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F1: Lotus Boosted By Barcelona Form, Says Grosjean
Romain Grosjean topped the time sheet for Lotus in Barcelona on Thursday...
Romain Grosjean paced Thursday's test runs in Barcelona. (Photo: Getty Images)
Romain Grosjean says the Lotus team is stronger after bouncing back from its recent problems to top the times in Barcelona on Thursday.
The team suffered a huge blow when a suspension mounting problem caused the team to pull out of the last test at the same venue.
“The car was feeling very good and it’s great to bounce back from our dramas to set the fastest time of the day,” said Grosjean. “It’s clear we have solved the problem we encountered, and now we have to complete a very full test program this week. The feeling in the team is fantastic and it’s like last week’s issues never happened.
“My crew told me that the problems would make us stronger, and this is true. The chassis is stronger, and all the team is stronger. We gathered good data today and we have a few interesting things that we would like to confirm tomorrow which should help us make a good step forwards.”
Technical director James Allison admitted that the missed mileage was costly.
“Our main target for today was to compress as much setup work as we could into the first day as we are playing catch-up relative to our rivals at this track," he said.
“Of course, we want to complete as many laps as possible, but this second objective is inevitably compromised somewhat by needing to make many short runs punctuated by setup changes. Obviously, we’re very pleased to complete the day without any major difficulties to the car after such a troubled start here last week.”
Adam Cooper notched up his 27th season as a racing journalist in 2011. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.
The team suffered a huge blow when a suspension mounting problem caused the team to pull out of the last test at the same venue.
“The car was feeling very good and it’s great to bounce back from our dramas to set the fastest time of the day,” said Grosjean. “It’s clear we have solved the problem we encountered, and now we have to complete a very full test program this week. The feeling in the team is fantastic and it’s like last week’s issues never happened.
“My crew told me that the problems would make us stronger, and this is true. The chassis is stronger, and all the team is stronger. We gathered good data today and we have a few interesting things that we would like to confirm tomorrow which should help us make a good step forwards.”
Technical director James Allison admitted that the missed mileage was costly.
“Our main target for today was to compress as much setup work as we could into the first day as we are playing catch-up relative to our rivals at this track," he said.
“Of course, we want to complete as many laps as possible, but this second objective is inevitably compromised somewhat by needing to make many short runs punctuated by setup changes. Obviously, we’re very pleased to complete the day without any major difficulties to the car after such a troubled start here last week.”
Adam Cooper notched up his 27th season as a racing journalist in 2011. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.
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