Lotus wants to overtake Ferrari and Mercedes

He is now aiming higher. Eric Boullier, who shows himself rather satisfied with the first half of the season achieved by the Lotus F1 Team, is preparing to attack the second part of the year with increased objectives. After 10 Grands Prix this year, the formation of?enstone counts a victory, thanks to Kimi Räikkönen in Australia, and a total of eight podiums shared between the 2007 world champion and the French Romain Grosjean.

“Overall I have to say that it was a positive start, explains the team Principal of the British team, interviewed by the official website of the Formula 1. There have been many highs, but also some less satisfying moments. » By focusing on good results, the Lavalois believes that his team has succeeded “great achievements which show, once again, that a new step forward has been made compared to previous years”.

“We have the capacity to bounce back”

And even in difficult times, the French leader believes that there were good things to come out of: “There were three races, in Monaco, Montreal and Silverstone, where we didn't score as many points as we should have. But the important thing is that we recovered in order to fight for victory at the Nürburgring and also in Budapest. It?s very positive to show that we have the ability, as a team, to bounce back to maintain the competition against competitors who have more resources than us at their disposal?

Currently in fourth position in the Team ranking with 183 points, Lotus has not yet achieved its initial goal, which is to finish the season in third place. “The championship is so close between us, Ferrari (194 dots) et Mercedes (208 dots) that we need to aim just a little bit higher to ensure we achieve our goals, Judge Boullier. I therefore think that aiming for second place is a better ambition and we will push even harder than ever to meet this challenge. We have an ambitious group of people at Enstone and finishing in the top three at the end of the year is definitely possible, which would be a fantastic achievement for everyone involved. We are attacking the next nine races with ambition.”