According to Dr Helmut Marko, Lotus is a bigger challenger to Red Bull’s championship hopes in 2013 than Ferrari. Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel are leading Lotus and Kimi Raikkonen ...
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Lotus plays down Raikkonen exit rumours
Lotus has played down reports Kimi Raikkonen could be set to jump ship to Red Bull for 2014. Team owner Gerard Lopez told France’s RMC Sport that he thinks the ...
Read More »Lotus wants Pirelli to keep ‘tender’ tyres
Lotus has admitted it is opposed to Pirelli making radical changes to its 2013 tyres. After Australia and Malaysia, when the behaviour of the Italian marque’s new heavily-degrading range became ...
Read More »FIA tells top teams to change ‘splitters’ – reports
F1’s governing body has warned three top teams to make changes to their cars ahead of the next race in China, it has emerged. Italian reports, including in the pages ...
Read More »Boullier admits to saving Grosjean from axe
Eric Boullier, Lotus’ team boss, has admitted he intervened personally to rescue protege Romain Grosjean’s F1 career at the end of last year. Lotus openly considered ousting the French driver, ...
Read More »Alonso expects Red Bull to lead pack in Australia
Fernando Alonso is heading into next weekend’s 2013 season opener with realistic expectations of a podium finish. “I think so,” the 2012 title runner-up is quoted by Spain’s El Pais ...
Read More »Lotus to fight Red Bull for title – Gutierrez
After spending some time from an elevated trackside vantage point in Barcelona last week, Esteban Gutierrez has tipped Red Bull and Lotus to fight for the 2013 title. “I was ...
Read More »Lotus liked for being ‘natural team’ – Lopez
Lotus is happy to let Kimi Raikkonen just be himself, owner Gerard Lopez has revealed. En route to his first victory since returning to F1 last year, the laconic Finn ...
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