Lotus Racing:
Engine: 9th
Gearbox: 7th
Brakes: 7th
Front Wing: 10th
Suspension: 9th
Rear Wing: 10th
Overall: 10th
A little walk through, the new front wing we are developing for 2017 would jump us up to 9th already, and we have roughly another month of performance development to go. The 2017 engine is ready, and already better than the 2016 version and the suspension is in production. More small steps, but they will really kick in in 2017.
Sponsors:
Fixed Payment Sponsors:
Bebelitas(4/8 races) $2.75M upfront
Hyper Tech(2/14 races) $500k upfront, $500k per race
Cortés Tyre Co(1/15) $500k upfront, $400k per race
This time, it is actually the company building our tyres... and they made a good offer.
Race Bonus Sponsors:
Golden Tiger Bank(3/7) $900k upfront, $200k bonus pool for 13th or above
Northern Harbour(3/6) $1.25M upfront, $880k bonus pool for 2nd or above
Vamoose(3/6) $1.5M upfront, $1.2M bonus pool for 3rd or above
The Track:
Three races to go, and another track where rain could have played a role off the table. Yet, racing will be done on this non-permanent racetrack on the south of Sydney, located near a small river and usually home for an interesting race. Lots of slow speed corners do not really suit our car, but acceleration does, and the engine is... good enough.
Maybe we get some lucky rain in in the race... a little shower... c'mon weather gods.
Rumors, Rumors, Rumors
Both
Panther and
Rezzato Corsa brought a new gearbox to the race. Fascinating that they are still developing for this years car.
Speaking of development,
Thornton is determined to not go down without a fight and brought a new front wing and a new suspension to down under. Can they put the heat on
Lotus who have stopped car development two weeks ago?