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Team Lotus Information Number of times AirAsia has won World's Best Lowcost Airline (consecutively): Three Followers of CNN's Breaking News Twitter feed: > 4.5 million Number of hours of voluntary service provided to community organisations by Dell employees per year: > 200,000 Weather Sunny, clear skies Max air temperature: 29° Min / max track temperature: 45° Runplan Driver: Jarno Trulli Chassis: T128-01 1331: Car leaves for grid / 1 lap 1345: Pitlane closes 1359: Fire up 1401: Lights out - start on option tyres Pitstop 1 - option tyres Pitstop 2 - prime tyres Finished: 20th Runplan Driver: Heikki Kovalainen Chassis…
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Team Lotus Information Aproximate number of official CNN Twitter followers: > 16 million Number of Ruroc helmets to equal weight of an unfuelled F1 car: 915 Go to www.teamdellracing.com to see how Team Lotus has the power to do more with Dell Weather Dry, sunny Min / max air temperature: 26° / 28° Min / max track temperature: 37° / 45° Positions / fastest laps FP3 KOV 19th, 1.41.267 (lap 12) / TRU 20th, 1.41.690 (lap 17) QUALIFYING Q1 KOV 19th, 1.41.664 (lap 9) / TRU 20th, 1.42.234 (lap 4) Total laps FP3 KOV: 15 / TRU: 18 QUALIFYING Q1 KOV: 10 / TRU: 9 Runplan Driver: Jarno Trulli …
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Team Lotus Information Hours of sports programming CNN broadcasts each year: > 1,000 Number of DuPont employees worldwide: > 61,000 Length of Valencia circuit: 5,419 mtrs Weather Dry, overcast Min / max air temperature: 21˚ / 26˚ Min / max track temperature: 28˚ / 34˚ Fastest laps / positions FP1 KOV 19th, 1.44.136 (lap 8) / CHA 24th, n/a FP2 KOV 18th, 1.42.156 (lap 22) / TRU 19th 1.42.239 (lap 17) Total laps FP1 KOV: 18 / CHA: 2 FP2 TRU: 25 / KOV: 39 Runplan Drivers: Karun Chandhok (FP1) Jarno Trulli (FP2) Chassis: T128-01 FP1 - Karun Chandhok 1001 - 1004: Installation, 1 lap 1004 - 1036: Sys…
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2010 Timing: Qualify Result: P1 VET 1.37.587 Q3 P2 WEB 1:37.662 Q3 P3 HAM 1:37.969 Q3 TL best P19 TRU 1:40.658 Q1 2010 Race Result: P1 VET 1:39.141 L52 P2 HAM 1:39.156 L56 P3 BUT 1:38.766 L54 TL best P21 TRU 1:41.770 L53 Quick description: Longitudinal "stop and go" track Many hard braking & traction areas Very smooth track surface with no bumps and kerbs are not an issue Run very low ride height but plank wear is high due to kerb usage Possible high impact load on steering column when driver use kerbs through the T18 - T24 high-speed section Overtaking is difficult and hard on brake temperature & wear Overal…
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Team Lotus has today confirmed that GE, a leading global technology and infrastructure company, has joined the Anglo-Malaysian team as a Premium Partner. As part of the partnership, the GE branding will be seen on the Team Lotus T128 F1 cars and across the team's entire race and factory structure from the British Grand Prix in July 2011. The partnership with GE provides extensive brand and business benefits to both parties, giving GE a high-profile global platform to showcase advanced technologies and providing Team Lotus with leading edge technological, R&D and manufacturing resources that will help accelerate the team's progress, on and off track. Tony F…
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Team Lotus Information: Approximate number of parts in a Renault Sport F1 engine 5200. Number of US patents DuPont were granted in 2010, 689. Go towww.teamdellracing.comto see how Team Lotus has the power to do more with Dell. Weather Dry, overcast Min/max air temperature: 23°/23° Min/max track temperature: 27°/28° Positions/fastest laps FP3 KOV 18th, 1.17.093 (lap 18) / TRU 19th, 1.17.523 (lap 22) QUALIFYING Q1 TRU 19th, 1.16.745 (lap 11) / KOV 20th, 1.16.786 (lap 4) Total laps FP3 KOV: 21 / TRU: 24 QUALIFYING Q1 TRU: 12 / KOV: 10 Runplan Driver: Jarno Trulli Chassis: T128-01 FP3 …
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Team Lotus Information Year LG was first established: 1958 Number of customers Dell connects with every day: 5.4 million EQ8 cans filled each minute in production: 1,000 Weather Dry, sunny Min / max air temperature: 16˚ / 22˚ Min / max track temperature: 25˚ / 43˚ Fastest laps / positions FP1 TRU 18th, 1.19.279 / KOV 19th, 1.19.422 FP2 TRU 16th 1.18.470 / KOV 17th, 1.18.482 Total laps FP1 TRU: 29 / KOV: 30 FP2 TRU: 33 / KOV: 38 Runplan Driver: Jarno Trulli Chassis: T128-01 FP1 1001 - 1003: Installation, 1 lap 1003 - 1005: Change nosecone 1005 - 1007: …
