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BRITISH Grand Prix 28/29/30 JUNE 2013 SILVERSTONE BRITISH GRAND PRIX 28/29/30 JUNE 2013 SILVERSTONE #GodSaveOurTyres lotusf1team.com 2013 FIA FORMULA ROUND 1 ROUND 2 ROUND 3 AUSTRALIAN MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX GRAND PRIX CHINESE 15/16/17 MaRCH 2013 22/23/24 MaRCH 2013 GRAND PRIX ONE 12/13/14 APRIL 2013 WORLD MELBOURNE SEPANG SHANGHAI CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 4 ROUND 5 ROUND 6 ROUND 7 BAHRAIN SPANISH MONACO CANADIAN PREVIEW 2013 GRAND PRIX GRAND PRIX GRAND PRIX GRAND PRIX 19/20/21 APRIL 2013 10/11/12 MAY 2013 23/25/26 MAY 2013 7/8/9 JUNE 2013 BARCELONA MONTE CARLO MONTREAL 2 Nostalgia 10 Greatness in Britain SAKHIR Kimi Räikkönen Q&A Tech Talk: An Engineer’s Guide to Silverstone 4 Home Comforts Romain Grosjean Q&A 12 Inside Line Facts, Figures and all the Infinite Possibilities Latest from Enstone 6 Eric Boullier Q&A 14 Look Who’s Talking ROUND 8 ROUND 9 ROUND 10 ROUND 11 8 Re-Energise Social Media Activation HUNGARIAN Alan Permane Q&A BRITISH GERMAN GRAND PRIX BELGIAN 15 Reporting for Duty GRAND PRIX GRAND PRIX 26/27/28 JULY 2013 GRAND PRIX Media Contacts 28/29/30 JUNE 2013 5/6/7 JULY 2013 23/24/25 AUGUST 2013 SILS VER TONE NURBURGRING BUDAPEST SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS ROUND 12 ROUND 13 ROUND 14 ROUND 15 SINGAPORE JAPANESE ITALIAN GRAND PRIX KOREAN GRAND PRIX GRAND PRIX 20/21/22 SEPTEMBER 2013 GRAND PRIX 6/7/8 SEPTEMBER 2013 4/5/6 OCTOBER 2013 11/12/13 OCTOBER 2013 MONZA YEONGAM SUZUKA ROUND 16 ROUND 17 ROUND 18 ROUND 19 ABU DHABI UNITED STATES BRAZILIAN INDIAN GRAND PRIX GRAND PRIX GRAND PRIX GRAND PRIX 1/2/3 NOVEMBER 2013 15/16/17 NOVEMBER 2013 22/23/24 NOVEMBER 2013 25/26/27 OCTOBER 2013 NEW DELHI YAS MARINA AUSTIN INTERLAGOS KIMI RÄIKKÖN EN RACE Drivers’ Championship DRIVER #7 Position P3 (88 points) • Closest Championship Rivals F. Gap to Championship Leader 44 points (S. Vettel) Alonso, P2 (96 points); L. Hamilton, P4 (77 points) BACK T US TO BE I EXPEC BE WHERE WE SHOULD After two race weekends with meagre points pickings, our Finn is eager to get his championship challenge back on track at Silverstone Your championship potential has taken for me since the very beginning of my career. I have a something of a hit in the last two races; is this a long history there. It was the real base for the start of my big concern? international racing career in Formula Renault in 1999 and Obviously, it’s not been that great and we haven’t got the 2000. Since then I’ve always enjoyed racing at Silverstone. results we wanted. The last couple of races have been I don’t know why; there must be this nostalgic feeling that more a question of surviving not attacking and that’s not I have every time we go there. what anyone wants. That said, Monaco and Montréal are both street circuits; they’re quite different from a lot of You won at Silverstone in 2007 and have been on tracks we visit and there are quite a lot of variables. You the podium five times altogether; how does it feel S BEEN A GOOD never know how you’re going to go at those two tracks but when everything goes right there? IT HA we do now and at least we got a few points. When you win in Silverstone, it gives such a good feeling. T FOR ME SINCE You have to get everything exactly right. I won there in CIRCUI Does returning to a permanent race circuit bring Formula Renault and then in Formula 1 with Ferrari in Y BEGINNING any positivity? 2007. It would be fantastic to win again there, especially THE VER Silverstone is a more normal circuit and we’ve been okay with the factory just down the road. I’m sure we would AREER at every other permanent circuit so far this year. There’s have some fantastic celebrations. OF MY C no reason why we shouldn’t be back to the positions we should be with this package. We just have to be patient, do What about the British summer? our very best over the entire weekend and step by step we It’s always windy at Silverstone. Often it rains too, like we can start catching the leaders. saw last year in qualifying. The track conditions change very quickly, which makes the car more tricky to set-up. H ow challenging is Silverstone as a race track? Obviously when you are running at the front it’s best Silverstone is all about long sweeping high-speed corners to have stable conditions, but