CHAPTER IV: caboose
LOTUS: A "historical O? eager to grow
Many scratched their heads when they learned that a Malaysian group would be to revive the historic Team Lotus in 2010. With only the name (and some other relic in the factory) and reminiscent of Colin Chapman team, no one gave him much credibility. However, it ended up as the best new equipment, but the hectic winter courts exactly has cast doubt on the seriousness of the project. With an absurd dispute in part by los derechos del nombre Team Lotus, el 2011 se presenta medianamente ilusionante de todas formas para la escudería. Con dos pilotos contrastados como Trulli y Kovalainen , con un ingeniero jefe reputado como Gascoyne, y con una inversión mayor que la de los otros dos de su liga particular, está claro que Lotus parte como gran favorita a despuntar entre esos 3 equipos, quién sabe si llegando a mezclarse con la media parrilla . Lo que está claro es que otro año con los puntos tan lejanos como el último haría replantearse si es necesario invertir en el proyecto. Por el bien de los pilotos, que se merecen un volante, esperemos que el proyecto dé sus frutos. #20 JARNO TRULLI: Addressing a stylish retreat
Name: Jarno Trulli
Date of birth: July 13, 1974
Birthplace: Pescara (Italy)
Titles / Wins / Poles / Podiums / VR: 0 / 1 / 4/11/1
Pure Speed: 7 Performance
race: 7
Advancement: 6
Racing in the rain: 7
political Attitude: 7
Veteran Italian rider begins its 15th season in Formula 1, the second since he joined the Lotus project, and it does want to help the team progress. Last time to fight for wins and poles this great finisher want get one point for the Malaysian team, and this will have to compete with the T128, which in tests has shown again as the best "new", but far from teams such as Sauber and Toro Rosso. Italian rider's career indicates that it has been in top teams such as Renault or Toyota, but never become someone who appeared in the betting as world champion. His uncanny ability to be diluted in long runs earned him a single victory in a special like Monaco GP in 2004. Has added several poles and reached a few podiums but in this final stretch of his career will be content to beat Kovalainen, who, lest we forget, just 2 years ago was highly prized. There is no other realistic goal than that.
# 21 Heikki Kovalainen: Another year in the shadow
Name: Heikki Kovalainen Johannes
Date of birth: October 19, 1981
Birthplace: Suomussalmi (Finland)
Titles / Wins / Poles / Podiums / VR: 0/1/1/4/2
Pure Speed: 7 Performance
race: 7
Advancement: 7
Racing in the rain: 6
political Attitude: 7
was hard for the gay Heikki Kovalainen and jovial the changes occurring in 2010. Being in 2009 with a team like McLaren, bearing the number 2 in the car, to be on a team rookie, not even rate options, where just 3 years ago you were considered as the new Finnish talent. But Heikki not daunted, and he knows that to achieve a flyer pointer in 2012 to work with a good season at Lotus. Last year, got most of the results on the grid and team race, beating the highly regarded Trulli, and certainly this is a factor to consider because it is hard to stay motivated. What are your expectations for 2011? Nothing to write home, beat Jarno, finish races and attempt to become the 10th team of builders and, if lucky, progress to start somewhere. There is not much to get where resources are limited, and Heikki knows. As far as he's concerned, have to wait for a better team call .
HISPANIA: One step from losing credibility
We do not like speaking ill of a English team, but the truth is that HRT has not made any merit to appear in the history books F1. As if the worst teams in the 90's they were, Hispania arrived in Bahrain in 2010 in a sea of \u200b\u200bdoubt, test with 0 miles and rookies. Saved the ballot, but soon began to go back, no investment some by a conflict with Dallara. With several bad news about defaults , its relationship with Toyota, Bernie has spoken out (indirectly) against them, because nobody knows what is the contribution of the F1 Hispania. Of course, it has done far better than many teams in the history of F1, it is preparing to begin its second season, so they deserve respect, but do not seem likely to set fire to the scene. His bizarre decision to Narain Karthikeyan playoffs suggests that walk very short of funds. At least they can say that both drivers have experience . In short, it goes well. # 22 Narain Karthikeyan: India is man has grilled
Name: Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan Date of birth: January 14, 1977
Birthplace: Madras (India)
Titles / Wins / Poles / Podiums / VR: 0/0/0/0/0
Pure Speed: 6
Career Performance: 5
Advancement: 6
Racing in the rain: 7
political attitude: 6
There
surprising signings in the F1 course . But foreign recruitment the year was undoubtedly the Narain Karthikeyan Hispania by the team. His last race, China 2005, is a summary of their performance in F1: A spectacular crash. The Indian driver had an aggressive driving style that bordered on madness, incredible skids and excursions outside of the track . Monteiro beat him with all of the law throughout the season, and that Tiago was also not the fastest driver of the place, so it really makes one wonder if Narain is what you need to have, and more after 5 years without F1. Considered as a pilot pay (as it will bring money to the structure of Hispania), the Indian be a great attraction in this 2011 given that a final will be played the first GP in India. If GP gets hold to that course work to the stands of the event presented a great pint. Moreover, can only hope to beat his teammate Liuzzi, and that the points seem unlikely, given that the car has 0 miles from tests. May the luck be with you.
