Troubled Lotus enjoyed their best qualifying performance of the season at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday even as the Formula One team's off-track financial problems continued to make headlines. Frenchman Romain Grosjean was fourth fastest while Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado was eighth at the high-speed circuit. Grosjean will drop five places, however, for an unscheduled gearbox change which will lift Maldonado up to seventh. The grid position provided a rare ray of sunshine for a team whose weekend has been clouded by the threat of having their cars impounded after Sunday's race. Former French reserve driver Charles Pic has taken action against the team, saying they failed to give him...
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