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Data Driven Issue 03

“IT WAS CLOSE BETWEEN THE TWO, BUT WE LET BOTH DRIVERS
RACE TO THE END WHICH WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO”
ALAN PERMANE, TRACKSIDE OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

0
The time taken
in seconds for the
gearbox of the
E21 to change gear
(drive is never lost
during the gearshift)

KOREAN
GRAND PRIX

JAPANESE
GRAND PRIX

INDIAN
GRAND PRIX

Lotus F1 Team scored its third
double podium of the season
as Kimi Räikkönen took second
and Romain Grosjean third in an
emphatic team performance at the
Korean Grand Prix. Both drivers
benefited from strong race pace
and drove superbly – including
dicing with each other – during
a race which saw two safety
car periods.

Lotus F1 Team had another strong
race in Japan which saw Romain
Grosjean take a fighting third, whilst
team-mate Kimi Räikkönen battled
his way to fifth in a tense race at
Suzuka. A superb start from Romain
saw him lead in the early stages,
before fighting hard with both Red
Bulls in the latter stages. Kimi
endured a tough start – dropping
back to P11 – before battling back
in typical fashion to climb back up
the order to finish 5th.

Romain managed his car well to
take the final podium slot while
the team and engine partners
Renault devised a strategy to limit
the air consumption of his engine’s
pneumatic system. Kimi ran out of
tyre performance near the end of
his race, resulting in a late pit stop
and the consolation of the race’s
fastest lap.

Kimi Räikkönen 2
Romain Grosjean 3rd
nd

Romain Grosjean 3rd
Kimi Räikkönen 7th

Romain Grosjean 3rd
Kimi Räikkönen 5th

“I HAD A VERY, VERY GOOD RACE. WHAT A START! IT WAS SUPERB TO GO PAST BOTH
THE RED BULLS LIKE THAT AND IT’LL BE ONE OF MY BEST MEMORIES OF THE YEAR. THE
CAR WAS FANTASTIC ON THE FIRST SET OF TYRES AND WE MANAGED TO PULL AWAY,
BUT THEN THE RED BULLS WERE ABLE TO REEL US IN LATER ON. ULTIMATELY, WE
WERE THE ONLY CAR TO ALMOST CATCH THEM. IT’S BEEN A GREAT HOME RACE FOR MY
ENGINEER; IT’S ALWAYS GOOD TO COME TO JAPAN AND IT’S REALLY GOOD TO BE BACK
ON THE PODIUM AGAIN.” ROMAIN GROSJEAN, P3
04

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2500
The number of gear
changes the drivers
have to make during
an average Grand Prix

1.6
The time in seconds
for the E21 to
decelerate from
100 km/h to a
standstill

30
The weight of a
driver’s head and
helmet in kilograms
during maximum
braking of 4.5G