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Team Lotus Information Highest G Force load on Pirelli tyres at the Circuit de Catalunya: 3.9g Journey time - Barcelona to Monaco (663 KMs): 7 hours Shock absorbency test load Ruroc pitcrew helmets withstand: 250g 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: 21˚ / 26˚ Min / max track temperature: 24˚ / 35˚ Fastest laps / positions FP3 KOV 18th, 1.26.236 (lap 10) / TRU 19th, 1.27.000 (lap 17) QUALIFYING Q1 KOV 17th, 1.25.874 (lap 2) / TRU 18th, 1.26.521 (lap 3) …
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Team Lotus Information DuPont employees worldwide: 61,000 Packaging material in which Dell ships computers (the first PC manufacturer to do so): Bamboo Total hours T128 has spent in the wind tunnel: 4300+ Weather Dry, sunny Min / max air temperature: 16˚ / 25˚ Min / max track temperature: 23˚ / 35˚ Fastest laps / positions FP1 KOV 19th, 1.29.231 (lap 6) / TRU 23rd, 1.31.418 (lap 9) FP2 KOV 18th 1.26.417 (lap 23) / TRU 20th 1.27.189 (lap 28) Total laps FP1 KOV: 21 / TRU: 12 FP2 KOV: 37 / TRU: 34 Run plan Driver: Jarno Trulli Chassi…
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Team Lotus has announced today that Mark Smith has started work at the Anglo-Malaysian team's Hingham, UK factory on his first day as Technical Director. Reporting to Chief Technical Officer Mike Gascoyne, Mark completes the technical department and joins Lewis Butler (Chief Designer), Marianne Hinson (Head of Aerodynamics), Dieter Gass (Deputy Technical Director) and Elliot Dason-Barber (Head of R&D and Vehicle Dynamics) to continue the development of the T128 and begin work on the 2012 car. Mark Smith: "I am very excited about the challenge that lies ahead with Team Lotus. This is the first time I have been in the factory and I am very impressed with what I hav…
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CIRCUIT DE CATALUNYA, BARCELONA, SPAIN General Race laps: 66 Circuit Altitude (m): 129 2010 Air/track temp (˚C): 20 / 33 2010 ATM Press (HPa): 994 2010 humidity (%): 40 2010 wind (kph): NNE 15 2010 Timing Qualify Result P1 WEB 1:19.995 Q3 P2 VET 1:20.101 Q1 P3 HAM 1:20.829 Q1 TL best P19 TRU 1:24.674 Q1 2010 Race Result P1 WEB 1:24.828 L62 P2 ALO 1:24.846 L57 P3 VET 1:25.176 L56 TL best TRU, P17 Quick description Lateral track with high per…
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Team Lotus Information Number of Team Lotus tweets since October 2009: 5,190 Year a Renault engine won its first Grand Prix (French GP): 1979 Average age of drivers in AirAsia Team Lotus Driver Development Program: 16 General Total race laps: 58 Weather: Sunny Max track temp: 30° Fastest laps KOV - 1:32.695, lap 55 / TRU - 1.32.862, lap 39 RACE Runplan Driver: Jarno Trulli Chassis: T128-03 1000: Car cover off 1100: Race programme and strategy briefing 1135: First engine fire up / shift check / complete systems check 1300: Race briefing 1430: Pitlane open 1430: …
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Team Lotus Information Number of times in ten laps Juan Manuel Fangio broke the lap record in the 1957 German Grand Prix on Pirelli tyres: Nine Team Lotus Facebook fans: 95,895 Number of orders per second on dell.com: Four Weather Dry, SunnyMin/max track temperature: 24° / 37° Total laps FP3: KOV 15 / TRU 17 - QUALIFYING: KOV 8 / TRU 8 Fastest laps FP3: KOV 1.28.911, lap 7 / TRU 1.29.697 lap 13 QUALIFYING: KOV 18th, 1.28.780, lap 7 / TRU 19th, 1.29.673, lap 7 FP3 Runplan Driver: Heikki Kovalainen Chassis: T128-04 1100 - 1102: Installation, 1 lap 1102 - 1114: System checks 1114 - 1121: Run 2 / 4 laps …
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Team Lotus Information Number of field cameras CNN has deployed worldwide: 350 + Dell technical support centres worldwide: 60 Year of Pirelli company's birth: 1872 Total laps FP1CHA - 6TRU - 6 FP2KOV - 37TRU - 40 Weather Rain (am), Overcast / dry (pm) Min/max track temperature: 12°/20° Fastest laps FP1 CHA 1.51.676 lap 3 TRU 1.43.986 lap 4 FP2 KOV 1.30.281 lap 19 TRU 1.29.409 lap 21 06/05/11 Runplan Karun Chandhok (FP1) / Heikki Kovalainen (FP2)Chassis: T128-04 FP1 (CHA) 1003 - 1005: Installation (1 lap) 1005 - 1125: System checks 1125 - 1130: Run …
