Lotus, Maldonado: “I pray for a reliable E22”

Still out of shape, but growing there Lotus he is aiming for Bahrain to finally see the finish line with both single-seaters.

“Sakhir is a beautiful circuit, with long straights, tight corners, a nice central section mixed with a lot of G-force and important braking – the comment of Romain Grosjean – So far I have been on the podium twice here, so I hope that the latest updates can work in our favor given the encouraging signs from Sepang. For the rest I don't know what to expect. This year, racing in the evening, the temperatures will be lower and the levels of grip and tire degradation could be different than in the past”.

“I think everyone is happy to return to the track where the tests took place and which I personally consider complete and therefore very useful for us to carry out all the checks we need – he stated Pastor Maldonado – Given the time of the tests we will have to have a different approach regarding set-up and tire pressure. My hope is that the E22 proves reliable so that we can then focus on performance."