Lotus goes after Räikkönen's management

If Kimi Räikkönen has scored two consecutive podiums in Bahrain and Barcelona, ​​the Finn still suffers from steering problems, forcing the team to change the column during the first free practice session of the Monaco Grand Prix. If this problem does not prevent the Finn from shining at the start of the season, the recurrence of the problem is starting to raise questions in the paddock. enstone must resolve this problem while working for the race during free practice, the ban on private testing not allowing the British team to correct the situation.

While James Allison doesn't think the lack of running during the first free practice session was detrimental to the 2007 world champion, he admits that meeting Kimi's request is a delicate task for the team. “Monaco requires specific steering adjustment. Which requires different suspension components to allow a sufficient turning radius. Furthermore, we tried a more advanced setting for Kimi. These are things that are impossible to test before, so they were tried during the first free session. But it quickly became clear that this was not working. Editing requires a lot of time and we had to start immediately in this session. Kimi struggled with the car and the tires all weekend and I think it would have been the same if he had driven in the first session. The basic steering tuning has already put Kimi on the podium, but we continue to work to refine it and make it exactly what he wants. »