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Nick and Vitaly kicked off their Turkish campaigns today as free practice got underway at Istanbul Park Circuit. What we learned today: • Nick was able to trial the extreme wets for the first time today - There were no major issues reported. • By the time we had an opportunity to fit intermediates in P1, the track was too wet to make sensible use of them. • Following the pattern of the first three races, our car is looking increasingly competitive as the qualifying session approaches and the programmes of the various teams point towards a maximum performance with a low fuel load. • Based on what we have seen today, we would expect our drivers t…
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As with a lot of other things at this early stage in the Formula 1 season, Round 4 of the campaign in Turkey offers the first twist of what will be a long season. As has already been commented on, the Istanbul race is at something of a crossroads as the season turns its head towards Europe and teams bring a number of substantial car upgrades with them to this part of the world. Another feature of Round 4 is the arrival of all the teams' motorhomes including our very own slick, black version which is looking in pristine condition (thanks not only to the team members, but also due to the heavy raindrops falling from the Turkish sky). The motorhome is at th…
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As the first of the European races fast approaches, Vitaly used his time at the official FIA Thursday Press Conference to explain how LRGP is looking to compete right amongst the Ferraris and McLarens at the Istanbul Park Circuit. It has been suggested that the team hasn’t been running to its full potential up until now. Do you feel you’ve found the full potential in the break that we’ve had since China? We’ve brought some new parts here, some new upgrades and we hope to fight with the Ferraris and McLarens. This track’s not easy but this is why we are here – to put the pressure on and to be in front, so let’s wait to see what happens this weekend. Do …
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Perhaps it may seem a bit early in the season to be considering F1 to be attaining a ‘crossroads', but the term is in some ways appropriate for this particular point in the racing calendar. We've just reached Istanbul, a city once known as both Byzantium and Constantinople. After a few weeks off, the first batch of European fixtures are now firmly upon us with the Turkish, Spanish and Monaco Grand Prix all in the diary for this month. With the first ‘Asian swing' of races now behind us, the Easter / Royal Wedding break was seen by many as the first small milestone in a long season. For teams (and LRGP included) it was a time to take stock, look at what went right, wha…
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1.2: Longest distance in metres on full throttle is 1.2km between T10 and T12 4: Four different drivers have won the Turkish Grand Prix 45: Gear changes in a lap of Istanbul Park 85: In km/h this is the highest apex speed at Turn 12 310: The top speed in km/h down the back straight 3.5: This is the highest g-force the drivers experience in the lap at Turn 8 for 6.5 seconds 16: The percentage of the lap spent braking 65.6: That’s the percentage of the lap spent at full throttle 300: In km/h this is the highest apex speed at Turn 11 This post has been promoted to an article
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With the second of the 2011 World Series by Renault (WSR) taking place in Spa-Francorchamps over the weekend, LRGP’s very own Bruno Senna called in to let us know how his appearance at the event had gone. Bruno, how have you enjoyed your weekend at the second WSR of the 2011 season in Spa? BS: It’s been great fun for me, I’ve been driving the car up and down the iconic circuit doing some donuts, burning some rubber and making some noise. Generally, we’ve been able to get some people to see the car up close. I was also able to get up close with the fans, have some photos taken, sign some autographs for them so all in all it’s been quite a different experienc…
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“The car has already proved to be competitive on different tracks” Three races in, Nick explains how he’s been settling into the team since his arrival. Nick, three races in, can you summarise your feelings on how things have been going so far this season? It’s been a bit up and down. On the positive side, the car is very innovative and it is quick. It is also responding well to set-up changes, it has got a good straightline speed and has already proved to be competitive on different track layouts. We’ve already achieved two podiums from three races, which is a real plus. But on the other side, we haven’t yet fulfilled our potential and I hope both we,…
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“We’ll be doubling our efforts to catch the teams in front.” Russia’s first F1 podium man describes the team’s progress and looks forward to the start of the European races. Vitaly, the Turkish GP marks the start of the European season in the Formula 1 calendar - how would you summarise the first part of the season? We have made real progress this year with the design of the car and innovations and it looks very strong. We have had some good races and took two podiums. We’ve also had some bad luck but we’ve still remained strong. Things are looking good for us I think. I’m pleased with my performance so far and with the results we have obtained but we…
