Ahead of the final pre-season test and 2013 season opener, Lotus has played down a new controversy about engine maps. We reported on Monday that, after Red Bull were told ...
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Lotus thinks most teams will keep ‘step’ nose in 2013
Lotus’ technical boss thinks many teams will continue to use ‘step’ noses in 2013. The first 2013 car to be unveiled on Monday, Enstone based Lotus’ E21 still features the ...
Read More »Lotus says tech boss Allison not leaving
Lotus’ James Allison is staying put. That is the claim of an insider at the Enstone based team, despite admitting that Mercedes’ Niki Lauda came calling for the highly rated ...
Read More »Lotus to launch 2013 car on Monday
Lotus will launch its 2013 car on Monday. The team said the black E21 “will be the first” single seater on this year’s grid to be seen publicly, with an ...
Read More »Webber loses race engineer to Lotus
Mark Webber will have a new race engineer this season. Media reports said the Australian’s long-time regular engineer, Ciaron Pilbeam, is switching to Lotus. Red Bull is replacing him with ...
Read More »Lotus offered Raikkonen faster car – Parr
Kimi Raikkonen didn’t make his formula one comeback with Williams because Lotus were offering him a more competitive car. That is the claim of Adam Parr, the former Williams chairman ...
Read More »Raikkonen ‘learns nothing’ in simulators
Kimi Raikkonen has clarified his aversion to sophisticated formula one simulator technology, insisting he simply “learns nothing” at the computerised wheel. An avowed fan of idol James Hunt’s bygone days, ...
Read More »Lotus to launch new car in late January – Grosjean
Romain Grosjean has dropped a big hint about Lotus’ 2013 plans, revealing the new Enstone-built single seater will be launched late this month. Speaking to the French sports news programme ...
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