Lotus can finish second if good form continues, says Eric Boullier

Eric Boullier

Lotus team boss Eric Boullier has said that his team could finish second in the Constructors’ championship if they continue their current form.

Lotus is currently fourth in the standing behind second placed Ferrari and third placed Mercedes, bu the team has been on a good form lately snatching 58 points in the last two races.

“If we continue as we have done for the last few races, then mathematically second in the standings becomes a very attainable target. Of course, we all know that anything can happen in this sport, but second place would be an amazing result so we’ll push as hard as we can and you never know what might happen,” Boullier said.

“Podiums, podiums and podiums. We need points to help us with our Championship fight and you score the most points when you’re spraying the champagne! Of course, we want to be winning races and we’ll give our all whenever there is a sniff of victory, just like in Japan,” he added.

Boullier added that Romain Grosjean is likely to stay with the team next season with Kimi Raikkonen all set to leave to Ferrari.

“We know that Kimi is headed elsewhere for next season, but we also know that Romain would bring good continuity as well as the strong performance potential we’ve seen recently. There are a number of other good drivers on the market at the moment, so we’re in a strong position of being able to assess the possibilities. A race seat with Lotus F1 Team is pretty hot property at the moment, so we’re confident we’ll have a strong line-up in 2014,” he said.