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F1: Maldonado eager to return Lotus ‘to where it was’

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Pastor Maldonado is confident the new Mercedes-powered E23 will help return Lotus to the upper half of the F1 field in 2015 following a tough 2014 season.

Pastor Maldonado says his aim for the 2015 Formula 1 season is to return Lotus to ‘where it was’ prior to him joining the team with the new E23.

The Venezuelan got his first laps in the car during pre-season testing and was positive about the feedback from the revised chassis and the new Mercedes power unit, which replaces the Renault engine.

Indeed, Maldonado, who joined Lotus from Williams at the start of the 2014 season, is eager to help the team return to the form that saw it winning races in 2012 and 2013 having struggled for points last year.

“It is going to be a very interesting season for us,” he said. “We are hoping to have much better performance than last year. We have been working hard to improve the problems that we had.

“The E23 is much more competitive than last year. A very solid car in terms of driveability and performance, and very consistent through the season. My target to get the team back to where it was before I came here. We have all of the tools, we have everything in the right place to be competitive again and to win. This is the main target..