Alan Permejn: Lotus E21 leaves a positive impression

On Friday, when driving E21 worked Roman Grosjean, the team collected data on the behaviour of rain tyres Pirelli and compared them with last year's information. Equipment worked without a glitch, but Grosjean drove only 41 circle; In addition, Lotus decided not to chase the rate during the period when the track remained dry.
Roman Grosjean: "today I have a lot of time spent in the car, but this time more in the garage than on the track. Of course, the asphalt was cold and slippery, and the conditions are much worse than we expect during the season. However, it was a good speed test E21 at intermediate and rain tires. I am pleased that we have had no technical problems and the machine has a good balance.
Next week I want to ride more laps, to work with the latest technical innovations, because while I have a very positive attitude. "
Alan Permejn, Chief Engineer: racing today for much of the day had to be careful, and we decided to take the opportunity to review the operation of the machine in the rain and intermediate rubber, and also check out a number of options that are associated with the weather factor. We were able to accomplish both tasks and prepare for a test session, which will be held at the same circuit next week.
Roman reported that E21 is a step forward compared with the previous model, if we talk about the behavior on the wet track, so we had another reason for joy. The fact that we were at the bottom of the Protocol does not reflect our special capabilities, since we decided to forgo the intensive work on the track, when the asphalt was still dry. Spend the next tests on the second track, again with extremely positive impressions about the car. We now have 4 days ahead of tests in Barcelona: next week, we will analyze the effectiveness of new aerodynamic components ".