Lotus T127
_2010.jpg) Trulli in the T127 at the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix |
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 Team Lotus
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| Designer: | Mike Gascoyne | ||||||||
| Successor: | Lotus T128 | ||||||||
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| Chassis: | Monocoque and bow made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic | ||||||||
| Engine: | Cosworth CA2010 2.4 V8 | ||||||||
| Tires: | Bridgestone | ||||||||
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| Driver: | 18. Jarno Trulli 19. Heikki Kovalainen 
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| First start: | 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last start: | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2010 | ||||||||
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| World Cup points: | - | ||||||||
| Podiums: | - | ||||||||
| Leadership laps: | - | ||||||||
| Status: end of season 2010 | |||||||||
The Lotus T127 is a Formula 1 racing car and the Lotus Racing car in the 2010 Formula 1 season .
The Lotus T127 is the first Formula 1 racing car of that name since Team Lotus retired in 1994 . The vehicle was designed by Mike Gascoyne and has the Cosworth CA2010 2.4 liter V8 engine in the rear. The first test drive took place on February 17, 2010, Lotus test driver Fairuz Fauzy . In the races the T127 was driven by Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen .
In the first two races in Bahrain and Australia , the two Lotus drivers were almost six seconds per lap behind the leaders, both in practice and in the race. Neither driver could score any points with the car until the end of the season. The best positioning for Kovalainen was a 12th place in the Japanese Grand Prix . Trulli also achieved his best result of the season with a 13th place at this Grand Prix.
On September 1st, Nabil Jeffri conducted an aerodynamic test on the tarmac at the Imperial War Museum Duxford . At 16 years and 312 days, he was the youngest test driver in Formula 1 history.
Results
| driver | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | 17th | 18th | 19th | Points | rank |
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J. Trulli
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18th | 17 * | DNS | 17th | DNF | 17th | 15 * | DNF | DNF | 21st | 16 | DNF | 15th | 19th | DNF | DNF | 13 | DNF | 19th | 21st | ||
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19th | 15th | 13 | NC | 14th | DNS | DNF | DNF | 16 | DNF | 17th | DNF | 14th | 16 | 18th | 16 * | 12 | 13 | 18th | 17th | ||
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| colour | abbreviation | meaning |
| gold | - | victory |
| silver | - | 2nd place |
| bronze | - | 3rd place |
| green | - | Placement in the points |
| blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
| violet | DNF | Race not finished (did not finish) |
| NC | not classified | |
| red | DNQ | did not qualify |
| DNPQ | failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) | |
| black | DSQ | disqualified |
| White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
| WD | withdrawn | |
| Light Blue | PO | only participated in the training (practiced only) |
| TD | Friday test driver | |
| without | DNP | did not participate in the training (did not practice) |
| INJ | injured or sick | |
| EX | excluded | |
| DNA | did not arrive | |
| C. | Race canceled | |
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| other | P / bold | Pole position |
| SR / italic | Fastest race lap | |
| * | not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered |
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| () | Streak results | |
| underlined | Leader in the overall standings | |
Individual evidence
- ↑ "16-year-old Formula 1 teenager: 'Incredible day!'" (Motorsport-Total.com on September 2, 2010)
