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Lotus targeting the top places after miserable 2014
After a miserable 2014 season, Lotus appears back on track this year. Pastor Maldonado's chart-topping time in the new Mercedes-powered E23 on Thursday would have been good enough to beat Lewis Hamilton to pole at the Spanish grand prix last year. However, the Venezuelan was fitted with soft Pirelli tyres, while the almost-as-quick Ferrari also beat Hamilton's pole-time — with hard tyres and reportedly more fuel. 'The new car is running really well,' Maldonado confirmed to the German press, 'but we're not good enough yet.' As for the difference between the troubled Renault engine of last year and the new Mercedes V6, Maldonado insisted: 'It's just too early to make a statement. But...
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