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Jarno Trulli has had to acclimatise to life at the back with Lotus this season after years of chasing podiums with Toyota. But he stands by his team choice, and is confident that Lotus is in another league compared to its fellow newcomers. AUTOSPORT heard from the Italian in Malaysia. Q. Does this feel like a little bit of a home race for you? Jarno Trulli: It is actually! It is a home race - as we will have two races, this one and the British GP. Obviously there is a lot of expectation and I won't say pressure, but there is a lot of expectation from the whole country and the supporters, the prime minister. We have been working really hard in the last few days…
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Friday began with Mike Gascoyne's birthday being celebrated in the garage bfore the action on track began in what is fast becoming Lotus Racing’s signature style, with Fairuz Fauzy in chassis T127-01 first out on track trying out a shark fin engine cover in the morning session. Whilst replacing Heikki Kovalainen for the session he completed 19 laps with a best time of 1.40.721 in a good run in the morning heat. Jarno Trulli completed 21 laps and finished ahead of the other new teams on 1.39.460. Before Fairuz saw the green light Tony lent into the cockpit to tell Fairuz how proud both he and the whole country was of this landmark moment. After the session was co…
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http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/82597 Jarno Trulli thinks Lotus is already in a position to shift its focus to closing down the gap to current outfits - after claiming that his new team is in a different league compared to the other Formula 1 rookie squads. With Lotus at the centre of attention this weekend on 'home' turf in Malaysia, Trulli is bullish about the state the team is in just two races in to the campaign – and excited about the focus now shifting to bringing performance on. Speaking about the pressures of racing for a new team, Trulli said: "At the moment there is no pressure. All you can hope is to finish the races, and try to be in fr…
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Fauzy hopes Friday run leads to more By Edd Straw and Matt Beer Thursday, April 1st 2010, 12:31 GMT Fairuz Fauzy hopes his Friday practice appearance for Lotus at Sepang tomorrow will be the first of many such runs this season - and that it will be a chance for him to showcase his ability. The Lotus reserve driver believes his participation in the opening session will be just as valuable than still being able to test during the season would have been. "I know it's a bit difficult as we can't test, but if there's a chance to drive on Fridays, it's better than nothing," Fauzy told AUTOSPORT. "You're driving in a real situation, in a real weekend, in a Formu…
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st April 2010 Lotus Racing heads into the weekend’s race feeling confident about maintaining their positive start to the season at the Malaysian Grand Prix. Lotus Racing also looks forward to welcoming Malaysian driver Fairuz Fauzy to his first practice on Friday morning, where he will be taking the Lotus Cosworth T127–01 around the Sepang Circuit. Fairuz commented “First of all I’m very pleased to be back home, and I’m very happy to have been given the opportunity to drive on Friday – it’ll be a good chance to test the track and the driving conditions, and I feel very happy to be back in F1™ driving for Lotus Racing in my home country of …
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Tony Fernandes is aiming for his Lotus team to be fighting among the top five Formula 1 outfits in the next three seasons. Malaysian businessman Fernandes has brought the legendary Lotus name back to grand prix racing, and his team has so far being the strongest of the newcomers. Heikki Kovalainen has been the only driver in one of the new teams to finish both in Bahrain and Australia, having also qualified in front of his direct rivals in Melbourne. Fernandes now reckons Lotus can be fighting to be in the top ten in the championship next year, before taking another step forward over the next two seasons. “After Bahrain I’ve …
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Lotus Racing have announced a new sponsorship deal with Maxis Berhad, the leading mobile phone communications company in Malaysia. The team is embarking on a busy round of promotional activity as it prepares for it's home grand prix in Malaysia this weekend, despite being based in Norfolk, UK. The team is funded by the Malaysian government and Malaysian businessman Tony Fernandes, with future plans to base it's factory just outside the Sepang circuit. Sandip Das, Maxis Berhad Chief Executive Officer said about the deal: "Maxis is pleased to broaden its sports involvement through the sponsorship of the Lotus Racing Team in Formula One. This is the pride o…
