and that lost me a few positions. Ultimately I didn’t feel I had the right car to perform at the level Vitaly was … [Read more...]

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LRGP – Japanese GP Race Report

October 10, 2011 by Editor Leave a Comment

LRGP took ninth position in the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, showing renewed pace from the R31 after the setback of Singapore. Vitaly Petrov made a late blast on option tyres to take points whilst Bruno Senna finished in 16th. • Vitaly stopped on laps 18 and 39, using a medium, medium, soft strategy. • Bruno stopped on laps 15 and 35, using a medium, medium, soft strategy. • At the end of the first lap, Vitaly was in 10th position and Bruno 13th. • A safety car period started on lap 25, early in both drivers’ second stints on medium tyres. Vitaly … [Read more...]

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LRGP – Japanese GP Preview

October 5, 2011 by Editor Leave a Comment

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 – Singapore Race Report

September 26, 2011 by Editor Leave a Comment

After 61 difficult laps Bruno and Vitaly finished the fourth edition of the Singapore Grand Prix in 15th and 17th respectively. • Bruno clipped the wall early on in the race, resulting in an extra pit stop in order to change his front wing. This put an end to any chance of points. • On his way to 15th position, Bruno started on super soft tyres before pitting on laps 10 (softs), 11 (softs), 28 (super softs) and 48 (super softs); Vitaly started on soft tyres and stopped on laps 16 (softs), 29 (super softs) and 47 (super softs). • Bruno set his best time … [Read more...]

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