Lotus confident for European season

Lotus expects to a have a bright summer this season as the upcoming European circuits suit their car, says James Chester.

The British team has scored 23 points so far in 2015 and are reaping the rewards of a much-improved car.

Chester, the team’s technical director, hopes that they can overtake Red Bull in the next few races and become the fourth fastest car on the grid.

He said: "There doesn’t seem to be anything to strike fear into the team, in fact the next races present us with a good opportunity to move up the order.

“Austria should be strong, Silverstone should be good as it’s also a power circuit if a little more of a challenge with some of the high speed corners and we went quite well in Barcelona with quite a similar set-up.

“Budapest should be quite fine as we’ve shown that we can deal with low speed corners well and traction has been promising.

“Spa and Monza should also be strong with their power demands. We’re showing well on all types of track so we’ve good confidence for the season ahead.”

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