It will be some time before Team Lotus has its own wind tunnel up and running, technical boss Mike Gascoyne has admitted. Late in 2010, the Tony Fernandes-led outfit announced ...
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Autosport editor says Fernandes’ Lotus effort ‘cynical’
The editor of the authoritative motor racing magazine Autosport did not publicly criticise Team Lotus on its Facebook page. Earlier on Twitter, the team’s technical boss Mike Gascoyne slammed the ...
Read More »Team Lotus to consider keeping green livery in 2011
Team Lotus looks likely to ditch its plans for a black and gold livery in 2011 following confirmation of Group Lotus’ collaboration with the separate Renault outfit. Weeks ago, as ...
Read More »‘Team Lotus’ resolute after Group Lotus announcement
‘Team Lotus’ on Wednesday indicated it is in no mood to give in despite Group Lotus entering formula one for 2011. F1 is now facing the bizarre situation of one ...
Read More »Lotus to start 2011 season without KERS
Lotus has not changed its mind about running a KERS system in 2011. In May this year, team boss Tony Fernandes said the Norfolk-based team had “good reasons” to build ...
Read More »F1 sponsorship for Group Lotus makes no sense – Gascoyne
A frustrated Mike Gascoyne has admitted he is not sure Team Lotus will race to the 2011 grid with that name. Even though the separate Group Lotus is contesting team ...
Read More »Lotus name dispute continuing due to ‘public support’
A Lotus spokesman has confirmed that the identity of the team’s name and race drivers for 2011 as revealed by the FIA on Tuesday is correct. The F1 world was ...
Read More »Kovalainen confirms staying at Lotus in 2011
Heikki Kovalainen has given the strongest sign yet that he is staying at Lotus for 2011. The Malaysian team is yet to confirm its driver lineup for next year, but ...
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