Vitantonio Liuzzi # 23: The d eception the last five years
Name: Vitantonio Liuzzi Date of birth: August 6, 1981
Birthplace: Locorotondo (Italy)
Titles / Wins / Poles / Podiums / VR: 0/0/0/0/0
Pure Speed: 6
performance in the race: 6
Advancement: 6
Racing in the rain: 6
political attitude: 6
Giorgio Pantano has been the most flagrant example of how a super talent at lower levels has not reached a high level in F1 . Only 14 races in 2004 with the Jordan poor make up the history of Italian F1. If we speak of Tonio Liuzzi, we can say is the clearest success story 2. F3000 champion in 2004, sponsored by Red Bull, is inexplicable how has never been able to show a level sufficient to call attention to the top teams. In all seasons (which almost no partner has been a big rival: Speed, a rookie Vettel) has left the odd flash of their speed, but never regularly . The beating Sutil gave last year was particularly painful, and it was the confirmation that it had missed the second chance Massa's injury (which, indirectly, he took the wheel of Force India for 2009 onwards) had given him. Things can only console himself with a flier in Hispania, waiting to sweep off the map Karthikeyan uncool in order to achieve a steering wheel in time to come. But it appears that the boy piercings passed to it rice.
VIRGIN: "The DCF" seek further innovation
Manor where the draft was unveiled and it was noted that it was a Nick Wirth its shores, many thought that F1 would come without problems thanks to his friendship with Max Mosley. Although they argue that they deserve their place in the top flight, the fact is that last year did little to prove: first, the method used exclusively the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) without using the tunnel sounded more wind resource shortages innovative ambition, although Wirth is one of the most advanced and enthusiastic engineers. After the embarrassing failure of design that did not have a tank large enough to finish the race resulted in unacceptably long delays in evolution, and really talent Glock only allowed to approach Virgin Lotus . Richard Branson's team (which lost a bet with Tony Fernandes curious, Lotus, who in 2010 would remain worse as a stewardess on a flight from the airline's chief rival team) fight in 2011 with the VR-02 to overcome Lotus and score some points. No more. TIMO GLOCK # 24: You really deserve to be in the last lines?
Name: Timo Glock
Date of Birth: March 18, 1982
Birthplace: Lindenfeld (Germany)
Titles / Wins / Poles / Podiums / VR: 0/0/0/3/1
Pure Speed: 7 Performance
race: 7
Advancement: 6
Racing in the rain: 6
political Attitude: 7
Hungary 2008: Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa in his fight out roughly handled by several setbacks, and the podium Finally, somewhat surprisingly, is configured as follows: Kovalainen, Glock, Raikkonen. The 3 rd is no longer in F1 after Ferrari paid money to see that for firing: The first two are suffering the suffering of the slower cars on the grid. Why? Timo Glock saw your flyer at Toyota vanished, first by the emergence of Kamui Kobayashi after his injury in Japan 2009, and then after seeing how the team closed. between Renault and Virgin, Timo strangely chose to be head of the English team batteries, and is now suffering the consequences: a slow car. very slow, which can only shine. 2011, no choice to beat fellow newcomer and annoy the a priori upper Lotus. I know it's a bit repetitive, but these teams have no aspirations. Maybe Bernie is right when he says that more than 10 teams are crowd ...
# 25 Jerome D'Ambrosio: golden opportunity for the Belgian
Name: Jérôme D'Ambrosio
Date of Birth: December 27, 1985
Birthplace: Etterbeek (Belgium)
Debutante category
Belgium again have a representative in Formula 1 after 17 years blank. Jérôme D'Ambrosio sees his dream of entering F1 thanks to Virgin, which gives it its second seat to show his talent. The young pilot is a path not too bright in GP2, as their quality has appeared sparingly. However, Lucas di Grassi lost its option and now Virgin hopes to compete in the Belgian F1. Is your goal? As mentioned in the case of other newcomers, there is another learn, understand Formula 1 as the season progresses try to reach a Glock. She knows that her choices will prove themselves out there, do not expect to see him getting on the podium or by poles, it will almost certainly never Q1. But if he gets beat from time to time to Glock in qualifying, avoid accidents and so on is likely that other teams are set. People like Barrichello or Schumacher may no longer be in F1 from 2012 and it is these seats to aspiring people like Jerome. Of course, with patience, and to complete a good year.
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