Lotus: Chassis fault was a ‘setback’

Lotus technical director James Allison has admitted the chassis fault that caused the team to withdraw from the first Barcelona test - and effectively cost it four days of running at the Spanish track – was a serious blow to its preparations ahead of the Melbourne season opener this weekend. Romain Grosjean had completed just seven laps of running during the first Barcelona test when a problem was discovered with the mounting of the upper front wishbone rear arm – forcing the team to return to the factory to revise the part

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