Lotus: Trulli over a minute behind Kovalainen

19 comments on “Lotus: Trulli over a minute behind Kovalainen”

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   Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
   14th November 2011, 10:53

   Interesting rumour I heard about Trulli – someone may be able to buy his race seat for the price of half his 2011 salary.
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      Fixy (@)
      14th November 2011, 19:07

      Honestly Trulli deserves retirement more than Barrichello. True, Kovalainen is better than Maldonado, but also when Trulli has used the functioning power-steering he’s failed to beat his team mate. Rubens has done so more often.
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   Gill (@gill)
   14th November 2011, 10:56

   Why is Trulli still in F1. His days are long over and I m not saying this based on this performance. He should have been kicked out when Toyota failed to win a race in 2009 despite having huge chances in Malaysia, Japan and Belgium.
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   AdrianMorse (@adrianmorse)
   14th November 2011, 10:56

   I don’t want to come down too hard on Trulli after a weekend of feeling unwell, but how often has he sparkled this year? I would have liked to see some young blood partnering Kovalainen next year, but perhaps Team Lotus just doesn’t have any suitable replacements at hand. I know Chandok and Luis Razia are associated with the team, but neither has impressed me that much.
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      BasCB (@bascb)
      14th November 2011, 11:10

      Maybe its the sport giving him a strong signal that this is where it ends!
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      Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
      14th November 2011, 11:53

      I know Chandok and Luis Razia are associated with the team, but neither has impressed me that much.

      I can’t believe that if Fernandes gave up on Trulli, there would have no-one to replace him. Adrian Sutil, anyone?
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         snowman (@snowman)
         14th November 2011, 12:29

         Looks like Sutil and Barrichello will be the best drivers sitting on the sidelines next year so I hope both get a drive somewhere.
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   wasiF1 (@wasif1)
   14th November 2011, 10:57

   Even without fever Trulli is the man struggling very hard against his team mate,not sure why Lotus had him in 2012,they could have gone for other option.
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      Cyclops_PL (@cyclops_pl)
      14th November 2011, 11:31

      Indeed, the idea of needing the experience is not the case anymore, because Kovalainen is now a fully developed driver and has plenty of experience. Heikki can lead the team on his own while the other seat should be taken by some young gun.
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   Dev (@dev)
   14th November 2011, 11:48

   i think car development can be done by rookies too.. look at Toro Rosso they did a great job of making the car go quicker w/o any veteran driver of development pedigree. They should immediately sign some young rookie who is quick like Hulkenberg or Daniel Riccardo. There is no point in continuing with Trulli.
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   John H (@john-h)
   14th November 2011, 13:50

   Trulli might moan about power steering (all the time), but it must have magically fixed itself between laps 32 and 36 if that’s his excuse this time.
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   GeeMac (@geemac)
   14th November 2011, 13:53

   I don’t like to bash drivers, but Jarno really does have to go now. 15-2 down in qualifying, finsihing over a minute behind his team mate…he’s been appalling this year. He just hasn’t seemed to be interested in being involved in the sport for the last 2 years.

   Time to hang up your helmet and let Razia or Chandhok have a go Jarno.
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      Mr draw
      14th November 2011, 14:11

      I think Chandok would have been two laps behind Kovalainen. It’s a pity that such a great driver like Kovalainen is wasting his talents in this dog of a car. Trulli hasn’t done anything impressive this season, although he was usually not far off his teammate’s pace. It’s the driver Lotus deserves at the moment.
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      Outsider
      14th November 2011, 14:36

      Yeah. I think Jarno has been an above average driver at best, he’s had a reasonable run and it’s time to go, just like Ruebens. They seem to have lost the fight in them. If Trulli goes I don’t think either one of the guys on the books at Caterham will get the seat. It’s gonna be open..fancy Robert Wickens perhaps? Haha
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   Slr (@slr)
   14th November 2011, 13:55

   I’ve been very impressed with Kovalainen in the past few races, he has outclassed Trulli, and has given the midfield runners some trouble also. I hope Lotus can significantly improve for next season so we can see him score points.
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      brombillaf1 (@brombillaf1)
      14th November 2011, 15:22

      More and more in actual F1 we are seeing more gap between same team’s drivers. The cars are getting more hard and with adaptation’s need to run on top times. Trulli, Webber and Massa sure can tell us.
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   AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
   14th November 2011, 21:43

   Lotus are a difficult one. I don’t know if they seem to be doing so well ‘cos Williams are doing so terribly. Either way, Kovalainen is ragging the hell out of the car. I’m quietly confident that Virgin/Marussia will sort themselves out so perhaps any jump they will make next year will be softened by them being on their backside.
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    Diogo Silva (@)
    14th November 2011, 23:12

    Kovy clearly one of the top 10 drivers in 2011 !!
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       Kie
       15th November 2011, 22:42

       hear hear! (or here here!)

       Truill, has done nothing. End.

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