{"id":980,"date":"2010-04-01T06:31:56","date_gmt":"2010-04-01T14:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gglotus.org\/blog\/?p=980"},"modified":"2010-04-01T06:31:56","modified_gmt":"2010-04-01T14:31:56","slug":"lotus-racing-malaysian-gp-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gglotus.org\/blog\/2010\/04\/01\/lotus-racing-malaysian-gp-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"Lotus Racing Malaysian GP Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lotus Racing heads into the weekend\u2019s race feeling confident about maintaining their positive start to the season at the Malaysian Grand Prix. Lotus Racing also looks forward to welcoming Malaysian driver Fairuz Fauzy to his first practice on Friday morning, where he will be taking the Lotus Cosworth T127\u201301 around the Sepang Circuit.<\/p>\n

Fairuz<\/a> commented \u201cFirst of all I\u2019m very pleased to be back home, and I\u2019m very happy to have been given the opportunity to drive on Friday \u2013 it\u2019ll be a good chance to test the track and the driving conditions, and I feel very happy to be back in F1\u2122 driving for Lotus Racing in my home country of Malaysia after my last run in Barcelona. The car is much improved from the past two races and I hope we can continue the good development.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chief Technical Officer Mike Gascoyne<\/a> said: \u201cWe left Australia with mixed feelings \u2013 delighted that Heikki finished and showed, again, that our initial focus on building a reliable car is paying off, but sorry for Jarno that he didn\u2019t have the chance to start the race because of a failure that was out of our control. We go into this weekend determined to give both drivers the chance to maintain our good start to the season \u2013 we\u2019ve finished three out of four so far and I want to make it five out of six at Sepang.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn a personal level it\u2019s great to be back in Malaysia and give the fans the chance to show what we\u2019ve been working on since September last year. I spent a lot of time here with Tony, Din and Nasa when we were putting the entry together, and when we launched the team, and it\u2019s just great to be back here with two races done, and to show that the dream we had, and the hard work we\u2019re all putting in, is starting to pay off.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe race this weekend will be another tough one for us \u2013 the temperature and the weather will obviously play a big part in our strategy for the weekend, but I\u2019m confident we\u2019ll be able to build on the solid start we\u2019ve had so far, and put on a good show for our Malaysian fans.\u201d<\/p>\n

Turning attention to the race itself, Heikki and Jarno both echoed Mike\u2019s comments, with Heikki<\/a> saying \u201cI\u2019ve always looked forward to the Sepang race. It\u2019s a technical circuit, one that puts heavy demands on your fitness level and pays you back if you find a good rhythm. I trained well over the winter and am feeling really good, physically and mentally, so I\u2019m looking forward to the challenge, and after Bahrain and Melbourne my confidence levels in the car continue to grow, so basically I\u2019m looking forward to getting on with it. I\u2019ve also had the chance to play a bit of golf on Wednesday, so for me it looks like this will be a great week!\u201d<\/p>\n

Jarno<\/a> added: \u201cI was obviously disappointed not to start in Melbourne, but that makes me even more determined to do well in Malaysia. I know the team and our suppliers have been putting in the hours to fix the problem we had, so I just want to get back on track and push. Sepang\u2019s a hard race for sure \u2013 the heat and the humidity can make it pretty uncomfortable, but it\u2019s the same for everyone and maybe my experience helps me cope with it better than some. I like the track itself \u2013 finding a decent setup is a challenge as it\u2019s pretty hard on brakes and tyres, and it\u2019ll be interesting to see how the car behaves with full tanks around here, but I\u2019ll do my best and we\u2019ll see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rounding off the Lotus Racing team\u2019s thoughts on its Malaysian homecoming is Team Principal Tony Fernandes<\/a>, who said: \u201cIt\u2019s difficult to put into words just how happy I am to see Lotus Racing in Malaysia, and to see the reaction of the fans to our arrival here. It proves to me that I\u2019m right about chasing your dreams. Just over six months ago I said we\u2019d be here, and quite a few very experienced, very clever people said it couldn\u2019t be done \u2013 you couldn\u2019t build an F1\u2122 team from scratch, literally from just an entry, to not just racing, but racing professionally, like we\u2019ve been here for many years, in just six months, but we\u2019ve done it and we\u2019re here. I\u2019m so proud \u2013 not just of everyone in the team for the hard work they\u2019ve put in since September and continue to do so every day, but also of every single one of our fans around the world, and particularly here in Malaysia, my home and one of the homes of Lotus Racing. We are British and Malaysian, united, and I want Lotus Racing to be accessible to anyone, anywhere, globally. We\u2019re here to show you that if you want to achieve amazing things you can. We\u2019re living the dream right now and I\u2019m just really pleased that everyone in Malaysia can join us in doing so.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Lotus Racing heads into the weekend\u2019s race feeling confident about maintaining their positive start to the season at the Malaysian Grand Prix. Lotus Racing also looks forward to welcoming Malaysian driver Fairuz Fauzy to his first practice on Friday morning, where he will be taking the Lotus Cosworth T127\u201301 around the Sepang Circuit. Fairuz commented … <\/p>\n

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