Renault is likely to start work almost immediately on its car for 2017. Last week, acknowledging that the 2016 machine is a hastily-compiled version of a car designed by Lotus ...
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F1 management is ‘blockage’ for sponsors – Lopez
Gerard Lopez has hit out at F1’s “archaic management”. Refuting rumours he is looking for new investors to replace the Lotus boss, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone earlier this month insisted ...
Read More »Grosjean not expecting winning Lotus in 2015
Lotus is not expecting a return to the top step of the podium in 2015. In 2012 and 2013, when the returning Kimi Raikkonen was at the wheel of the ...
Read More »Lotus ‘opened the door’ to Alonso – Lopez
Lotus really was one of Fernando Alonso’s options for the 2015 season, team owner Gerard Lopez has admitted. As the long saga preceding the Spanish driver’s switch from Ferrari to ...
Read More »Mallya slams Red Bull as F1 ‘cheats’
Rival F1 team Force India has blasted outgoing world champions Red Bull as the “cheats” of the sport. “Red Bull gives you flexible wings,” team supremo and co-owner Vijay Mallya ...
Read More »Ecclestone ready to ‘tear up’ income contracts
Bernie Ecclestone on Saturday said he is prepared to “tear up” contracts and start again, as the sport’s civil war appeared to ease slightly in Abu Dhabi. The F1 supremo ...
Read More »Angry teams happier after Mackenzie meeting
F1’s three angry teams seemed slightly less angry on Saturday after a meeting with Donald Mackenzie. The usually paddock-shy CVC chief made the trip to Abu Dhabi to meet with ...
Read More »Caterham could overcome missed crowdfunding target
Friday’s deadline looks set to come and go without Caterham raising the $3.7 million it needs through crowdfunding. The team, in administration and fighting to keep its official entry alive ...
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