Team Lotus Aim for Point Finishes Starting Barcelona
26 Apr 2011, 11:14 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Team Lotus did not enjoy the best season start in Formula 1 this year – well, that may be an overstatement, considering that they're only an F1 team since the beginning of 2010 – bu...
Team Lotus Deny Showboating Claims
4 Apr 2011, 13:57 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Judging by the performance showcased by their 2011-spec T128 racer through winter testing, Team Lotus was expected to finally battle against the already established teams of F1 in 2011. However, the...
Chandhok Takes Blame for Lotus Crash
25 Mar 2011, 09:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Karun Chandhok's time in the cockpit of the Lotus T128 was short-lived on Friday, as the Indian driver got out of the pits and into the tire barriers for his first official outing for Team Lotu...
Team Lotus Contemplate KERS Use in 2011
14 Mar 2011, 11:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Team Lotus is one of the few teams that doesn't plan to use the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) during the 2011 season of Formula 1, especially due to the high costs involving such a move...
Jarno Trulli Crashes Lotus T128, Ends Barcelona Testing
21 Feb 2011, 13:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The 4-day test at Circuit de Catalunya ended earlier than scheduled on Monday afternoon for Team Lotus, after F1 veteran Jarno Trulli lost control of his T128 challenger and hit the wall at the exit...
Gascoyne Urges F1 to Get Rid of Boring Races
3 Feb 2011, 11:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Team Lotus chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne suggested that some of the boring races of Formula 1 – in recent years, at least – should be the ones to be considered for an F1 exit, ra...
Lotus T128 Begins 2011 Testing in Valencia
2 Feb 2011, 11:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Team Lotus continue to shock the world of Formula 1 with their overoptimistic predictions for the 2011 season. And unless they are looking to make fools out of themselves, they'd better back it...
Team Lotus Aims to Battle Williams, Renault in 2011
31 Jan 2011, 07:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Team Lotus' chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne is hopeful that the Norfolk based squad will battle teams like Lotus Renault GP or Williams-Cosworth by the end of the 2011 Formula 1 season. Y...
Team Lotus Will Not Give Up Name in 2011
8 Dec 2010, 12:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Group Lotus buying into the former Renault F1 Team and becoming major equity partner in the newly formed Lotus Renault F1 Team has led to quite a messy name situation in the Great Circus. On the one...
Lotus Will Not Use KERS in Early 2011
3 Dec 2010, 08:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Team Lotus (we can call it that until the British courts rule otherwise) will unlikely use the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) in the 2011 season of Formula One. Back in May, team principal To...
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...
Kovalainen Confirms Lotus Stay in 2011
26 Nov 2010, 08:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Heikki Kovalainen has done a great job in his first season with Lotus Racing F1, considering the package he had to work with throughout the 19 races on schedule. While constantly beating his much mo...
Renault Confirms Engine Deals with Red Bull, Lotus F1
5 Nov 2010, 11:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It has now become official that French manufacturer Renault will increase its engine programme inside the Formula One Championship with the addition of 1Malaysia Racing Team – known as Lotus F...
Kovalainen Impressed with Lotus in 2010
20 Jul 2010, 13:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / From the new entry teams of Formula One in 2010, it's needless to mention the fact that Lotus F1 Team has enjoyed the best development rate in the first half of the ongoing campaign. Although s...
Lotus F1 to Keep Trulli, Kovalainen for 2011
14 Jul 2010, 06:51 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / There's no doubt about the fact that Lotus F1 Racing team has been the best performing newly-entered outfit in the 2010 Formula One championship so far. The Malaysian-backed project was not as ...
Lotus Will Switch to 2011 Car after Silverstone
7 Jul 2010, 11:00 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although Lotus have certainly made some great efforts to catch up with the already established teams of F1 this season, it seems the Malaysian backed team has already made a definitive decision on i...
Lotus Boss Blames Webber for Valencia Crash
29 Jun 2010, 07:07 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lotus' chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne defended his driver Heikki Kovalainen after one of the most impressive and spectacular crashes that the world of Formula One has seen in years. Last...
Trulli to Race New Lotus Chassis in Valencia
19 Jun 2010, 05:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Jarno Trulli will drive a new chassis Lotus T127 starting the European Grand Prix at Valencia, as confirmed by the team's technical chief Mike Gascoyne in a recent interview with Autosport. Alt...
Mark Smith to Stay at Force India until April 2011
8 Jun 2010, 13:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although Lotus F1 Racing have previously announced that Mark Smith will become their new technical director, Force India have now stroke back in a press release of their own. According to the Silver...
Mark Smith Appointed New Technical Director of Lotus F1 Team
2 Jun 2010, 14:10 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lotus Racing has just announced it has completed the management scheme for the Formula One organization with the appointment of former Force India employee Mark Smith as new technical director of th...