Kimi Raikkonen has said that he is aiming for a better start to the 2013 than he achieved in 2012. The Finn finished only seventh, fifth and fourteenth across the first three races of 2012 before bouncing back to finish third in the championship. "I’d like to start the season strongly and hopefully run the first races better than we did last year.  We don’t know exactly what to expect so we’ll try to do the best we can; we should have a reasonable start […]

Lotus driver Romain Grosjean has said that his initial feelings from the E21 were positive. Grosjean completed 54 laps of the Jerez circuit, finishing in third place. "The feeling is good from the E21; it feels very similar to the E20 from behind the wheel, even if it does look different from the outside," he said. "Once again Enstone has produced a car that is quick from the very first lap. We spent a little bit more time than ideal in the garage today, but […]

Lotus's target in 2013 is to finish in the top three. That means ousting one of Red Bull, McLaren or Ferrari. Can they do it?

Lotus team principal Eric Bouiller believes that his team will be capable of fighting at the front in 2013. The Enstone based team finished fourth in the 2012 championship, winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and claiming a further nine podiums. "I think it is fair to say that great things are possible," he said. "The leap we made from 2011 to 2012 showed what we are capable of. Add to this the continuity and potential of our driver line-up and we have a very […]

Conducted by Lotus F1 Team How are you looking forward to 2013 and what do you hope can be achieved? EB: I think it is fair to say that great things are possible. The leap we made from 2011 to 2012 showed what we are capable of. Add to this the continuity and potential of our driver line-up and we have a very powerful cocktail for the season ahead. Our ambitious plan to turn ourselves into one of the top teams in Formula 1 is […]

Conducted by Lotus F1 Team How is the Romain Grosjean that starts the 2013 season different from the Romain Grosjean who started the 2012 season? How have you changed? RG: Well first of all I’m older! No, it’s clearly different for me this year. I have much more experience in Formula 1 and even if I knew the team before, I now know how to work with the engineers much better on the technical side. I also know all the tracks and understand better the […]

Lotus has become the first team to launch their 2013 challenger. The E21 does not, at this stage, feature a modesty panel

Romain Grosjean is eagerly anticipating the final Grand Prix of the season in Brazil. Grosjean has raced at Interlagos before, when he took part in the 2009 race for Renault. "It’s a fantastic track. It’s very, very nice and it suits my driving style so I’m really looking forward to it. The E20 could be very good there too and should suit to the conditions and circuit. Well, let’s hope so"! "It’s interesting with its ups and downs. If I had to pick favourite parts of […]

Kimi Raikkonen had a satisfactory first day at the Buddh Circuit in India

Lotus has confirmed their line up for the young driver test in Abu Dhabi next month. The team will give a day of testing to Nicolas Prost, Edoardo Mortara and Davide Valsecchi. Prost, son of four times world champion Alain, will test on Tuesday 6th November. "I’m really looking forward to driving for Lotus F1 Team at a test in this year’s car, which we have all seen to be strong at so many Grands Prix this year. It’s a great honour for me as […]

Red Bull Racing take command ahead of the third Korean Grand Prix

Lotus has sidelined its 'double DRS' system for now. While Red Bull quickly got its similar concept up and running to great effect with wins in Singapore and Japan, Lotus has been trying for several grands prix to fine-tune its version. The Enstone based team intended to finally debut it at Suzuka, but engineers failed to get it working properly in free practice. "It hasn't been easy," technical director James Allison is quoted by Germany's Auto Motor und Sport. "It's been harder than expected to […]