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Rodac International, worldwide supplier of pneumatic equipment to the automotive industry, has concluded a sponsor agreement with the Team Lotus Formula One team. For the next three years, Rodac will provide Team Lotus with tools and garage equipment which makes Rodac an official supplier to the Anglo-Malaysian F1 team. Rodac International is a Dutch company that supplies pneumatic tools and garage equipment to the automotive and industrial sector. The partnership with Team Lotus begins immediately and the Rodac company logo will be displayed by Team Lotus on press communications, the website, all the race and test trucks and in the Team Lotus Garage. Previously R…
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Exciting future for British sportscar brand Team Lotus Enterprise today announces that it has purchased British sportscar maker Caterham Cars. The acquisition by Tony Fernandes, Kamarudin Meranun and SM Nasarudin, the men behind the Team Lotus Formula 1 squad, from the shareholder consortium led by Corven Ventures, will see the legendary lightweight sportscar manufacturer expand its brand profile and product family. The acquisition of Caterham Cars by Team Lotus Enterprise will not only signal the continued development of the legendary Seven, but will provide Caterham with the platform to apply its philosophy of 'adding lightness' to exciting new models for th…
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Rodac International, worldwide supplier of pneumatic equipment to the automotive industry, has concluded a sponsor agreement with the Team Lotus Formula One team. For the next three years, Rodac will provide Team Lotus with tools and garage equipment which makes Rodac an official supplier to the Anglo-Malaysian F1 team. Rodac International is a Dutch company that supplies pneumatic tools and garage equipment to the automotive and industrial sector. The partnership with Team Lotus begins immediately and the Rodac company logo will be displayed by Team Lotus on press communications, the website, all the race and test trucks and in the Team Lotus Garage. Previous…
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"Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart" Confucius (551 - 479 BC) Team Lotus Information Number of EQ8 drink cans filled per minute: 1,000 Minimum weight of an F1 engine in 2011 rules: 2011 Weight of Team Lotus freight brought to flyaway races: 30 tons General Total race laps: 56 Weather: Overcast, cloudy (am), sunny (pm) Max track temp: 32˚ Fastest laps KOV - 1:42.672, lap 45 / TRU - 1.42.052, lap 53 RACE Runplan Driver: Heikki Kovalainen / Chassis: T128-01 1000: Car cover off 1100: Rac…
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"The journey of 1,000 miles starts with one step" Lao Tzu Team Lotus Information Total number of F1 photos LAT's Charles "TooTall" Coates has shot in his career: 952,456 (we think...) Team Lotus tweets since September 2009: 4,927 Temperature a Pirelli tyre can reach on an F1 car: 130˚ Weather Grey, cloudy, dry Min/max track temperature: 21˚ / 24˚ Total laps FP3: KOV 12 / TRU 12 QUALIFYING: KOV 7 / TRU 10 Fastest laps FP3: KOV 1.38.176, lap 11 / TRU 1.38.739 lap 11 QUALIFYING: KOV 19th - 1.37.894, lap 6 / TRU 20th - 1.38.318, lap 9 FP3 Runplan Driver: H…
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Chinese Grand Prix - FP1/FP2 report - 15/04/2011 "Great acts are made up of small deeds", Lao Tzu 600BC - 531BC Team Lotus Information Total 2011 F1 Race venues AirAsia flies to: Nine Hours Dell employees devoted to voluntary organisations in 2010: 200,000 Number of tyres Pirelli brings to each race for all teams: 1,800 Total laps FP1 KOV - 13 RAZ - 9 FP2 KOV - 30 TRU - 32 Weather: Cloudy, overcast Min/max track temperature: 23˚/31X˚ Fastest laps FP1 KOV 1.41.579 lap 7 RAZ 1.44.542 lap 8 FP2 KOV 1.40.476 lap 18 T…
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BRP becomes official supplier of Team Lotus, the Formula 1 racing team, during the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship, as well as Team AirAsia for the 2011 GP2 Series. BRP has supplied the teams with top of the range Can-Am vehicles. This is the first time BRP has entered into such an agreement with Team Lotus and Team AirAsia. "The FIA Formula One World Championship and GP2 Series attract motor sports enthusiasts and we believe that our Can-Am products clearly set the benchmark when it comes to the world of powersports and performance and fits perfectly in this environment," said Bernard Leblanc, Vice President & Regional General Manager - Western Eu…
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