Kimi Raikkonen : We didnt really learn much from today due to the weather, but its the same for everyone. We tried a different steering rack in the first session. It would have been fine to run, but we knew that the base system would be better. The setup we have now is working well, it may take a while before we get it perfect but well make the best of it. Hopefully the weather will be better tomorrow and well be happier after qualifying. I didnt push too hard today; if its dry tomorrow well have a better idea of what we need to do.
Romain Grosjean : We waited to be able to go out on slick tyres, as we expect it to be dry for the rest of the weekend; theres no point taking any unnecessary risks. The E20 feels very good and Im happy with the balance of the car. Ive been learning the track this afternoon and Ive been focusing on improving my lap times as the day went on. We had to be patient, but we managed to get some decent laps in at the end and these were valuable. Its a fantastic track and the changing scenery as you drive through the park is incredible. I feel comfortable and confident in the car and am really looking forward to qualifying.
James Allison, Technical Director: It was a day dominated by the weather. At this time of year your cupboards are not overflowing with spare parts so it would be foolhardy to risk damaging anything unnecessarily. The rest of the weekend is predicted to be dry, so discretion was the better part of valour. This meant we stayed in the box for most of the day. When it did look sensible to venture out on track we did so with both drivers and the E20 looked solid in the second session with a high fuel load. We have a baseline steering set-up for Kimi which works, but we tried a different option at the start of FP1. He wasnt convinced by it so we went back to our baseline. As the conditions were not conducive to running we didnt miss an undue amount of track time. Romains rear suspension set-up was not working as it should in the first session. We were able to rectify it for the second, and he was immediately happy with the car.
Australia 2012 Friday quotes: Lotus F1 Team
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- Date of b. Apr 17 1986 (40)
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