Romain Grosjean declared himself happy with the upgrades Lotus have bolted onto his E20 in Mugello after the Frenchman topped the timesheets on day two.
The 26-year-old claims the car is getting “better and better” as they begin to understand it, and how to add additional performance.
“The car is feeling better and better as we continue to work on it, which is obviously great as it means we’re on the right track with the changes we’re making,” said Grosjean.
“We also have a far better understanding of how the E20 works now than we did earlier in the season, which gives us a clearer idea of what will help get more pace out of it.
“The main positive for me is that the car feels good with a range of different setups as well as in varying conditions; it’s easy to drive and that makes everything else much easier too.”
Whilst Lotus look quick in Mugello and secured a double podium finish in Bahrain last time out, Grosjean isn’t thinking about winning the championsip – he has a more conservative target.
“Honestly we’re not thinking about that [winning titles] right now; our target is fourth in the Constructor’s Championship and that’s what we’re focused on.
“There are some big teams in the sport, and of course we want to be fighting among them, but it’s never going to be easy in such a competitive field.
“For me personally, it’s my first full season in Formula 1 and my priority for this year is to get good points for the team and build from there. If we find ourselves on the podium again that would be fantastic and of course if we go one step further then even better, but there’s a long way to go and a lot of work to be done.”
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