Eric Boullier has admitted frustration with the FIA’s decision to ban reactive ride height systems. Lotus looked to have stolen the march with the clever technology ahead of 2012, but ...
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‘Step noses’ still the hot topic at Jerez
Amid the European cold snap, Franz Tost admits he was worried Toro Rosso might be late for its own car launch. The STR7 was unveiled on Monday in the Jerez ...
Read More »Lotus reveals 2012 car with stepped nose
Lotus has become the fourth formula one team to reveal a 2012 car design with a controversial ‘stepped’ front nose design. The former Renault team’s black and gold E20 was ...
Read More »Sutil wanted Lotus seat in Lux case settlement
Adrian Sutil offered to drive for Lotus this year with a discounted retainer, it emerged on Monday. In Munich, the ousted Force India driver’s two-day assault trial, surrounding injuries sustained ...
Read More »Raikkonen puts rally hobby on hold for Lotus
Kimi Raikkonen has admitted he will sideline his rallying hobby now that he has returned to formula one full-time. F1’s 2007 world champion moved to world rallying two years ago ...
Read More »Raikkonen expects to fight in 2012 midfield
Kimi Raikkonen has revealed he is prepared to race in the midfield this season as he returns to formula one with Lotus. The Finn, a winner of 18 grands prix ...
Read More »Lotus signs d’Ambrosio ‘before HRT announcement’
Former Virgin driver Jerome d’Ambrosio will be the third driver for Lotus in 2012. The 26-year-old Belgian’s career is handled by Gravity, the management arm of the former Renault team’s ...
Read More »Return to full speed will take ‘a while’ – Raikkonen
There was much excitement in the F1 world on Monday when Kimi Raikkonen returned to a circuit at the wheel of a grand prix car. 813 days after he stepped ...
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