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Lotus ‘lightens’ their mood as well as their cars
It's been a great year for Lotus, what with the success of the Evora sportscar, putting their name behind a new F1 team and now as they prepare for the forthcoming IndyCar race at Long Beach next weekend. We can understand why they would be more than a little pleased with themselves. But rumours persist
Lotus and Cosworth team up for IndyCar racing return
What a fantastic year 2010 is proving to be for Lotus fans, in fact strike that, any motorsport enthusiast should be excited by the resurgance of the Lotus in Formula One but if there are any fans still doubting whether the Phoenix has really risen, then today’s news should do the trick. Lotus is
Lotus F1 Racing’s first day of testing at Jerez
Lotus Racing has enjoyed a successful first day of testing at Jerez with driver Fairuz Fauzy completing 76 laps without problems, and completing the 300 kms needed to gain his Super Licence, subject to FIA approval. The team was among the first cars on track in wet conditions, and, despite a lack of power steering, due
Lotus Racing unveils its T127 ready for the 2010 F1 season
Lotus Racing unveiled its 2010 challenger, the Lotus Cosworth T127, today at a glittering event in London’s Royal Horticultural Hall. Team Principal Tony Fernandes was joined on stage by Chief Technical Officer Mike Gascoyne and drivers Jarno Trulli, Heikki Kovalainen and Fairuz Fauzy to take the wraps off the car in front of a 500
Jarno Trulli develops the Lotus Evora Cup
I guess there are worse duties to perform whilst awaiting your new custom-built Formula 1 car, although I'm sure Jarno would have preferred Jerez in Spain rather than Snetterton circuit in Norfolk. Fresh from its debut at the Autosport International racing car show in Birmingham the Evora Cup race car was given its first shake-down
F1 Driver Heikki Kovalainen tests his first Lotus
It has become something of a tradition these past few months, for F1 drivers past and present to line up at Lotus’ Hethel HQ and be photographed next to their award-winning Evora. First we had Jaques Villeneuve’s visit, prompting rumours of a return to the F1-grid for the ex-world champion, then Martin Brundle
Lotus celebrates its return to F1 with the Exige S Type 72
Lotus is producing a limited edition Exige S Type 72 to celebrate the most successful F1 car of all time, the Lotus Type 72 Formula One car, which achieved 20 Grand Prix victories between 1970 and 1975. The Lotus Type 72 was driven by such racing greats as Jochen Rindt, Emerson Fittipaldi, Ronnie Peterson and Jacky
Martin Brundle samples the Lotus Evora
Hot on the heels of Jacques Villeneuve' recent visit to Lotus in Hethel, it would be tempting to speculate that Martin Brundle also had an ulterior motive. Accompanied by his son Alex, one of the rising stars of the Formula Two, Brundle called on Classic Team Lotus where Clive Chapman (son of Lotus’ founder
Lotus 2-Eleven at Hethel – new videos
We've got two videos to share with you from our recent Lotus 2-Eleven feature; The first is from Gavan Kershaw, executive engineer at Lotus in their chassis engineering department. Gavan is responsible for signing off the chassis of every Lotus car, and here he talks
Lotus 2-Eleven at Hethel – new feature
This year Lotus celebrated its 60th Anniversary. Here DR drive the latest 2-Eleven in road and race trim and look back at the history of their famous Hethel test track with help from test driver Gavan Kershaw. Read the feature magazine and then share what's on your mind. Click the image below
