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...
Chandhok Aims for Race Seat in Indian GP
23 Mar 2011, 14:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Karun Chandhok may have signed a reserve driver deal with Team Lotus for the 2011 edition of the Formula 1 championship, but his ambitions for the upcoming campaign don't stop there. Accordi...
Team Lotus Deny Breach of Agreement in Naming Dispute
22 Mar 2011, 07:48 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Lotus naming dispute between Team Lotus and Lotus Group took an unexpected turn of events yesterday, in the same day the High Court action resumed in London. Just when the judges started to reev...
Team Lotus Signs Chandhok as Reserve Driver
22 Mar 2011, 07:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Finally, after weeks of speculation of endless talks, Team Lotus has confirmed Karun Chandhok as their new reserve driver for the 2011 season of Formula 1. The Indian racer will therefore join Luiz ...
Virgin Much Slower than Lotus - Glock
18 Mar 2011, 12:37 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Shortly after Marussia Virgin revealed their 2011-spec single-seater in early February, their leading race driver Timo Glock had announced quite bold aims for the upcoming campaign. Apart from targe...
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...
AirAsia GP2 Drivers to Test for Team Lotus in Barcelona
7 Mar 2011, 13:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While most teams prefer to use the remaining 4 days of action in this year's testing programme to evaluate the entire potential of their cars and drivers, Team Lotus has chosen to give an oppor...
English High Court to Hear Force India/Lotus Case in 2012
7 Mar 2011, 12:12 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Group Lotus vs Team Lotus saga is not the only legal case connected to the world of Formula 1 that has been making the headlines in recent months. Another row, involving the same Team Lotus, reg...
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...
Hispania Boss Sets Aim to Catch Lotus, Virgin
23 Feb 2011, 07:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Hispania Racing F1 Team is currently the only squad in Formula 1 not to have launched or tested its 2011-spec challenger this winter, yet their goals match the ones set by fellow 2010 rookie teams T...
Chandhok Tests F3 Car in the UK
21 Feb 2011, 15:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Karun Chandhok tested a British Formula 3 car over the weekend, at the Pembrey racetrack in the UK. Rest assured though, the Indian driver will not abandon his F1 dream for a place in the British se...
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...
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...
Kovalainen Happy with Team Lotus Switch in 2009
16 Feb 2011, 09:30 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Despite general belief in the F1 paddock, Finnish driver Heikki Kovalainen is not at all sorry for leaving McLaren Mercedes at the end of the 2009 season to join the small outfit run by Tony Fernand...
Chandhok Still Waiting on Team Lotus Deal
10 Feb 2011, 11:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The fact that Karun Chandhok will test an F1 car for Team Lotus this week doesn't mean the Indian driver will automatically grab a reserve role within Tony Fernandes' organization for the ...
Angolan Driver to Debut in F1 for Team Lotus?
7 Feb 2011, 08:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Angola is the next country which could debut a driver in Formula 1 in the near future. We're talking about the prospect of seeing Portuguese born Angolan driver Ricardo Teixeira in Team Lotus&#...
Fernandes Turned Down Offer to Settle Lotus Name Dispute
4 Feb 2011, 14:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / For the first time since this whole Lotus name saga began in Formula 1, an official involved in the affair publicly admitted the other party has made an offer for a settlement outside the court. And...
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 Confirm No KERS for T128
31 Jan 2011, 08:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Some rumors surfaced in the media last week regarding the possibility of Team Lotus not using a Kinetic Energy Recovery System in the early stages of the 2011 Formula 1 championship. And those alleg...
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...