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Romain Grosjean scored his first points of the season, last weekend in Spain. He is now looking forward to the Monaco Grand Prix, which he considers to be his "unofficial" home race.

Grosjean finished eighth in Barcelona, behind the wheel of the upgraded Lotus E22. Last Wednesday, his teammate Pastor Maldonado topped the timing sheets, during a collective test.

So the Enstone team is definitely showing sings of improvements after a rocky start to the 2014 campaign. The Monaco track, however, may not suit the E22.

Still, Grosjean always liked racing there, and this year is no exception.

Romain Grosjean, Lotus E22 (Photo: WRi2)

"The emphasis at Monaco is on low speed corners, which is not our greatest strength," noted Grosjean.

"But the team worked with Monaco in mind during the Barcelona test. Bumpy straights and a low grip surface are the other main Monaco characteristics and how well you adapt to them can make or break your weekend. We'll do our best with set-up.

"It was great to see so much French support last year, with all the flags and banners. Then there are the unique challenges of such a special circuit.

"It's a crazy week with all the focus and attention, but everyone loves Monaco."

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Canadian driver and 2012 DTM champion Bruno Spengler said he was not happy with the results of the qualifying session in Oschersleben, ahead of the second race of the season.

He ended up 7th fastest, almost 7 tenths slower than pole winner Miguel Molina. He was only the third fastest BMW driver in the session, behind youngsters Marco Wittman (2nd) and Antonio Felix da Costa (4th).

Bruno Spengler, BMW M4 DTM (Photo: BMW)

"Everything was going very well until the third qualifying session," said Spengler, who drives a BMW M4 DTM.

"But then I was just missing something in the final session. We fought hard and, given the five extra kilograms in the car, the result is ok," he added.

Antonio Felix da Costa, BMW M4 DTM (Photo: BMW)

"I am not entirely happy, but anything can happen (tomorrow)."

BMW's motorsport director Jens Marquardt seemed quite pleased with the performance of his top 3 drivers: "As in Hockenheim, Marco Wittmann, António Félix da Costa and Bruno Spengler were particularly impressive," he said.

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