Kimi Raikkonen's last team boss says he is "surprised" the Finn is struggling so much at the wheel of his new F1 car. The 2007 world champion, who had returned... read more »

Lotus have improved by about two seconds per lap thanks to the progress Renault have made with their power units, according to Gerard Lopez... read more »

Lotus team owner Gerard Lopez believes the outfit made a two-second step forward in China thanks to engine equality from Renault. It's widely known that Renault are... read more »

Lotus owner Gerard Lopez reckons that the gains made by Renault have lifted the Formula 1 team's performance by nearly two seconds per lap. read more »

Ferrari made a step forward at the weekend to close in on, or possibly even pass, Red Bull as the second quickest team in race-trim after Fernando Alonso took third behind the... read more »

Pastor did a great job from the back of the grid to finish in fourteenth. Romain suffered from a gearbox issue. read more »

Lotus' Pastor Maldonado finished in fourteenth position whilst Romain Grosjean was forced to retire from the Chinese Grand Prix on lap 28 because of a gearbox problem. read more »

Romain Grosjean was left frustrated after a gearbox problem with his Lotus E22 forced him into retirement at the Chinese Grand Prix, costing the French racer a points finish. read more »

Lewis Hamilton took a commanding win in China to not only win his third Chinese Grand Prix, but to also take his first consecutive hat-trick of race wins. The Mercedes driver... read more »

Romain Grosjean says Lotus's first top 10 qualifying of the 2014 Formula 1 season owed everything to hard work rather than luck read more »

It was a very mixed qualifying. Obviously we're very sorry to see Pastor not taking part, and we're sorry to him and all his crew. read more »

The Chinese Grand Prix race stewards have cleared Lotus's Pastor Maldonado to start the race from the pitlane after the Venezuelan failed to participate in qualifying.... read more »

Romain Grosjean says making it in to Q3 for the first time this season was "a good reward" for Lotus following its tough start to the year read more »

Although Romain Grosjean made it into Q3 for the first time this season, the Lotus driver says he had "higher hopes" than 10th... read more »

Romain Grosjean has admitted that he hoped to qualify in a higher position in China despite progressing through to Q3 for the first time in 2014. Lotus has endured a... read more »

Lewis Hamilton dominated qualifying in Shanghai to go unchallenged for pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix, his fourth at the circuit. The Briton led all three sessions as... read more »

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo topped the timing screens on Saturday morning as rain hit Shanghai, dissuading his main rivals to avoid running. The intermediate was the tyre... read more »

Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo set the quickest time during a damp final practice session in China. Felipe Massa was second for Williams, ahead of Lotus's Romain... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo set the pace during Saturday morning's rain-affected final practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver clocked a time of 1:53.958 on... read more »

Pastor Maldonado held his hands up to a pair of mistakes after a troubled day of practice in China - but the Venezuelan believes Lotus's improvements still mean he can go... read more »

Today was our most successful day this season. There is still plenty of room for improvement but there is no doubt that we are heading into the right direction. read more »

Pastor Maldonado attempted to play down his accident in FP2 for the Chinese Grand Prix after crashing his Lotus in the pit lane read more »

Pastor Maldonado admitted he was "a little optimistic" on his exit from the track after putting his Lotus in the pit lane entrance wall during FP2 read more »

Lotus driver Pastor Maldonado has accepted the blame for a mistake during the second practice session in China which resulted in him making contact with the barriers at the pit... read more »

Lewis Hamilton narrowly edged Ferrari's Fernando Alonso out to go fastest in the second practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver's 1:38.315... read more »