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Lotus Racing is looking forward to another solid performance at the Petronas Malaysian GP in Sepang this weekend said its Deputy Team Principal SM Nasarudin SM Nasimuddin. After Heikki Kovalainen finished the Melbourne Grand Prix in 13th place, the team is confident it can build on its strong start to the season at the third round of the 2010 Formula One™ World Championship, Lotus Racing’s first race at home in Malaysia. “We expect the race in Sepang this weekend to be another exciting outing for Lotus Racing. Heikki’s finish, just three places away from earning our first point in Melbourne, gives us a good boost for the coming race in Sepang,” SM Nasarudin said…
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Norfolk-based Formula One team Lotus Racing continued their promising start to the season in Australia on Sunday. Heikki Kovalainen's 13th place finish meant that as in Bahrain a fortnight ago, Lotus finished in front of the three other new teams on the grid. Kovalainen said: "Our target was to finish the race and from the start we were quite comfortably ahead of the new teams." Team-mate Jarno Trulli failed to make the start with a hydraulics failure. Chief technical officer said the hydraulic power pack failed on the Italian's car. "It was not something we've seen before and we couldn't get it changed in time," said Gascoyne. "Balan…
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A mixed day for Lotus Racing at the Melbourne Grand Prix saw Heikki Kovalainen finish the race in 13th place, once again ahead of the other new teams, but Jarno Trulli failed to make the start due to a hydraulics issue on the grid. Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus Cosworth T127-01): “I enjoyed it today, I had good fun out there. Our target was to finish the race and from the start we were quite comfortably ahead of the new teams. When Glock dropped I just focused on keeping up a decent rhythm, not making any mistakes and bringing the car home. It’s difficult to say whether a different strategy would have worked better - if we’d stopped once more and put a fresh set of tyres o…
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Heikki Kovalainen is optimistic that he can try to get among some of the established midfield teams at the start of tomorrow's Australian Grand Prix - and the Lotus driver says he will do his utmost to stay ahead if he manages to do so. The Finn was the fastest qualifier among the new teams' drivers today, taking 19th on the grid ahead of team-mate Jarno Trulli and the Virgins. Although still 2s off the pace of 18th-placed Vitaly Petrov's Renault, Kovalainen says his aim for the race is not just to beat his fellow newcomers, but to give the established squads a fright. "If I have a chance to attack at the start tomorrow, I'll have a go," he told AUTOSPORT. …
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The rain held off for Saturday’s running in Melbourne as Lotus Racing took to the track in earnest, keen to maintain their ‘best of the new teams’ record. Throughout the 3rd Practice both cars ran well, with Italian driver Jarno Trulli finishing with a time of 1.29.800 after 16 laps and Heikki Kovalainen completing 19 laps on a best time of 1.29.539. In qualifying itself Lotus Racing successfully maintained their record of best new team, finishing with Heikki Kovalainen 19th on 1:28:797 and Jarno Trulli 20th on 1.29.111. Jarno Trulli (Lotus-Cosworth T127-03): “I had a problem with the seat which meant it wasn’t easy to drive, bouncing around in the car…
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Pos Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 1. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:24.774 1:24.096 1:23.919 2. Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:25.286 1:24.276 1:24.035 3. Alonso Ferrari 1:25.082 1:24.335 1:24.111 4. Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:24.897 1:24.531 1:24.675 5. Massa Ferrari 1:25.548 1:25.010 1:24.837 6. Rosberg Mercedes 1:24.788 1:24.788 1:24.884 7. Schumacher Mercedes 1:25.351 1:24.871 1:24.927 8. Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:25.702 1:25.085 1:25.217 9. Kubica Renault …
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KUALA LUMPUR, 27 March 2010 – AirAsia Group CEO Dato’ Sri Tony Fernandes was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate of Business Innovation by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), at the university’s 44th Convocation Ceremony in Skudai, Johor today. The inaugural doctorate was presented to Tony by UTM Pro-Chancellor, YMM Raja Zarith Sofiah Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah, for his contributions to the country, academic excellence and society. The university praised his role in changing the face of aviation and benefitting travelers and economies locally and in the region. Furthermore, Tony’s recent ventures into the world of Formula One™ with the ever-progressing Lotus R…
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