Eric Boullier says Romain Grosjean has started 2013 with full confidence – Formula 1 news
Lotus team principal, Eric Boullier has said that their driver, Romain Grosjean has regained his confidence for the 2013 Formula 1 season after doing a good job in the first pre-season test held at Jerez circuit in Spain.
Grosjean has been considered as one of the most talented drivers in the field. He performed quite convincingly in few grands prix during the last season. He secured three podium finishes and scored 96 points for his team. However, he failed to keep up the
level of consistency and struggled a lot in many races.
The Frenchman also received a lot of criticism over his harsh driving style because of which many bad incidents happened which resulted in the retirement of many drivers.
Nonetheless, he has begun this year with great hopes and is positively looking forward to come up stronger right from the start.
Boullier has said that they are very happy with Grosjean’s performance in the first test. Furthermore, he said that the French driver has shown great confidence for this season and will hopefully fulfil their expectations.
“Romain did a good job during his first two days with the E21 and has started the year full of confidence, which is exactly what we expected from him,” Boullier said. “The difference is clear; he knows what he needs to do and the early signs look promising
for the future.”
“The feedback from the drivers after their first few laps is always very important; if you see them step out with a smile on their face you know the baseline of the car should be good and it was pleasing to see that from both Kimi and Romain,” he added.
The Enstone based squad performed really well during the preceding season and managed to secure 4th place finish in the constructors’ championship. Besides, they stood ahead of Mercedes and behind their main rival, McLaren.
It will be important to note that the British team faced difficulties with their qualifying pace during the last year due to which they could only claim one race victory. Nonetheless, they are aiming to come up stronger in this season. Let’s see how they
compete with their opponents in this year.
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