![]() Eric Boullier? "It's our ambition to be considered a top team, which should result in our capability to fight for a top-three position every year." They predict "We will see in the first race." Erm, thanks Kimi. Who's in charge? Raikkonen's form in the second half of 2012 was exemplary and his third in the drivers' standings – beating Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton – means we have to take back all those jokes about monosyllabic Finns. Humblebrag Can't believe we finished fourth last year!!! Didn't think we'd beat a team with twice our budget and F1's most successful ever driver #thatsembarrassing Now badged in the black and gold, the Enstone team began life as Toleman in 1981.ĭon't mention We're supposed to gloss over the crashgate scandal of cheating at Singapore in 2008, aren't we? DOH! Team telemetry Cast your mind back to Lotus's previous incarnation, as Renault F1, and you see their lofty aims are not without foundation: they were a double-championship winning team in 2005-06 and took two drivers' titles as Benetton with Michael Schumacher. The team's vaunted technical director, James Allison, is one of only a few to get his head around "double DRS", a cute trick that cuts drag to the rear wing and could give the team a slender but significant advantage. So their ambition to break into the top three is looking like a tasty bet. But in the second half Raikkonen emerged as a title contender and Lotus beat Mercedes to fourth. Twitter bio A REAL grand prix team making the big-buck boys look stupid!! Hmm… who shall we demote this year? )įight or flight? Early last season Lotus F1's entry into the top flight seemed something of a bodge job: a row over the use of the name and livery renegade racer Kimi Raikkonen yanked out of rallying and stuck back into a grand prix car and a wayward second driver. He may have won every championship he has entered but is going to have to keep a cooler head. One of the most exciting drivers to watch The former world champion won in Abu Dhabi last year. Technical director James Allison THE DRIVERS
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