Eric Boullier believes Lotus require perfection to perform well in upcoming races – Formula 1 news
Lotus team principal, Eric Boullier has said that they need perfection in order to perform well in the approaching 2012 Formula 1 season.
Boullier said that their driver, Kimi Raikkonen struggled with some issues during the qualifying which hindered his performance in the Canadian Grand Prix held at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal on June 10.
Afterwards, Raikkonen could only secure 8th place finish in the race after setting off from 12th grid position. Additionally, he said that his DRS did not provide the expected boost in the pace of his car due to which he failed to make further progress.
Nevertheless, Boullier said that they are targeting to improve their performance in each and every area while he said that their main focus is to come up strong in the qualifying so as to secure competitive grid positions in the races ahead.
“If you want to perform, you need to get your weekend absolutely right. The slightest setback can have a very negative effect on your performance over the rest of the weekend,” the Frenchman said. “We saw it with Kimi in Monaco, when he skipped the first
session because of a steering issue, and also in Montréal, with a hydraulic failure in qualifying. Some people say that Formula 1 has become a lottery, but I don't agree. I've found this season quite entertaining and also very challenging from an engineering
point of view.”
On the other hand, Raikkonen’s teammate, Romain Grosjean secured an inspiring second podium finish in the last race after taking start from 7th grid position. Furthermore, he delivered an impressive performance during the ending laps in which he passed the
defending champion, Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing and the Spaniard, Fernando Alonso of Ferrari.
Meanwhile, the Enstone based team is presently standing at third place in the constructors’ championship with 108 points. Besides, they are 11 points ahead of Ferrari and 25 points behind McLaren.
It will be important to mention that they have emerged as one of the most competent contenders in this year and are trying their best to make the essential developments and the necessary preparations to fight for the championship title.
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