Lotus certain it will be quicker in race

Lotus drivers Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli are adamant that they will be much more competitive in race conditions tomorrow when they can generate some tyre temperature, as the team struggled to get near the midfield again in Melbourne qualifying. Despite optimism that Lotus had taken a big step forward over the winter, its drivers assumed their habitual 2010 positions in qualifying in Australia, with Kovalainen 19th and Trulli 20th. The team has struggled with tyre temperature issues all weekend, and Kovalainen was also hampered by a wing problem in Q1.

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