I don’t mind really. The and high downforce levels. It’s one of the fastest circuits weather is just a part of the fun of racing in England. I’ll on the calendar; it’s very challenging and the flowing enjoy the weekend whatever the weather will be. corners are pretty good fun to drive. Hopefully our new parts will help us; particularly in the faster corners. If H ow’s the feeling from the team? that’s the case, it could be a good weekend. The team has worked 100% to have a really competitive car for the home race. Silverstone is the closest circuit H ave you always liked Silverstone? to the factory so hopefully we can celebrate a good result Yes, it’s always such a good feeling going to Silverstone. with all of the factory personnel and their families who It’s a great place to race and it has been a good circuit bring their support every year. 2 3 ROMAIN GROSJEAN RAC Drivers’ Championship E DRIVER #8 Position P9 (26 points) • Closest Championship Rivals P. di Resta, P8 (34 points); J. Button, P10 (25 points) • Gap to Championship Leader 106 points (S. Vettel) AY IS YOU NGLISH SUMMER’s dTIMES AN E BUT SOME O FIND ONE! WONDERFUL,K HARD T avE TO LOO H It’s A HOME RACE FOR MYSELF AND THE After his fightback through the field in Montréal went largely unnoticed TEAM SO WE’RE SURE thanks to a change to the planned strategy with an extra pit stop, TO HavE A LOT OF Romain looks to Silverstone for redemption SUPPORT H ow do you like Silverstone? Was there much more that could have been done It’s a fantastic track with a lot of high speed corners which in Canada? should suit the E21; especially with the upgrade package There’s not really much to tell. The second set of tyres we have for it. It’s a home race for myself and the team so really didn’t work for us in Montréal and if you can’t get we’re sure to have a lot of support. I won there in the GP2 them to work then you’re going to have a difficult race. Series in 2011, so I have to say I quite like it! I also scored We had a strong strategy planned and the first part of points on my Silverstone Formula 1 debut so it’s a run of the race worked well. Once we got the medium tyre up to results I’d like to continue. temperature at the start of the race I was able to make some good overtaking moves. This meant we were looking W hy is Silverstone rated as one of the favourite like taking a strong position in the points, which wouldn’t circuits for many drivers? have been bad considering I started at the back of the Silverstone is challenging, but it has a good feel. It’s one of grid. However, once we fitted the supersoft tyres it all the quickest tracks of the year, with legendary corners like went wrong. The set we used simply didn’t work for us the Magotts, Becketts, Chapel complex. It’s quite a feeling and the tyres fell away after fewer than ten laps, which going through there and I can’t wait to feel that sensation was a big surprise. After that, we could either try to fight once more. It’s also a special Grand Prix for the team as a losing battle with shot tyres, or change to a new set – the factory is very close to the track. It’s always nice to see of mediums we decided – and see what we could do by not only the race team, but also some of the many people pushing like it was qualifying. Even then we couldn’t get from the factory who come to see us in action. It’s thanks the last set working properly either, so it was a frustrating to all their hard work that we’re out on track and they are end to the race. all doing an amazing job, always working so hard. I will be visiting them after the race and hopefully I will go there The next five races are all in Europe; does this with some silverware to show them. make a difference? There’s no jet-lag and you’re more likely to get a good What is difficult about a Silverstone weekend? night’s sleep, which is a good thing! The race meetings are Last year there was quite a bit of wet weather over the shorter too, as you don’t lose the time traveling or getting weekend; not that this was much of a surprise to the used to a new time zone. We visit some great destinations Englishmen I’ve spoken to! I live quite near to the track over the next few races, with some very knowledgeable now and my experience of regularly visiting Enstone and enthusiastic fans.
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