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Lotus 'racing' in Brazil despite police presence
Nov.12 - Lotus' uncertain future was back on clear display on Wednesday as the other F1 teams prepared for the Brazilian grand prix. At the bustling Interlagos paddock, police guarded the front and rear exits of the Enstone team's pits, while the hospitality area was also closed. "Make sure you write that it's not empty,".....check out full post »
Lotus ready in case Renault deal 'falls flat'
Nov.10 - Lotus has admitted it has a back-up plan in the event the expected buyout by Renault falls over. Since the French carmaker announced its intention to buy the Enstone team at the end of September, news about the transaction has gone quiet. But some reports are now suggesting the deal could be announced.....check out full post »
Report: Renault to announce Lotus buyout in Abu Dhabi
Nov.6 - Renault looks set to announce its return to full works team status in formula one at the Abu Dhabi finale next month. Citing sources, that was the claim on Friday of Michael Schmidt, the highly respected correspondent for Germany's Auto Motor und Sport. F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone warned that "It could be December.....check out full post »
Todt not worried Lotus-Renault deal to collapse
Nov.1 - Jean Todt has played down fears Renault's planned takeover of the embattled Lotus team could fall through. It is now over a month since Renault signed its famous 'letter of intent' to buy the Enstone based outfit and rebrand it as the French carmaker's works team from 2016. But since then, the story.....check out full post »
Lotus-Renault buyout still looking uncertain
Oct.30 - With the Renault buyout still not done, the prevailing mood of uncertainty remains at Lotus for now. It could be that Red Bull's eleventh-hour efforts to patch up its broken relationship with Renault threw a spanner in the works of the Lotus buyout deal. "A letter of intent is something," the Haas-bound Lotus.....check out full post »
Ecclestone: Renault yet to take Lotus buyout decision
Oct.25 - As a U-turn on the Red Bull-Renault alliance now appears possible, it could be Lotus that is the team left without an engine to fire. At one point, the Enstone team looked to have not one but two 'power units' for 2016: an existing contract with Mercedes, and an incoming Renault as the.....check out full post »
Palmer joins but Lotus' future still clouded
Oct.24 - The future is still clouded, but Lotus at least has a full driver lineup for the 2016 season. 2014 GP2 champion and current team reserve Jolyon Palmer, it was announced on Friday, will be Pastor Maldonado's teammate. Briton Palmer is the son of former F1 driver Jonathan Palmer, but despite his successes he.....check out full post »
Saxo Bank & Magnussen linked with Lotus for 2016
Oct.19 - A Dutch bank's departing chief is not sure Saxo Bank is going to continue as a sponsor of the Lotus team beyond 2015. Currently, the fate of the entire Enstone team is uncertain, despite Renault having signed a letter signalling its intention to buy the outfit. Amid the uncertainty, Romain Grosjean decided to.....check out full post »
Gastaldi: Lotus takeover unlikely until December
Oct.14 - The uncertainty about Lotus' future is likely to race on beyond the end of the 2016 season. That is the admission of the struggling Enstone team's deputy Federico Gastaldi, despite the fact that Renault's letter of intent to buy Lotus referred to "weeks" rather than months for the process to be completed. "I'm.....check out full post »
Grosjean hopes Lotus has parts to fix car
Oct.12 - Romain Grosjean has admitted to concerns after his big crash in the Russian grand prix. The Frenchman, who has elected to switch from financially-troubled Lotus to the Ferrari-linked startup Haas for 2016, had one of the biggest crashes of his entire career at Sochi. "I'm still in one piece," Grosjean told France's RMC......check out full post »
Uncertainty still hanging over Lotus
Oct.9 - Renault has signed a letter of intent, but that does not mean life at Lotus suddenly became comfortable. The Enstone team refuted rumours that it was locked out of its hospitality area at Sochi earlier this week, but a source told us: "Some of our equipment arrived late. "We're here, we're ready to.....check out full post »
Lotus hits back at Sochi lock-out 'rumours'
Oct.7 - Lotus on Wednesday hit back at what it called "paddock rumours". Earlier reports suggested that, just like at Suzuka, the troubled Enstone team was locked out of its hospitality area at Sochi ahead of the weekend's Russian grand prix. Indeed, paddock photos on Tuesday depicted a deserted garage and black and gold-clad staff.....check out full post »
Lotus now locked out at Sochi
Oct.7 - Lotus' travelling staff are once again locked out of the struggling team's designated paddock building ahead of a grand prix. Amid the Enstone team's obvious financial trouble as negotiations with Renault continue, staff had no access to the Lotus-reserved hospitality tent at Suzuka recently because the bill was not paid. Now, as the.....check out full post »
Jorda admits Lotus test on back-burner for now
Oct.2 - Carmen Jorda has admitted her "dream" of actually driving a formula one car has been put on the back-burner for now. Amid some controversy about the former GP3 driver's credentials, the 27-year-old Spaniard was signed this year by Lotus as development driver, and has been travelling the calendar with the Enstone team. It.....check out full post »
Manor's Mercedes deal hints at Lotus takeover
Oct.1 - Mercedes on Thursday confirmed speculation the British backmarker Manor will use the German marque's 'power unit' from 2016. A statement said Manor, currently powered by a year-old Ferrari unit, has now entered a "multi-year supply agreement" with Mercedes. "Under the agreement, Manor Marussia F1 Team will be supplied with current-year power units throughout.....check out full post »
Grosjean: Lotus troubles contributed to Haas move
Sep.30 - Romain Grosjean has admitted that Lotus' financial troubles contributed to his decision to leave the Enstone team. The Frenchman was on Tuesday unveiled in North Carolina as the "lead driver" for the new Ferrari-linked American team Haas. Some, however, questioned Grosjean's move, particularly as Lotus - despite its obvious financial troubles - now.....check out full post »
Lotus survives court & Button linked to Renault
Sep.29 - Renault's 'letter of intent' has given Lotus ten more weeks to finalise the sale of the embattled Enstone team. Mere hours before Lotus faced London's high court on Monday, Renault announced that it is now committed to completing the deal "in the coming weeks". Also promised to the court was that a loan.....check out full post »
Renault signs letter of intent before Lotus court date
Sep.28 - A letter of intent from Renault could help Lotus avoid sliding into administration later on Monday. Despite spending the weekend locked out of its hospitality unit at Suzuka, the financially-crippled Enstone team ended the Japanese grand prix declaring it is now positive about the future as Renault is set to make an announcement......check out full post »
Lotus Renault to make announcement next week
Sep.26 - The long wait for clarity over the future of Renault and Lotus in F1 appears to be almost over. F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, who is not in Japan, told the Reuters news agency from London on Friday that Renault is "apparently" going to buy the embattled Lotus team. But he also admitted: "It's.....check out full post »
Lotus close in on second driver
Lotus has confirmed that they are confident they have identified their second driver for next season. The team have lost Frenchman Romain Grosjean to new outfit Haas F1 for 2016, meaning Pastor Maldonado will have a new team-mate next year. Jolyon Palmer and Esteban Ocon have been linked with the drive, but deputy team principal.....check out full post »