Lotus Racing:
Engine: 9th
Gearbox: 7th
Brakes: 7th
Front Wing: 10th
Suspension: 9th
Rear Wing: 10th
Overall: 10th
I got tempted by a remark by Jenny... and we build another 2017 spec rear wing... ding ding ding, Jenny hit the +90 performance legendary gimmick... which really helps us out. But one simply can't leave me alone when there is money on the bank account...
Side note: Our 2017 Mk 1 engine would be good enough for sixth on the grid in 2016 with our guys working hard on it's performance.
Sponsors:
Fixed Payment Sponsors:
Bebelitas(6/8 races) $2.75M upfront
Hyper Tech(4/14 races) $500k upfront, $500k per race
Cortés Tyre Co(3/15) $500k upfront, $400k per race
Race Bonus Sponsors:
Golden Tiger Bank(5/7) $900k upfront, $200k bonus pool for 13th or above
Northern Harbour(5/6) $1.25M upfront, $880k bonus pool for 2nd or above
Vamoose(5/6) $1.5M upfront, $1.2M bonus pool for 3rd or above
The Track:
The final race of the 2016 season will be held in Dubai, the UAE Grand Prix, one of the hottest and trickiest tracks on the race calendar. Build at the coast and onto pure sand, it is an amazing venue and is another high speed track that challenges engines, brakes and needs high rear downforce to survive the corners.
But beware, past the white lines and the tarmac, there is a mixture of gravel and sand, making every mistake a potentially race ending one and in the last three years, that has become true for many drivers visiting here in different series, including the APSC where both
Johan Sylvander and
Laura Ingledev learned that one the hard way...
Rumors, Rumors, Rumors
What ever will happen this weekend, the WMC should welcome a new member as the french
Espirit GP outfit has already won the ASPC by a wide margin as their drivers
Johnny Navarro and
Freya Larsen are first and second in the Drivers Championship.
While it is the final GP of the year, many observed, and from what we know observed right, that the
Scuderia Rossini brought a significant and potentially revolutionary braking system to the UAE. Others say it is flat out illegal, but it is build in and from what it looks like, they jumped both the
Panthers and
Steinmann here. Maybe we see a pranching horse victory?