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 to Extend Jarno Trulli Deal for 2011
16 Nov 2010, 13:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / There have been plenty of rumors lately regarding the possibility of Lotus Racing ousting veteran driver Jarno Trulli at the end of this season. With the countless reliability issues experienced by ...
Branson to Play Stewardess for AirAsia after Losing Bet
15 Nov 2010, 09:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Prior to the start of the 2010 Formula One season, one interesting bet was made between two team bosses. Being that there were no chances in hell that those two teams were ever going to battle for t...
Richard Branson Wants No More Blue Flags in F1
4 Oct 2010, 14:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After Lotus F1 Team boss Tony Fernandes, now Virgin Racing backer Sir Richard Branson urged the officials of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) to scrap the blue flags from Formula One. A...
Lotus Cars to Fight Team Lotus Name in F1
27 Sep 2010, 14:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Tony Fernandes might have purchased the rights to use the “Team Lotus” name for his Formula One squad off 1976 world champion James Hunt's brother David, but he may not get the chan...
Lotus Considering IndyCar Involvement
15 Jul 2010, 10:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The officials of the Indy Racing League (IRL, also known as the IndyCar) have yesterday announced the plans for a Dallara-spec chassis from 2012 onwards. The new platform to be used by the Italian m...
Lotus 2011 F1 Car Will Not Have KERS
25 May 2010, 09:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) will likely become a big deal for all the teams next season, but it seems some of them are not looking forward to incorporating the technology into their 20...
Lotus Boss Wants Blue Flags Banned from Formula One
22 May 2010, 05:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lotus F1's team principal Tony Fernandes once again reiterated his belief that blue flags should disappear from the world of Formula One as soon as possible, as it creates nothing but a safety ...
Team Bosses Accused of Wanting "Controversy" at the Monaco Grand Prix
13 May 2010, 10:59 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Michael Schumacher and Martin Whitmarsh have accused some team bosses of wanting "chaos" and "controversy" on the streets of Monaco this weekend. At a meeting held last week in B...
Lotus F1 Cars to Feature AirAsia Logos in Spain
30 Apr 2010, 10:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lotus' 2010 Formula One challenger, the T127, will soon feature the logos of AirAsia, the company whose owner is none other than the Lotus F1 Team principal Tony Fernandes. According to a recen...
AirAsia Ensures Quick Travel for Lotus F1 Team
22 Apr 2010, 14:18 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Several teams have had a hard time reaching their European bases in recent days, as the cloud of volcanic ash that travels above the old continent influenced the air traffic worldwide. However, one ...
Lotus' Tony Fernandes Gets Officier of the Legion d'Honneur Title
15 Apr 2010, 07:09 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Most Formula One fans know Tony Fernandes because of his position as team principal for Lotus F1 Team, as his figure was virtually unknown to them until a few months ago, when the Malaysia-backed te...
Lotus F1 Aims to Finish the Race in Bahrain
9 Mar 2010, 11:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / A few weeks ago, the technical director of Lotus F1 Team, Mike Gascoyne, insisted that his aims for the upcoming season is to become the best of the newly entrant teams of F1 and, by mid-season, sta...
Branson, Fernandes Hit Back at Ferrari for Outburst
28 Feb 2010, 15:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It didn’t take long before some of the highly ranked figures of Formula One responded to Ferrari’s attacks over the newly-entered teams in the Great Circus. Obviously, the first guys tha...
Lotus F1 Will Run Under Malaysian License
16 Feb 2010, 14:11 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lotus F1 Team may be returning to Formula One racing after more than one and a half decade of sitting on the sidelines, but that isn't to mean the organization will run under the UK flag, as it...
Lotus F1 Reorganizes Team for 2010 Season
16 Feb 2010, 13:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / A few days after unveiling their 2010 single-seater to the public in London – the Cosworth-powered T127 – Lotus F1 Team now confirmed a couple of management changes aimed to improve the...
Lotus F1 Will Launch 2010 Car on February 12
15 Jan 2010, 06:36 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lotus Formula One Team has joined the group of teams that will unveil their 2010 challenger during an organized media event. However, unlike the established teams of the series, the Malaysian outfit...
Tony Fernandes Accepts Branson's Stewardess Challenge
16 Dec 2009, 13:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sir Richard Branson's bet with Tony Fernandes regarding the best team of the newly entrants in the 2010 Formula One championship seems to take shape by the hour. Started off as a joke, the two ...
Branson Offers Tony Fernandes Stewardess Job at Virgin
16 Dec 2009, 10:49 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It's quite obvious that all the new teams that are to make their first steps in Formula One next season will have at least one thing in their mind. And that's to become the best of the new...
Fauzy May Race for Lotus in 2010 - Boss
15 Dec 2009, 10:07 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / When the Lotus F1 Team announced their drivers' lineup for the upcoming Formula One season, it was pretty clear that another year would pass without a Malaysian driver on the F1 grid. Race winn...