New steering still has problems - Trulli
Global Motorsport Media
Jarno Trulli might need to endure another race without Team Lotus' new power steering system.
The Italian veteran has struggled all season with the original system and even sat out July's Nurburgring race whilst waiting for the new one to debut in Hungary.
"For me it makes a lot of difference because I can actually feel the car and get the exact car behaviour, which I didn't have with the old one," he said at Monza on Thursday.
"I was pretty much a passenger before rather than a driver. With the new one it's normal power steering."
At the same time, it emerged that Trulli had to do without the new steering at Spa two weeks ago for "technical reasons".
The new system is back on the car for Monza, but 37-year-old Trulli hinted that the problem is still not entirely solved.
We might have to probably jump another race but at the moment I just want to concentrate and focus on this one
"We might have to probably jump another race but at the moment I just want to concentrate and focus on this one," he said.
Also hoping to stay with his current team in 2012 is fellow Italian Vitantonio Liuzzi, who thinks HRT is finally set to make some progress off the back of the grid.
"The big project is for the future, for 2012, and I have to say the new owner Thesan are planning big things for the team," he said on Thursday.
Share Or Save This Story
Which modern Formula 1 driver raced for the most teams?
How does Fernando Alonso's winless streak rank in F1 history?
The sweet-handling Toyota epilogue to its F1 adventure
On this day: Ayrton Senna beats Nigel Mansell to victory by 0.01s
Ranked! The legendary Jim Clark’s top 10 drives
As Renault says farewell to F1, 21 key moments in its history
Kyle Petty on Hendrick Motorsports' struggles: ‘There’s no magic bullet’
Cadillac hires new F1 team boss, Graeme Lowdon leaves
North Wilkesboro to host 2027 All-Star Race, losing points race as Dover returns
Why McLaren feels the best drivers can still make a difference under F1 2026 rules
Top 10 rookie seasons in F1
Why F1 shouldn’t be hiding its most interesting characters
100 not out: Alex Albon on Williams’s desire to atone for its 2026 struggles
Why it will “take years” for Cadillac to reach the level F1 rivals are operating at
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
Top Comments