Formula 1: What 2011 Holds for Lotus, Hispania and Marussia Virgin

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Published: March 5, 2011

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In 2010, the three newest additions to the grid, Lotus, Hispania and Virgin, were at the back having their own private feud. They never really quite got up to the pace of the rest of the grid, despite their best efforts.

The Lotus was a conservative car (when first released it had the down force of a 2003 Minardi), the Virgin car had a fuel tank that was too small had the CFD design that wasn't as revolutionary as they hoped and the Hispania car couldn't be developed due to their lack of money.

Lotus won the 2010 battle with Hispania (amazingly) coming in second and Virgin Racing got the wooden spoon. None of them managed to get in the points at any point throughout the season though.

They now have a year's experience under their belts, and it's time for them to move up, reducing the gap of the rest of the grid and begin to fight their way up. The new season is just a couple of weeks away, so what can we expect from them in 2011?

 

Lotus 

The Tony Fernandes-run Lotus team was by far the best of the new teams in 2010 and will be looking to keep this progress going in 2011. They were able to be close to the pace of the rest of the grid, and on race days they did try to fight with the cars ahead of them.

In Trulli and Kovaleinen, they have an experienced, but unspectacular driver lineup; considering where the team is currently though, that is no bad thing.

The 2010 car, as I said earlier, was a conservative design, but it was nicely developed and did show improvement over the season. For this year, they are looking to launch themselves up the grid.

The new T128 has shown promise in testing and has shown good pace. Kovaleinen has shown some real enthusiasm for the car and the team in general. The new car is a lot more aggressive in design than the old one, and that will hopefully lead ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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