{"id":1134,"date":"2010-05-08T10:26:17","date_gmt":"2010-05-08T18:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gglotus.org\/blog\/?p=1134"},"modified":"2010-05-08T10:26:17","modified_gmt":"2010-05-08T18:26:17","slug":"lotus-racing-barcelona-qualifying-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gglotus.org\/blog\/2010\/05\/08\/lotus-racing-barcelona-qualifying-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Lotus Racing Barcelona Qualifying Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Saturday\u2019s Spanish Grand Prix<\/a> qualifying session started with bright sunshine, and Lotus Racing enjoyed an excellent session, closing the gap to the midfield they\u2019ve now set their sights on, and moving further away from the new teams they\u2019ve led throughout the 2010 Championship. The team\u2019s in their performance was reflected in the comments made by all the key team figures.<\/p>\n

\"Jarno<\/a>
\nJarno Trulli<\/a> (Lotus Cosworth T127-03: Qualified 19th, 1.24.674, 10 laps)<\/p>\n

\u201cA pretty good qualifying session today. The result itself hasn\u2019t changed, but we have significantly reduced the gap to the cars in front. Yesterday I had better pace, so I\u2019m not that happy with my performance today, but we now have a good gap to our direct competitors, and can start thinking about taking on those in front, which is thanks to the guys in the team. We still have a lot of work to do, and I think there\u2019s even more to come from the car, so let\u2019s see what happens tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Jarno<\/a>
\nHeikki Kovalainen<\/a> (Lotus Cosworth T127-01: Qualified 20th, 1.24.748, 10 laps)<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it was a good session today and I\u2019m happy. We achieved all the targets we set ourselves and we can see the gaps growing in the right direction \u2013 nearer those in front, and further away from the other new teams. We won’t have these kind of upgrades every weekend, but I think the car will get quicker and quicker and we’ll keep improving all the time. For the race tomorrow I think we can do well and I’m looking forward to being out there and seeing what we\u2019re like on a long run.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mike Gascoyne<\/a>, Chief Technical Officer: \u201cIt was an excellent session for the team today, and a very good job by both drivers. Jarno has been a bit less happy with the balance of his car today than in practice yesterday, but still put in a great performance, whereas Heikki felt the balance had improved. Overall, our times today show how the package we\u2019ve brought to Barcelona has helped us move ahead, so we can all be very pleased. Now we\u2019re all looking to close the gap to the teams ahead, and take the race to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tony Fernandes<\/a>, Team Principal: \u201cI\u2019m really very happy. We\u2019ve talked a lot about Barcelona, so turning that talk into results has been important and we have clearly made a big step forward. I think we\u2019re about a second and a half away from the established teams, and obviously pulling away from the other new boys, so hopefully that speed, with consistent reliability, will see us able to challenge higher up the grid. It\u2019s obviously good to see the results of the efforts that have been put in, and when you think where we\u2019ve come from, about nine seconds off the pace when we first went out on track in testing in Jerez, it\u2019s a huge accomplishment to the whole Lotus Racing team.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s also great to see our profile continuing to rise across the world. We\u2019ve launched our first range of merchandise here, and it\u2019s good to see flags in the stands, and shirts in the crowd, so we\u2019ll do our best to give the fans something to cheer for tomorrow.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Saturday\u2019s Spanish Grand Prix qualifying session started with bright sunshine, and Lotus Racing enjoyed an excellent session, closing the gap to the midfield they\u2019ve now set their sights on, and moving further away from the new teams they\u2019ve led throughout the 2010 Championship. The team\u2019s in their performance was reflected in the comments made by … <\/p>\n

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