Early laps key to Lotus win hopes

Lotus duo Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean will know within a few laps of the start of the Spanish Grand Prix if they have a car capable of delivering victory. That is the view of third place starter Grosjean, who says that the team will be in pretty good shape if it has delivered a balance as good as the two drivers had in Bahrain a fortnight ago. With many labelling Lotus as favourite for the win on the back of its very strong race pace in Friday practice, Grosjean sees no reason to dismiss the team's chances - but says the pair will only know for definite early in the race.

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