Technical Director, James Allison, explained how the team approached the design of the R31: 'Words like ‘aggressive' and ‘innovative' are very much in vogue in Formula 1 at the moment, but where the R31 is concerned we feel those adjectives are appropriate. That means we should be more competitive than last year, on the track and at the factory.' Since last year, we have reviewed all our internal processes and our overall efficiency has now improved by 15%. But technical innovation isn't the only key to performance. The result is a car with more than 92% new parts compared to the R30. We feel we are well prepared for the challenge ahead.'Įric Boullier echoed those sentiments and paid tribute to the enormous effort back at the team's base in Enstone: 'All the hard work over the winter has been focused on delivering a big improvement for 2011. Our aim for 2011 is to continue our march towards the front of the grid, seize the slightest opportunity and do better than last season in both the drivers' and constructors' championships. Renault and Total have also chosen to accompany us again in this adventure and we thank them for their valuable contribution. I would like to welcome Lotus Cars, a new ambitious title sponsor with us for the long term. 'We now have 100% ownership of the team, and we're tackling the coming championship with the intention of continuing to do things our way – but always with humility. 'For Genii Capital and Lotus Renault GP, the 2011 season will be the one in which we achieve our aims,' said Gerard Lopez. Robert and Vitaly joined Gerard Lopez (Chairman of LRGP) and Eric Boullier (Team Principal and Managing Director) to pull back the covers and present the car the team hopes will continue the squad's push towards the front of the grid. The world's media got their first glimpse of Lotus Renault GP's 2011 challenger this afternoon as the R31 was presented in the pit lane of the Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo.

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