Lotus unveiled its 2010 car at a launch ceremony in London’s Royal Horticultural Hall on Friday, in an event which played homage to the past but looked firmly towards the team’s future.
The new T127 has a distinctive green and yellow livery, harking back to livery of the 1960′s
Team principal Tony Fernandes was on hand to help with the unveiling and spoke about the achievements of his team in the past five months.
“I am extremely proud to be here today and to be able to show the world the fruits of the team’s hard work over the last five months. It’s humbling for me and my fellow shareholders to see how a team that five months ago didn’t even exist is now a thriving workforce, full of enthusiasm and passion for Lotus Racing and the challenges ahead and capable of producing such a beautiful machine in such a short time.
“Now we’ve achieved two major milestones; confirming our entry and unveiling our car, but now the real work starts. Next we move on to testing and the season ahead and I’m confident that the team will exceed expectations wherever we go, and will do so on a wave of support around the world that has been growing daily since we first unleashed Lotus Racing back in September ’09.”
The team gave the car its initial shakedown at Silverstone on Wednesday, where it performed systems checks in preparation for its group testing debut in Jerez. It is the second of the four new teams to launch its 2010 car, after rivals Virgin unveiled its challenger last week. The readiness of Campos and US F1 still remains in doubt although both insist they will make the first race in Bahrain.
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