Lotus Could Be Liquidated
18 Mar 2013, 12:52 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Group Lotus PLC could be liquidated in order for the company, which consists of Lotus Cars, Lotus Motorsport and Lotus Engineering, to pay its debts. According to Autocar, an announcement made by...
For Sale: HBC Aircraft With Lotus Sports Car Included
23 May 2011, 13:54 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / We've seen real estates and luxury watercrafts offered with free supercars, so it was time for the industry to up the game. Following a collaboration between Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC)...
Team Lotus Should Keep Name in F1 - autoevolution Poll
25 Feb 2011, 15:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Not a lot has been written about the naming saga in Formula 1 between Team Lotus and Lotus Group. Since the English High Court in London has already announced that a definitive decision on the legal...
Fernandes Demands $60 Million to End Lotus Name Dispute - Proton
17 Feb 2011, 15:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Team Lotus' boss Tony Fernandes has allegedly asked Malaysian car manufacturer Proton no less than $60 million to settle the current “Lotus” naming dispute between the two parties o...
Group Lotus Optimistic After High Court Hearing
25 Jan 2011, 15:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Lotus naming row continues in Formula 1, but an end to it is nearer that initially expected. And although Team Lotus has already announced the London High Court hearing on Monday as being a succ...
Nigel Mansell Becomes Lotus Ambassador
25 Jan 2011, 10:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nigel Mansell has recently welcomed Group Lotus' decision to return to Formula One racing, saying that seeing the iconic Black and Gold colours back on the F1 grid will probably cause him some ...
Lotus Renault Owned by Genii Capital - Boullier
19 Jan 2011, 08:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lotus Renault GP team manager Eric Boullier made some recent comments to clarify the ownership scheme of the Enstone based organization, now that French manufacturer Renault is out of the picture. A...
Lotus Renault Car Livery Against the Law in Canada?
18 Jan 2011, 06:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lotus Renault GP will likely face livery problems when heading to Canada this year, if we are to trust the latest reports coming from the Toronto based Globe and Mail newspaper. According to the med...
Boullier Calls Out Fernandes' "Stupid" Attempt to Keep Lotus Name
16 Dec 2010, 11:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lotus Renault F1's team principal Eric Boullier expressed his disappointment over seeing Tony Fernandes battle so hard to keep the name Team Lotus in Formula One next year. Well, disappointment...
Lotus Considers Future F1 Engine
16 Dec 2010, 10:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / When they signed their 7-year commitment with Genii Capital for the build-up of the Lotus Renault F1 Team last week, Group Lotus had quite a long-term plan to develop their new F1 organization. Memb...
Lotus Boss Reveals Failed Negotiations with Tony Fernandes
16 Dec 2010, 07:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Group Lotus did fancy a tie-up with Tony Fernandes' team in Formula One, but the conditions of such a deal were totally unacceptable for the British sportscar maker. This is what the company�...
Proton Reveal Reason Behind Renault F1 Takeover
13 Dec 2010, 14:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Proton decided to shift backing from the Lotus F1 Racing Team in 2010 to the newly former Lotus Renault F1 Team in 2011, causing a bit of controversy in the world of Formula One. What happened basic...
Lotus Renault F1 Team Will Not Change Team Manager
10 Dec 2010, 15:25 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Group Lotus' latest move in Formula One – purchasing a big part of the Enstone based Renault F1 Team to become major equity partner in the organization – will not be followed by imp...
Hunt Says Renault Risks Image Damages Over Lotus Deal
10 Dec 2010, 10:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault is on the verge of being dragged into another scandal that can affect its image in the world of motor racing. That is the opinion expressed by David Hunt, the brother of 1976 world champion ...
Lotus Hints at F1 Team Takeover in the Future
9 Dec 2010, 15:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Group Lotus became a major equity partner in the newly formed Lotus Renault F1 Team yesterday, after purchasing 50 percent of the Genii Capital-controlled organization. However, maybe with the same ...
Lotus F1 Naming Rights to Be Settled by the High Court
9 Dec 2010, 12:52 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Group Lotus buying into the former Renault F1 Team has now led to a somehow controversial situation inside the world of Formula One. For the first time in the series' existence, we have two tea...
Group Lotus Favors Petrov for 2011 F1 Seat
9 Dec 2010, 08:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Vitaly Petrov will likely keep his seat with Lotus Renault F1 Team next season. The Russian driver was in pole position to secure his job at Enstone ever since his great drive in Abu Dhabi, and the ...
Lotus Returns to F1, Confirms Deal with Genii Capital
8 Dec 2010, 11:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It is now official! Lotus will become part of Formula One racing, as a name, until at least the 2017 season, after Group Lotus confirmed earlier today that it has become major equity partner of Geni...
Proton Seeks to Buy 25 Percent into Renault F1 Team
3 Dec 2010, 10:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Proton has for the first time confirmed plans to buy into the Renault F1 Team. Through the voice of its managing director Datuk Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir, the Malaysian carmaker hinted i...
Gascoyne Frustrated with Group Lotus F1 Prospects
2 Dec 2010, 10:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lotus technical officer Mike Gascoyne voiced his frustration over the fact that Group Lotus would rather spend millions on a potential partnership with French carmaker Renault for a Formula One come...