The Lotus F1 Team will arrive in Monza for the 2014 Italian Grand Prix on the back of another lacklustre weekend at Spa-Francorchamps that saw both Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado retire from the race. It is now six races since the team scored points through Grosjean’s eighth place at Monaco in May, while Maldonado is still to open his account with the team he joined at the beginning of the season. Frenchman Grosjean finished eighth at Monza in 2013, but is expecting a tough weekend at the Italian track this year as the Lotus team continue to struggle with their 2014 car. He admits a lack of straight-line speed with see them toil, and will force them to run lower levels of downforce...
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