{"id":1310,"date":"2010-06-14T06:38:14","date_gmt":"2010-06-14T14:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gglotus.org\/blog\/?p=1310"},"modified":"2010-06-14T06:38:14","modified_gmt":"2010-06-14T14:38:14","slug":"lotus-racing-canadian-grand-prix-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gglotus.org\/blog\/2010\/06\/14\/lotus-racing-canadian-grand-prix-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Lotus Racing Canadian Grand Prix Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

The Canadian Grand Prix<\/a> made good on its promise of providing the best race of the season so far, and Lotus Racing put in a great day\u2019s work to see Heikki Kovalainen finish the race 16th, ahead of Petrov\u2019s Renault, after a great battle on track in what proved to be punishing conditions for the tyres for the whole field. Jarno Trulli, who had been showing quick pace right from the start, pulled over on lap 42 after a vibration at the front end led to a problem with the braking system that put paid to his race.<\/p>\n

Heikki Kovalainen<\/a> (Lotus Cosworth T127-01) 16th, best lap 1.20.654 \u201cIt\u2019s been a great weekend, and I\u2019m really pleased for the whole team with the result today. We finished ahead of Petrov and lapped the other new guys, and although it was hard work managing the tyres, it\u2019s still great to show what we can do. The race itself was tough, but it\u2019s all about the result \u2013 I didn\u2019t have any technical problems with the car, but the rear wasn\u2019t working quite as I\u2019d have liked, and I think that was down to the tyre wear.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jarno Trulli<\/a> (Lotus Cosworth T127-03) DNF best lap 1.20.791 \u201cIt\u2019s such a shame I had to pull over – I had a great start and then I was really flying during the race. We got the strategy right on the tyres, and my pace was good – I was keeping up with the boys in front, and I was overtaking our other rivals. But then I felt a vibration that caused a problem with the braking system and I had to pull over. Still – we have to move on. It\u2019s another learning curve for the team and I think it\u2019s great to see that in the race I could really push and was putting in some very good lap times.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

Mike Gascoyne<\/a>, Chief Technical Officer: \u201cI think overall we can be very happy with the race, and the whole weekend. The one disappointment was obviously Jarno\u2019s problem – we will have to look at it in more detail, but it looks as though the vibration put paid to his race. Before he pulled over he was absolutely flying and the strategy would have really paid out for him, so that\u2019s a plus. Heikki drove a fantastic race, fighting all the way with the guys in front, and kept it up right to the end to keep Petrov behind him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think this weekend has been a massive step forward for the whole team. Rather than being just one of the new teams, we actually got stuck in and raced the teams ahead, which is what we wanted to do, so congratulations and thank you to the whole team for getting us to this position. In the end we lapped both of the other new teams, so it was a great effort, and again, well done!\u201d<\/p>\n

Tony Fernandes<\/a>, Team Principal: \u201cI\u2019m very happy with the result today, and the whole weekend\u2019s work. We got 42 laps from Jarno and Heikki drove an absolute cracker – beating a Renault was great, and Heikki did really well to hold him off, but the main aim for us is to get both cars home, and we\u2019ll keep working on that back at the factory and at the track. Now we go to Valencia where we\u2019ll be celebrating the 500th F1\u2122 race Lotus has competed in, and the ninth for Lotus Racing.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Canadian Grand Prix made good on its promise of providing the best race of the season so far, and Lotus Racing put in a great day\u2019s work to see Heikki Kovalainen finish the race 16th, ahead of Petrov\u2019s Renault, after a great battle on track in what proved to be punishing conditions for the … <\/p>\n

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