Grosjean 楽観的な Lotus can 改善する car にもかかわらず more 悲惨 in Melbourne

By マイク Dawes

Published: 13:58 BST, 15 March 2014 | Updated: 13:58 BST, 15 March 2014

Romain Grosjean still has 約束 Lotus can produce a 'monster' of a car にもかかわらず starting the new 決まり文句／製法 One season with a wretched dog.

Build 問題／発行するs and a litany of problems blighted pre-season, with the 悲惨 continuing throughout the 開始 grand prix in Australia.

The Enstone-based marque 苦しむd その上の humiliation in qualifying around Melbourne's Albert Park as Grosjean and 牧師 Maldonado were 21st and 22nd それぞれ.

Lotus' 牧師 Maldonado will start the Melbourne Grand Prix from last place on the grid

The 二人組 move up a position for the start 予定 to Sauber's Esteban Gutierrez incurring a five-place 刑罰，罰則 for a gearbox change.

But for a team that finished fourth in last season's 建設者s' 選手権, and that won this race a year ago, they have fallen far.

Grosjean, though, has no 疑問 they can only 改善する and said: 'We had a lot of problems, and every time we 直す／買収する，八百長をするd one another one would come along.

Romain Grosjean 衝突，墜落s into the gravel during the second practice 開会／開廷／会期 in Melbourne

'It's a 堅い 状況／情勢 for everyone. The whole team is here to 勝利，勝つ, so when it doesn't go to 計画（する） it's not 広大な／多数の／重要な.

'But the guys are working very hard and we just have to learn everything we can every time we are out in the car on the 跡をつける.

'Yes it's 失望させるing, but I'm the one who has the easiest life as I'm not working all night on the car.

'It could still be made into a monster if we all pull together as a team. We've been through some 堅い times in the past so we'll work our way out of it.'

Driver 牧師 Maldonad remained in good spirits にもかかわらず Lotus' poor 業績／成果 during practice

Maldonado, who 耐えるd a 哀れな （選挙などの）運動をする with Williams last year, has seemingly jumped out of the frying pan and into the 解雇する／砲火／射撃.

The Venezuelan is doing his best to remain 上昇傾向 as he said: 'We're working very hard and we need to be 楽観的な.

'We'll keep on working hard and try to work harder than the others.

'We just need to stay 焦点（を合わせる）d and keep on working and that's 正確に／まさに what we're doing.'

支援する-markers: The two Lotus cars will fill the last two places on the starting grid in Melbourne