News Details
Lotus need 'luck' to finish
Tech director Nick Chester fears Lotus will "need a bit of luck" to even reach the chequered flag in Melbourne.
Debuting their 2014 challenger, the E22, after the opening test in Jerez Lotus were always going to be playing catch up.
However, the Enstone team's chances of doing just that have not been helped by issues with the Renault engine powering the E22.
Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado managed just 238 laps at the second outing in Bahrain to go with the 111 they covered in the first.
As such Chester fears they may not reach the chequered flag at the season-opening Australian GP.
"I think we've got to have a few things align," he told Autosport.
"We've had...
Full Story »
Full Story »
11y ago from PlanetF1.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Lotus: A lot more pace to come from us
– Lotus F1 technical director Nick Chester has said the...
11y ago from GPUpdate.net
Lotus: We could be lead Renault team
Lotus F1 technical director Nick Chester reckons the Enstone-based outfit...
11y ago from Crash.net
Lotus: We're making strong progress
Lotus insist that they are making ‘strong progress’ with...
11y ago from Formula1.com
Grosjean: 'A few points in Melbourne would be nice'
Romain Grosjean's insistence that scoring a "few points" at the...
11y ago from TheF1Times.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
BMW admits 2027 MotoGP entry ‘not viable’ as it...
BMW has admitted it is “not viable” for the German manufacturer to...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Why the next contract matters more to Fabio Quartararo...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Honda in conundrum over Somkiat Chantra stand-in for...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Marc Marquez shares initial reaction to new MotoGP...
Marc Marquez shared his verdict on the new Balaton Park MotoGP circuit...
5d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Winners and losers from IndyCar’s Portland 2025...
No description available...
21h ago from Motorsport.com
Chip Ganassi: ‘We’re spoiled’ having drivers...
Alex Palou clinched the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series title over the weekend,...
21h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
IndyCar Portland – Race Results
The final road course event of the 2025 IndyCar season was contested on...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Alex Palou clinches title, becomes IndyCar’s newest...
Alex Palou is the champion of the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series, having locked...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Kalle Rovanperä hits the jackpot
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen finally won Rally Finland, laying to...
1w ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Kurt Busch backs WRC return to USA after first taste...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Future second Asian/Pacific event behind WRC calendar...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Sebastien Ogier sets sights on WRC 2025 title push
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
“Little too much pressure” - Robbie Fowler...
Robbie Fowler has predicted who among Viktor Gyökeres, Benjamin Sesko,...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Spurs open Eberechi Eze talks as they try to beat...
t;li>Arsenal have been ahead but want to make sales firstSpurs do not...
3h ago from TheGuardian.com
Just in: Tottenham stun rivals Arsenal by entering...
Tottenham Hotspur have revived their interest in Eberechi Eze, with fresh...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com
'He can destroy you' - Arteta's warning for rivals as...
Viktor Gyokeres scored his first goal for Arsenal as the Gunners finished...
3h ago from SkySports.com
Comments
Hottest News
F1 News Today: Major Lewis Hamilton career change tipped as...
Seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
Mercedes shifts focus: Development stops but learning...
Mercedes will head into the back half of the 2025... Read More »
52m ago from F1i.com
Helmut Marko responds to McLaren gain after poaching...
McLaren hired a key name from Red Bull two years... Read More »
2h ago from RacingNews365.com
