Lotus articles on F1 Fanatic archive
Lotus catching up with their rivals and targetting the top three 9th March 2013, 11:00
Lotus are aiming for a top three place in this year’s championship. Raikkonen should be sharper in year two of his comeback but can Grosjean cut out the crashes?
Engine map ruling no concern for Lotus – Allison 6th March 2013, 9:32
Lotus technical director James Allison says the team is not concerned that Renault’s request to use revised engine maps for 2013 was turned down by the FIA.
Raikkonen misses out on testing mileage 4th March 2013, 12:10
Lotus’s Kimi Raikkonen goes into the first race of the season having completed less than half the testing mileage of many of his rivals.
Boullier expects Raikkonen to return on Sunday 2nd March 2013, 18:33
Lotus team principal Eric Boullier expects Kimi Raikkonen will be well enough to drive on the final day of testing tomorrow after missing today’s test.
Wet weather leaves Grosjean in the dark 28th February 2013, 18:54
Romain Grosjean says he is concerned about missing out on set-up work for the Australian Grand Prix due to the wet conditions at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Grosjean pleased with “impressive stint” in testing 21st February 2013, 19:45
Romain Grosjean was pleased with his 24-lap stint during a race simulation in testing at the Circuit de Catalunya today.
Raikkonen says E21 feels better than last year’s car 7th February 2013, 19:10
Kimi Raikkonen said the new Lotus E21 “feels better than last year”.
How Lotus are getting the best out of Raikkonen 29th January 2013, 13:22
By giving Raikkonen more of the freedoms he missed at McLaren and Ferrari, Lotus have brought out the best in the 2007 champion.
Upgrades at Enstone to help Lotus catch the top three
Lotus are aiming to compete with the top three in 2013 and their programme of factory upgrades is intended to help them do just that.
Lotus to continue work on Double DRS with E21 28th January 2013, 23:32
Lotus technical director James Allison says the team will persevere with the passive Double DRS it attempted to use on its car during 2012.
