Sunday: Team Lotus closes in on points
Team Lotus concluded their week on a high note by getting even closer to the points. However, the two drivers of the Malaysian team experienced a stop-and-start race, typical of the back of the pack on the streets of Monaco.
Jarno Trulli – 13th
« It’s a great result for the team, the best of the season, so we’re happy about it. I got off to a good start again; I would have liked to have made this kind of start in previous seasons because I think I would have won a few races with starts like this.
After that, I held my position and kept in touch with the cars in front, but the safety car compromised our strategy. The gap we had was wasted behind slower cars, and although I overtook D’Ambrosio, the second safety car more or less froze the rest of the race.
Heikki Kovalainen – 14th
Finishing 13th and 14th is a very good team result, but it was rather an average race for me. I lost a position at the start, and that was more or less the end of my race.
The first stint was rather difficult and, in the second, I couldn’t really find the rhythm as I had to let cars pass. After the second stop, I was able to start pushing but then I couldn’t really do much more.
That said, it was a good weekend overall and we will continue to fight in two weeks in Montreal.
Tony Fernandes, Team Principal
« I watched the race from Bali, and it came to conclude an incredible weekend for us. Last year, neither of the two cars finished the race, but today, both crossed the line in 13th and 14th positions. Our pace was good, but most importantly, both of our cars finished the race. We brought the name ‘Team Lotus’ home, and we won our first race in Monaco. Now, we’re heading to Montreal as our story, heritage, and destiny with Caterham continue to move forward. Thank you all for this amazing ride.
