F1 2011: Lotus Renault Badly Missing Robert Kubica?

It was such a promising start to the 2011 season for Lotus Renault.Vitaly Petrov drove a fine race to finish on the podium in Australia, beating world-class veterans such as Fernando Alonso, Mark Webber and Jenson Button. Two weeks later in Malaysia, it was Nick Heidfeld’s turn to take to the podium with a third place finish in Sepang. It did seem that life could go on without the injured Robert Kubica. 
However, it’s fair to say the team has slumped in previous races. There have been no podiums since the opening two rounds of the season and it is clear the team has fallen behind in terms of performance. At one stage they appeared to have a car with potential to challenge the leading three teams of Red Bull, Ferrari and...

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