Lotus F1 Team confident ahead of Barcelona

The second round of winter testing, last week in Barcelona, ​​did not last long for the Lotus F1 team. “We arrived with a new chassis, the E20-02, explains James Allison, Technical Director. We had a problem with the rear anchor point of the upper triangle of the front suspension ». For the stable ofenstone, the tests were completed even before the E20, with Romain Grosjean at the wheel, completed 10 laps. But since then, everyone has worked hard at Esntone to return to battle tomorrow, again on the Catalunya circuit. “It was an intense few days, but everyone did their job wonderfully. Everyone understood that the situation was unfortunate but under control. We designed the new parts, built them and incorporated them into the chassis. We then carried out the necessary tests and then the chassis headed to Spain?.

From now on, the chassis is heavier? but ?we are talking about one kilogram. This will not have a significant impact on behavior or performance?. despite this setback, optimism is still essential within Eric Boullier?s troops. “Missing four days of testing is not ideal, concludes James Allison. At this stage of the year, we need to rack up the miles. That said, there are reasons to be optimistic. We accumulated a large number of laps at Jerez without encountering any particular problems, which allowed us to have a good understanding of the car. In addition, some problems identified in Jerez needed to be resolved, and the elements were not yet available last week. On Thursday, the car will run with all the required redesigned elements. We can’t wait to get back on track”.

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