Lotus Renault’s James Allison anxious to see R31’s performance at Marina Bay – Formula 1 news
Lotus Renault GP’s technical director claims that he is anxious to see how the R31 performs at the Marina Bay Street Circuit at the upcoming Singapore Grand Prix which is expected to take place next weekend.
“Monaco and Hungary were not good races for us and Singapore shares some characteristics of these two circuits. We feel we have improved things since then and we have a bit more to deliver for Singapore itself, but it is fair to say that I am apprehensive,”
he said.
Since the Marina Bay is a street circuit, Allison believes that the race is going to be a surprise for the team as they have been improving their performance since the past two races.
Renault have not been able to perform up to the mark as both of their drivers Vitaly Petrov and Bruno Senna are still struggling to score some good points while Mercedes GP are improving with each race.
“While far from stunning, it was at least respectable. For two races in a row our car has looked a little more on the pace than in the previous grands prix, and this reinforces our belief that we are heading back in the right direction,” said the technical
director.
Mercedes GP are currently in 4th place in the constructors’ standings while Renault are 38 points adrift in a disappointing 5th place.
The team secured 2 podium positions at the first 2 races of the season and since then, their performance has been deteriorating with each race. As a result, they decided to replace Nick Heidfeld as well as the team claims that his experience did not help
the team in any way.
Since the past two races after Heidfeld’s replacement and Bruno Senna’s arrival as a race driver for Renault, the team has been scoring points and making it to Q3 during the qualifying rounds. It is a positive sign for the team as a result of which they
are hoping for some pretty good results at the Singapore Grand Prix as well.
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