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Lopez says Lotus popular because they are natural
19 February, 2013 Gerard Lopez with Kimi Raikkonen and Eric Boullier
Lotus is happy to let their star driver Kimi Raikkonen be himself, owner Gerard Lopez has revealed.
En route to his first victory since returning to F1 last year, the laconic Finn told his race engineer Simon Rennie in Abu Dhabi to 'Just leave me alone, I know what I'm doing.'
Lopez told Finland's Turun Sanomat newspaper: 'Kimi is Kimi. It was just what he felt at that moment.
'Kimi is certainly the most honest guy in F1. That's why so many people find him so refreshing.
'We don't want our drivers to come out of a mould — they are what they are and they say what they say. I believe that is why Lotus is appreciated...
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