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Following Robert's fast recovery, it has been decided that he would leave hospital on Saturday 23 rd April, which is a few days earlier that everybody thought, including Robert himself. He will now spend a few quiet days in Monaco before going to Viarregio in Italy, to the team doctor's headquarters, at the end of the week, probably. In a message to the fans last Thursday, Robert said: "As soon as I leave hospital, I'll head to my home in Monaco for a short period of rest. Then I'll move to Dr Ceccarelli ‘s facilities in Italy where I will start a deep rehabilitation programme and a preliminary soft training programme. The two programmes will gradually cross ove…
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"Hello everybody, here I am. Sorry for the delay in contacting you but I preferred to wait until the moment I could finally share some positive news with you. First of all I would like to pay a huge amount of thanks to my fans whose support has been simply incredible since my accident in Italy back in February. I have been literally submerged by letters and various gifts and objects and it seems the flow is not slowing down. I also want to thank all the people in the world of F1 who showed in various manners their concern for the difficult situation I’m in. “ Robert, just over 10 weeks on from your accident – how are you feeling? Robert Kubica: I am starti…
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Vitaly reflects on China and already looks ahead to Turkey Vitaly, it has been a challenging weekend but you showed good determination on Sunday and scored two points… It hasn’t been a great race but nonetheless we took two points and any point is still important for the team, especially at this stage of the season. The team has been unlucky during qualifying in Shanghai; however your lap in Q2 showed that the car is very quick… Is is encouraging for the races to come ? Yes, it is clear that our car is very strong. We improved it through P1, P2 and for qualifying so we know which areas to work on and what we need to do. We must continue to work hard, h…
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One of those afternoons, you might say. There were points but no podiums. Only two points, but they all count and it is afternoons like this that come the end of the season we will could look back on and say ‘those two points Vitaly got for us in China, they were crucial’. As the sun sets in China this evening, it would be difficult to say we were inspired by our on-track performance this weekend however it is not all bad. Two podiums from the first two races is a strong start, and there is no doubt the R31 is fast (as was once again proven during Vitaly’s Q2 yesterday afternoon). As it proved, we had an unlucky end to qualifying. Spirits, however are no…
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Vitaly scored another couple of points as he finished P9 at the Shanghai International Circuit, while teammate Nick came home in P12. • Both Vitaly and Nick ran two-stop strategies. • Vitaly started on softs, took another set of softs on lap 17, and switched to hards on lap 37 • Nick also started on softs, took more softs on lap 18, then finally ran the hards from lap 30 Vitaly Petrov, P9, R31-01 “To be P9 and take two points for the team is still good, given that we did not qualify in high positions. However, we are still a bit disappointed that we did not challenge higher up the order and gain even more points. The strategy was OK, but we must now s…
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A dramatic qualifying session saw Vitaly qualify in P10 and Nick in P16, after the Russian’s car lost power and halted what could have been a very strong session for the team. • Vitaly’s car was halted when the air supply to the engine was cut off, causing the engine to lose power. At the moment we believe there is no reason to change the engine. • Both Nick and Vitaly used one set of hard and soft tyres in Q1. Nick used two sets of softs in Q2, while Vitaly used one set. Vitaly Petrov, P10, R31-01, 1:35:149 “I am very disappointed with what happened after having just completed a very fast lap which put me in fourth position at the end of Q2. The car lost po…
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On a day when LRGP announced its collaboration with the prosperous city of Ordos in Inner Mongolia, it seems appropriate that we talk about our other supporters here in China – the fans. Fandom in the Far East is like nowhere else in the world – think the Beatles in London in the 1960s, but even more. Fandom is such a big subculture in this part of Asia and with the F1 show in town, there are fans everywhere ! Whilst we saw it with our very own Bruno Senna visiting a Kuala Lumpur shopping mall, we saw it here only yesterday as our podium-pair Nick and Vitaly signed autographs for local F1 fanatics out on the pit lane. Often in the comfort zone of the paddock, dr…
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