Kimi Raikkonen is hoping the combination of his fifth place grid position and his Lotus's race pace will see him score a strong result at the European Grand Prix on Sunday read more »

We're very happy with today's performance and both drivers have done an excellent job. Fourth and fifth positions on the grid are excellent places to start. read more »

Lotus are still tipped by many for victory this weekend, as Formula 1 descended on Valencia for Round 8 of 2012. After a dramatic qualifying session on Saturday, Romain... read more »

Romain Grosjean went fourth fastest whilst Kimi Raikkonen was just eight thousandths of a second behind with the fifth quickest time in a searing qualifying session on the... read more »

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton belives that the Lotus team have the best chance of winning in Valencia on Sunday. read more »

Romain Grosjean declared fourth on the grid a good result for Lotus despite looking like having the pace to challenge for pole position read more »

Esteban Gutierrez won an action-packed GP2 feature race in Valencia, taking advantage of three safety car periods that stole victory from his Lotus team-mate James Calado read more »

Romain Grosjean reckons he got the most from his Lotus E20 after taking fourth position on the grid for the European Grand Prix at Valencia. read more »

Europe Saturday quotes: Lotus read more »

Sebastian Vettel secured his 33rd pole position and his third consecutive pole in Valencia for the European Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver will start P1 thanks to a stunning... read more »

Sebastian Vettel posted the fastest time in today's qualifying session for the European GP. He went 3 tenths faster than his closest competitor Lewis Hamilton. Pastor... read more »

Jaime Alguersuari believes he will be back on the F1 grid next season, having missed out on a possible Lotus ride in 2012. read more »

Jenson Button topped the times on Saturday morning during third practice for the European Grand Prix in Valencia. The McLaren driver surprised many with a late lap to go a... read more »

Jenson Button set the fastest time in final practice for the European Grand Prix at the Valencia Street Circuit. Button’s time of 1:38.562 eclipsed both Lotus... read more »

McLaren's Jenson Button edges out the Lotus and Force India duos in final practice session at Valencia as Mark Webber is sidelined by a technical issue. read more »

Lotus drivers Romain Grosjean and Kimi Raikkonen are both expecting to move up the order when the European GP gets down to qualifying and racing. read more »

Lotus were tipped for success by many heading into Valencia, as the nimble E20s of Romain Grosjean and Kimi Räikkönen should be capable of doing great things... read more »

Friday's press conference with Riad Asmat (Caterham), Eric Boullier (Lotus), Norbert Haug (Mercedes), Luis Perez Sala (HRT) and Franz Tost (Toro Rosso). read more »

Reproduced with kind permission of the FIA Team representatives – Franz Tost (Toro Rosso), Riad Asmat (Caterham), Norbert Haug (Mercedes), Luis Perez-Sala (HRT), Eric... read more »

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES - Franz TOST (Toro Rosso), Riad ASMAT (Caterham), Norbert HAUG (Mercedes), Luis PEREZ SALA (HRT), Eric BOULLIER (Lotus). Q. Franz, as it's your first... read more »

Romain Grosjean says the focus for his Lotus team in final practice in Valencia is to unlock much-needed qualifying pace from its car - after his long-run form on Friday left... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen has hit back at reports he is out of favour at Lotus. The 2007 world champion's return to formula one this year initially went smoothly, but he has... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen insists Lotus must ensure that a strong race pace takes priority over its qualifying speed in the European Grand Prix read more »

Kimi Raikkonen says if Lotus can make their E20 quicker in qualifying, they should be on track for a great result in Sunday's European GP... read more »

It's been a straight-forward and issue-free Friday for us. We conducted aero evaluation of a new front wing and new floor and we will be considering the data this evening. read more »