Michael Schumacher is raring to go racing again, and the rest of Formula One is just as keen to have him back. One of four world champions on what promises to be the most competitive starting grid in years when the action starts in Bahrain on Sunday, the 41-year-old German has come [...]
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Lotus Racing Set For Bahrain And The Start Of The 2O1O Formula One™ Season
By 3am on Saturday morning Lotus Racing had finally finished packing up the six airfreight boxes needed for the journey to Bahrain and the beginning of the 2010 Formula One™ season. Two cars and a 60-strong team have now made their way to the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Bahrain International Circuit for the first [...]
USF1 Tells Employees To “Go Home”
The USF1 saga may have finally reached a conclusion – for the 2010 season, anyway. With an unfinished car and just over a week until the season-opening race, the team has reportedly decided to sit the current year out.
USF1 management told employees yesterday to “go home,” effectively placing them on furlough. Seeing as the F1 [...]
Lotus, Day Four Of Barcelona Testing
Hot weather in Barcelona provided the backdrop for the final day of testing on track for the Lotus Racing team before the 2010 Formula 1™ season kicks off in earnest. Heikki Kovalainen took the Lotus Cosworth T127 for its final session as the test season drew to a close and completed a total of 65 [...]
Lotus Day Three At Barcelona
The morning sunshine gave way to grey conditions and light rain in Barcelona as the Lotus Racing T127 completed a successful third day of testing. By lunchtime Jarno Trulli had already completed 60 laps, and went on consistently throughout the day to finish on a total of 102 laps. The team completed a full race [...]
Lotus Racing Barcelona Test Day Two
A productive day for Lotus Racing as Jarno Trulli took the Lotus Cosworth T127 challenger onto the Barcelona track and completed another 70 laps. With strong sunshine and dry weather conditions, the Lotus Racing team were again first out on track and ready to begin testing, developing and improving the car.
Chief Technical Officer Mike Gascoyne [...]
Lotus Racing starts up in Barca…
76 more laps for Fairuz Fauzy on the first day of the Barcelona test marks another satisfactory day for Lotus Racing. In dry, sunny conditions the team completed all its objectives for the day and are now looking forward to seeing Jarno Trulli take over driving duties tomorrow and Saturday.
Chief Technical Officer Mike Gascoyne gave [...]
HRH The Duke Of York Visits Lotus Racing Factory
Just one day after Lotus Racing’s Hingham factory was officially opened by former Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir, the team played host to HRH The Duke of York. Team Principal Tony Fernandes and Chief Technical Officer Mike Gascoyne gave the Duke an official tour of the team’s facility and presented him with a commemorative [...]
Dr M’s Lotus Wishlist
Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Malaysia’s Formula One team, Lotus F1 Racing, must perform well in Bahrain next month to maintain the Lotus image and brand.He said he believed that the team had their own mission to do their level best as failure to deliver would tarnish the famous name that they [...]
Kovalainen crashes the Lotus T127 in Jerez
Williams driver Rubens Barrichello was fastest in official Formula One testing yesterday while Heikki Kovalainen crashed the new Lotus on its second day back on the track.Heikki Kovalainen’s crash on his debut test for Lotus, which forced the team to stop running. Kovalainen lost control and went head-on into the tyre barrier, knocking the front [...]