The Lotus F1 team endured a difficult Austrian Grand Prix qualifying session at the Red Bull Ring, with both Pastor Maldonado and Romain Grosjean being eliminated in the second stage of the session. Maldonado out-qualified his team-mate Grosjean for the first time in 2014, and will line-up on the grid in thirteenth. He feels the race pace of the Lotus is much better than its single-lap speed, and is confident to be challenging for his first points of the season on Sunday. “I hope to be fighting for the points, and certainly for the top 10,” said Maldonado. “I think that we have a good car, especially in race conditions, but it will also depend on the race start and of...
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