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Lotus admits ‘we made the wrong call’

Lotus has conceded that its gameplan for the opening phase of qualifying at the Indian Grand Prix was a little off, as Romain Grosjean missed the cut and will start only 17th. Although the Frenchman achieved the expected cut-off time, a single stint on the medium compound tyres proved to be a gamble that narrowly failed to pay off as he found himself just the wrong side of the break and eliminated at the first hurdle. Grosjean's best lap was just a second away from the fastest mark set by Jenson Button – around the anticipated difference between the soft and medium compounds on the Buddh International Circuit – but in such a tightly-contested session, the Frenchman – who has stood on...
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