Lotus boss Eric Boullier is confident they will be there or thereabouts when it comes to challenging for race wins for the remainder of the season... read more »

McLaren ought to have been the big winners of 2012’s opening races, but instead it's Red Bull and Fernando Alonso who are the real winners. There have been very... read more »

Lotus did not consider employing team orders in order to boost Kimi Raikkonen's chances of winning the Bahrain grand prix. The 2007 world champion ultimately finished... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen insists that Lotus has been a podium threat from the beginning of the season, despite not achieving the aim until Bahrain. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen's performance in the Bahrain Grand Prix is exactly what Lotus was expecting of the Finn this year, according to team owner Gerard Lopez. read more »

Only four races into his return to Formula 1 from rallying, 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen has already finished on the podium in a highly competitive drive which saw him... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean raced their way through the Bahrain desert for a double-podium performance in today’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Kimi took advantage of saved sets... read more »

Bahrain Sunday quotes: Lotus read more »

Kimi Räikkönen, 2nd: “It’s a great result for the team and we deserve it as everyone has been working very hard. To be honest,... read more »

Fernando Alonso, 7th: “It went a bit better than we feared and we managed to limit the damage. We had arrived here eight points down on the championship leader and we... read more »

Paul Hembery: "This was certainly a very technically challenging race, on a circuit that we had never experienced in racing conditions before. Nonetheless, we chose to... read more »

Nico Rosberg, 5th: "I had a pretty bad first lap today, but after that I was able to recover and get the most of our race. We had a good strategy and the pace of the car... read more »

Sebastian Vettel, 1st: "It was an incredible race, extremely tough. A good start was crucial and I was able to pull away from the pack, which was a big advantage as we... read more »

DRIVERS: 1 – Sebastian VETTEL (Red Bull), 2 – Kimi RAIKKONEN (Lotus), 3 – Romain GROSJEAN (Lotus): TV UNILATERAL... read more »

Sebastian Vettel was joined by Lotus drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean for the post-race press conference in Bahrain... read more »

Jenson Button was mystified by the McLaren team's lack of pace in the Bahrain Grand Prix, having been unable to fight the Red Bulls and Lotus cars for victory read more »

Romain Grosjean dispelled his critics by claimed a career-first podium finish in Bahrain on Sunday, running as high as second after passing Lewis Hamilton and eventually coming... read more »

Although he was delighted with Lotus’ double podium finish at Sakhir, Kimi Räikkönen has admitted his disappointment at missing out on victory. The... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen said he was disappointed not to win the Bahrain Grand Prix, but is confident Lotus is capable of challenging for victory again this season read more »

Sebastian Vettel admitted that he wasn't expecting to be able to pull away from Kimi Raikkonen at the end of the Bahrain Grand Prix once the Lotus caught him read more »

Kimi Raikkonen has lamented Lotus' lack of pace which prevented him - along with a mistake of his own - from winning the Bahrain GP.... read more »

Whatever the rights or wrongs of holding it, the Bahrain Grand Prix went ahead without any noticeable problems, Sebastian Vettel returning to the top step of the podium as... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has led the Bahrain GP from start to finish to win his first GP of the season. Kimi Raikkonen brough his Lotus car home in second place after a few unfortunate... read more »

World Champion Sebastian Vettel wins his first race of 2012 for Red Bull, ahead of Lotus's and Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean. read more »

Sebastian Vettel has kick-started his 2012 season by winning the Bahrain Grand Prix. He fended off Kimi Räikkönen, who had saved tyres and came through from... read more »