Lotus trying a low-downforce version

The Lotus Racing team will be introducing a new low downforce package at the Canadian Grand Prix Mike Gascoyne has revealed. Lotus' technical director furthermore said the team is hoping to make it to the checkered flag once again.

"Canada's a race we all look forward to," Gascoyne said. "It's a great city and a great race and we're all glad to be going back to Montreal. It's a temporary circuit where you often see quite a few people hit the wall, bringing out the safety car more than it's usually seen. It's one of those races where it's possible to pick up points, and we've got to put ourselves in a position to do that. We've got two very experienced drivers in the car which will help us be there at the finish and that's the primary goal.

"It's going to be hard on brakes, but we've had no problems in that area. We're also bringing a few more new parts, including a low downforce package specifically for Canada, so overall we want to build on the performances we've been putting in, aim for bullet-proof reliability, and have two cars see the flag." GPUpdate.net