Lotus Racing F1 Team Race Report: Chinese GP

The Chinese Grand Prix proved to be the most exciting race of the season so far. Race day on 18th April was a wet affair, as heavy and erratic rain wrecked havoc on most teams' race tactics. The race was won by defending champion Jenson Button with team-mate Lewis Hamilton coming in second, thanks to some great race strategy. This gives the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team their first one-two finish since the 2001 Italian GP. Mercedes Petronas GP's Nico Rosberg took up the final spot on the podium. In this race littered with accidents and two Safety Car periods, Team Lotus driver Heikki Kovalainen drove a superb race and finished the race at 13th place, ahead of the established team of William's Nico Hulkenberg while team-mate Jarno Trulli's run of bad luck continues when another hydraulic failure cost him the race on lap 26.

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Lotus Racing F1 Team Race Report: Malaysian GP

In its own home race on April 4, Lotus Racing made a surprising qualifying result by making it into Q2 for the first time of the season. The qualifying was hit with heavy rain and saw many big names like Ferrari and McLaren dropping out in the Q1. Heikki Kovalainen did the team proud by making it to the second session and finds himself starting the race at 15th place while team-mate Jarno Trulli started at 18th. After prediction of heavy rain that would wreck havoc of the race on Sunday, the sky held themselves and the race sees Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing crossing the line first ahead of Mark Webber, also from Red Bull Racing. But luck wasn't with team Lotus as Kovalainen suffered a hydraulic problem and had to retire after 46 laps. Trulli meanwhile suffered power steering failure abut managed to soldier the car on and finished the race at 17th place, 5 laps down from the winner. Team principal Datuk Tony Fernandes was disappointed with the result, but remained in an upbeat mood. "We can take a lot away from this weekend. In the end, it is a major achievement to finish," said the founder of budget airline AirAsia.

Lotus Racing F1 Team Race Report: Australian GP

The Australian GP on the 28th of March proved to be an exciting race. In a race won by last year's world champion Jenson Button, the track was wet with water due to an early rain. The exciting race saw a great start at the first corner where current championship leader Fernando Alonso came into contact with Button and former world champion Michael Schumacher and spun his Ferrari. 10 other drivers had their races ended in accidents and spinning out due to the track's slippery conditions. But all these proved no obstacle to our local F1 team, the Lotus Racing F1 Team. Qualifying saw Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen took up the 20th and 19th spot respectively, but hydraulic problems before the start of the race saw Trulli not making it to the grid. After a hectic race ridden with blue flags and even a safety car period, Heikki finished at 13th place, ahead of fellow newcomer Karun Chandhok of Hispania F1 Racing Team. Once again, Lotus has achieved their target of finishing their races with Kovalainen.