Grosjean plays down Lotus title challenge talk
May.4 (Apex) Without doubt the most upwardly mobile F1 team of the season to date has been Lotus, their two drivers showing strong pace in all four races thus far and coming good with a double podium finish at the recent Bahrain GP. Invariably talk of a title challenge by both Kimi Raikkonen and Romain [...]
Lotus: The test has taught us some interesting lessons
May.3 (Lotus Press Release) Lotus F1 Team completed the final day of testing at the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello in Italy this afternoon, with Romain Grosjean the fastest driver of the day. His best lap of 1min 21.035secs was also the fastest time of the three day test. Fast facts: Track: Mugello, Italy, 5.25km Chassis: [...]
Mugello Day 2: Lotus report
May.2 (Lotus Press Release) Lotus F1 Team set the pace at the second day of testing at the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello in Italy, with a time of 1min 21.603s set by Romain Grosjean early in the morning session being the lap to beat. It was equalled late in the day, but never bettered. Fast [...]
Raikkonen to skip Mugello test as Grosjean gets extra day
May.2 (Apex) After a day of wet and miserable weather which curtailed carefully laid plans, Lotus have decided to only run Romain Grosjean for the remaining two days of testing at Mugello this week, in place of Kimi Raikkonen who was scheduled to take over the E20 cockpit today (Wednesday). Instead, Grosjean will now do [...]
Mugello Day 1: Lotus report
May.1 (Lotus Press Release) Lotus F1 Team completed only morning session running due to inclement weather on the first of three days testing at the delightfully located Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello in Italy. Jérôme D’Ambrosio sampled the E20 for the first time, completing 40 trouble free laps. Because of today’s weather-induced reduced running, Romain Grosjean [...]
Grosjean admits he gave Raikkonen leeway in Bahrain
May 1 (GMM) Romain Grosjean has admitted that he didn’t try to keep his teammate Kimi Raikkonen behind him at the recent Bahrain Grand Prix. In the wake of Lotus’ podium breakthrough, it was suggested that Frenchman Grosjean was the victim of team orders. Team figures, including boss Eric Boullier and 2007 world champion Raikkonen [...]
D’Ambrosio may do Friday stints for Lotus
May 1 (GMM) Lotus reserve driver Jerome d’Ambrosio has revealed that he could be on duty during Friday morning practice sessions for the team at some point in the 2012 season . The former Virgin Racing driver, who is managed by Lotus boss Eric Boullier’s Gravity company, was appointed as the team’s third and reserve [...]
Boullier believes Grosjean is F1 world champion material
Apr.30 (Apex) Lotus team principal believes that Romain Grosjean has the right stuff to go all the way and become Formula 1 world champion one day. Grosjean has had something of a topsy turvy return to F1, showing strong pace during pre-season testing and in the early races. But first lap incidents in the first [...]
Raikkonen: I’m only here for racing, all the other bulls**t I can do without
Apr.30 (GMM) Comeback world champion Kimi Raikkonen insists that he is “not interested” in F1 – except for the cars, and winning – but the rest he can do without. Asked by a reporter for Bild am Sonntag newspaper if the Iceman might remove his sunglasses for an interview, 2007 world champion Raikkonen replied simply: [...]