{"id":1392,"date":"2010-07-27T22:17:43","date_gmt":"2010-07-28T06:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gglotus.org\/blog\/?p=1392"},"modified":"2010-07-27T22:17:43","modified_gmt":"2010-07-28T06:17:43","slug":"german-grand-prix-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gglotus.org\/blog\/2010\/07\/27\/german-grand-prix-review\/","title":{"rendered":"German Grand Prix Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Race day in Germany<\/a> began with Lotus Racing Chief Mechanic Phil Spencer, Deputy Team Principal Kamarudin Meranun and Chief Executive Officer Riad Asmat paying their respects to Team Lotus legend Jim Clark at his Hockenheim memorial, but it was a disappointing Sunday for the team after both Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen recorded DNFs. Jarno Trulli had a strong start and was running 15th, but retired on lap four after a gearbox problem brought his race to an end. Heikki Kovalainen was running well in the race but was forced to retire on lap 60 after a coming together with de la Rosa\u2019s Sauber.<\/p>\n

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

Jarno Trulli<\/a> (Chassis T127-04) \u201cI made a very good start and then suddenly I lost the gearbox and unfortunately that was it. We tried to reset it in the pit and I went out again but it didn\u2019t work, so I think it was a mechanical issue with the box that brought the race to an early end. It\u2019s very frustrating because I was having a very good weekend, probably the best of the whole season so far, and it\u2019s like the luck just isn\u2019t with me. We\u2019ve got another chance next weekend so I hope the luck changes there.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

Heikki Kovalainen<\/a> (Chassis T127-01) \u201cA disappointing end but it was just one of those things that can happen when you\u2019re having to let cars past. It was my mistake but I didn\u2019t see the Sauber coming. I thought I was letting the Williams past, and didn\u2019t see the Sauber so I closed the door and that was the end of the race. It\u2019s a shame because I was running pretty well until then.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mike Gascoyne<\/a>, Chief Technical Officer: \u201cUltimately a very disappointing day. Jarno lost second gear and had to retire and Heikki had to retire after contact with de la Rosa. Both cars made good starts \u2013 we started Jarno on the harder tyre and Heikki on the options to split the strategies, but Jarno\u2019s race was over before he\u2019d really started. Heikki drove a strong race and was comfortably leading the battle of the new teams before contact forced him to retire. Despite this it was still a strong showing from us, and now we move on to Hungary.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kamarudin Meranun<\/a>, Deputy Team Principal: \u201cIt\u2019s frustrating because we\u2019d had a good weekend, in practice and qualifying. Very unfortunate for Jarno, and Heikki was doing well so it\u2019s disappointing to see he couldn\u2019t finish the race, not due to a mechanical issue, but because of an incident that was out of our control. So, even though it\u2019s sad, we\u2019ll pull through, and we\u2019ll do a better job in Hungary.\u201d <\/p>\n

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

Race day in Germany began with Lotus Racing Chief Mechanic Phil Spencer, Deputy Team Principal Kamarudin Meranun and Chief Executive Officer Riad Asmat paying their respects to Team Lotus legend Jim Clark at his Hockenheim memorial, but it was a disappointing Sunday for the team after both Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen recorded DNFs. Jarno … <\/p>\n

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