We know that the Lotus performs better in hot weather, which was the case today with a track temperature around 44 degrees. These conditions explain the strong comebacks of both Romain Grosjean and Kimi R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen in the standings of this German Grand Prix: “The temperatures allow the tires to operate within their optimal range,” explains Eric Boullier in the N\u00fcrburgring paddock.<\/p>\n
However, the feeling is that with a bit more luck, an even better result was achievable: \u00ab The safety car somewhat ruined Romain’s plans, and Kimi was blocked for 3-4 laps behind the Mercedes, losing 4 to 5 seconds. It’s bad luck. We can’t always know what others are going to do. We’ll review the race afterward to see what we can avoid, but we can’t always do what we want, \u00bb adds the Frenchman.<\/p>\n
Besides R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen’s beautiful second place, Romain Grosjean’s third position comes at the right time after a difficult period and a series of four races without scoring a point. “I believe this is a new foundation,” emphasizes Eric Boullier. “He needed a perfect weekend. He was as fast and as consistent as the world champions around him, so it’s very important.”<\/p>\n
The next meeting is in three weeks in Hungary, a circuit where the E20 performed well last year. R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen and Grosjean were on the podium then. “I believe we can have good races in the future,” concluded the director of the Lotus team who, however, does not want to make predictions about R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen’s chances of reviving his title race luck: “We will see in a few races.”<\/p>\n
From our special correspondent at the N\u00fcrburgring.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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