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2010 Timing Qualify Result P1 HAM 1:15.105 Q3 P2 WEB 1:15.373 Q3 P3 VET 1:15.420 Q3 TL best P19 KOV 1:18.237 Q1 Race Result P1 HAM 1:17.806 L62 P2 VET 1:18.144 L66 P3 KUB 1:18.207 L44 TL best P16 KOV 1:20.654 L65 Quick description Very high brake energy track therefore critical on brake wear and cooling Asphalt very smooth and very low grip damaging tyres Longitudinal track with several traction events Braking stability is critical due to bumps T8 & T10 Good ride over kerbs and top speed are important for lap time Track was partly re-surfaced in 20…
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Team Lotus Information Total number of @myteamlotus tweets (@ 1600 on Monaco race day): 5,718 Typical speed of an F1 car through the Loews Hairpin: 47 kph Number of stacked Ruroc pitcrew helmets equivalent to the height of The Eiffel Tower: 1350 Weather Dry, sunny Max air temperature: 22˚ Min / max track temperature: 42˚ Fastest laps KOV 1.20.678 (lap 54) / TRU 1.21.277 (lap 66) Runplan Driver: Jarno Trulli Chassis: T128-03 1330: Car leaves for grid / 1 lap 1345: Pitlane closes 1359: Fire up 1401: Ligh…
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Weather Dry, sunny Min / max air temperature: 24˚ / 25˚ Min / max track temperature: 34˚ / 40˚ Fastest laps / positions FP3 KOV 18th, 1.18.115 (lap 14) / TRU 21st, 1.19.259 (lap 17) QUALIFYING Q1 KOV 18th, 1.17.343 (lap 8) / TRU 19th, 1.17.381 (lap 8) Total laps FP3 KOV: 20 / TRU: 19 QUALIFYING Q1 KOV: 10 / TRU: 9 Runplan Driver: Jarno Trulli Chassis: T128-03 FP3 1100 - 1102: Installation, 1 lap (prime tyres) 1102 - 1119: System checks / session red flagged 1119 - 1137: Run 2, 10 laps (prime tyres) 1137 - 1149: Adjustme…
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Team Lotus is very pleased with the judgment in the dispute with Group Lotus and does not intend to appeal any of the key findings. As Group Lotus has already announced its intention to appeal the Judge's decision on the headline argument in this case it is clear they do not feel they have won. There are a number of points that are interesting to note in the Judge's findings which invalidate any claim of victory by Group Lotus in the main cause of this action: - The Judge ruled that Team Lotus owns the separate goodwill in the "Team Lotus" name and roundel and we cannot be prevented by Group Lotus from using either of them in relation to Formula 1 racing. This was …
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Team Lotus is very happy that the court case concerning the rights to the Team Lotus name has today come to a positive conclusion and that the team can now focus its full attention on its long-term challenge for honours on and off track. The decision confirms that Team Lotus is the true owner of the full Team Lotus name and the iconic roundel, establishing in law that the Anglo-Malaysian team is the rightful heir to Team Lotus and all associated goodwill. Team Principal Tony Fernandes gave his comments on behalf of his fellow shareholders Kamarudin Meranun, SM Nasarudin and the 250 strong workforce based in Malaysia and Hingham, UK: "We are all pleased that it has be…
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Team Lotus Information AirAsia's Big Sale - Number of hours in which AirAsia sold more flights than entire first year of operations (650,000): 24 Number of EQ8 cans laid end to end to cover length of entire Monaco Circuit: 66,800 Year of Jarno Trulli's Monaco Grand Prix race win: 2004 Weather Dry, sunny Min / max air temperature: 24˚ / 28˚ Min / max track temperature: 34˚ / 44˚ Fastest laps / positions FP1 KOV 17th, 1.20.083 (lap 16) / TRU 18th, 1.21.116 (lap 14) FP2 KOV 18th, 1.18.266 (lap 33) / TRU 19th 1.18.490 (lap 19) Total laps FP1 KOV: 23 / TRU: 27 …
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2010 Qualify Result P1 WEB 1:13.826 Q3 P2 KUB 1:14.120 Q3 P3 VET 1:14.227 Q3 TL best P18 KOV 1:17.94 Q1 2010 Race Result P1 WEB 1:15.318 L63 P2 VET 1:15.192 L71 P3 KUB 1:15.353 L72 TL best P15 TRU 1:19.340 L69 Quick description Needs high brake cooling to avoid caliper overheat but brake wear is not an issue Bumps and kerbs are not major issues after 2009 resurfacing work Max downforce needed compared to better efficiency aero package Very low grip especially on Thursday P1 and track improving a lot between sessions All setup changes between sessions are usually s…
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Weather Dry, sunny Min / max air temperature: 17˚ / 27˚ Min / max track temperature: 24˚ / 41˚ Fastest laps KOV 1.30.618 (lap 34) / TRU 1.30.783 (lap 34) Runplan Driver: Jarno Trulli Chassis: T128-03 0900: Car cover off 1000: Race programme and strategy briefing 1025: First engine fire up / shift check / complete systems check 1200: Race briefing 1330: Pitlane open 1330: Car leaves for grid / 2 laps (1 through pitlane) 1345: Pitlane closes 1359: Fire up 1401: Lights out - start on option tyres Lap 16: Pitstop 1 - option tyres Lap 30: …
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