{"id":1243,"date":"2010-05-27T08:47:20","date_gmt":"2010-05-27T16:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gglotus.org\/blog\/?p=1243"},"modified":"2010-05-27T08:47:20","modified_gmt":"2010-05-27T16:47:20","slug":"lotus-racing-turkish-grand-prix-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gglotus.org\/blog\/2010\/05\/27\/lotus-racing-turkish-grand-prix-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Lotus Racing Turkish Grand Prix Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

Onto Turkey<\/a> for round seven of the 2010 FIA Formula One\u2122 Championship<\/a> and Lotus Racing are looking forward to another step forward at the Istanbul Park Circuit. A new rear wing and a number of new aero and mechanical parts should help the team keep moving closer to the midfield, and both drivers are looking forward to the challenges of the 5.338km track.<\/p>\n

\"jarno<\/a><\/p>\n

Jarno Trulli<\/a> (Lotus Cosworth T127-03): \u2018The track in Turkey is good \u2013 turn eight is challenging but the rest of it is relatively simple, and definitely not as tricky as Monaco! I\u2019m looking forward to getting out on track and having some better luck this weekend. My confidence in the car is growing all the time so I hope a bit of luck and the updates we\u2019ve put on here will help me have a better race this weekend.\u2019<\/p>\n

Heikki Kovalainen<\/a> (Lotus Cosworth T127-01): \u201cIt\u2019s good to be back in Turkey, the weather is usually nice here and it seems the same this weekend. Turkey itself is really cool – Istanbul is a huge city with some great places to go. The harbour area is nice and it\u2019s good to try and take some time and have a look around there in the evening \u2013 I\u2019m staying on the Asian side this weekend, so I\u2019m not sure I\u2019ll get much time off, but it\u2019s still good to be here.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe track is great – it\u2019s a big circuit and we get back to a normal open race course after Monaco. We\u2019re fully prepared and I\u2019m looking forward to practice tomorrow to see what the new wing gives us, and where we are after seeing such good pace in the car in Monaco.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dieter Gass<\/a>, Sporting Director: \u201cLooking back on the year so far I think we can be extremely satisfied with what we have achieved. We\u2019ve completed all the targets we set out at the beginning of the season, and from the first time we started testing we have been reliable, which is a testament to the hard work put in by everyone in the team, and our partners. But now we are working on making the car quicker and improving the gap to the established teams \u2013 we are getting there, and this weekend, and at Silverstone, we\u2019re looking to take more steps forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cTurkey is a track the drivers like as it presents a good challenge – some high and low speed corners, and the famous triple apex corner eight all test the balance of the car, and the aero performance. It\u2019s always a challenge for the engineers and the drivers to set up the car so it\u2019s going to be an interesting weekend here \u2013 we have very experienced people throughout the team, so I\u2019m confident we\u2019ll put on a good show. I wouldn\u2019t say Istanbul Park either suits, or doesn\u2019t suit our car, and I think we\u2019ll be pretty much where we were in Barcelona, but with we are looking to take another step forward with the next batch of updates on the car.<\/p>\n

\"Mike<\/a><\/p>\n

Mike Gascoyne<\/a>, Chief Technical Director: \u201cLooking back on Spain and Monaco we\u2019ve taken a good step forward in those races and here in Turkey we\u2019re looking to keep on improving and racing the cars in front, not those behind. We\u2019ll be using our new pillar mounted rear wing here, and have some new parts which will enable us to optimise the weight distribution, so again, I\u2019m quietly confident we\u2019ll bridge the gap to those in front that little bit more.\u201d <\/p>\n

Lotus Racing has also confirmed it will be running the T127 at the Classic Team Lotus Festival<\/a> at Snetterton on 20th June.<\/p>\n

[press release from Lotus Racing]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Onto Turkey for round seven of the 2010 FIA Formula One\u2122 Championship and Lotus Racing are looking forward to another step forward at the Istanbul Park Circuit. A new rear wing and a number of new aero and mechanical parts should help the team keep moving closer to the midfield, and both drivers are looking … <\/p>\n

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