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VIDEO: Drivers reflect on day one of testing |
2012-02-08 05:39:48 |
| Red Bull's Mark Webber, Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen and Force India's Paul di Resta reflect on day one of pre-season testing in Jerez, Spain, where Raikkonen set the fastest time on his first day of running with other drivers since his return to Formula 1. (UK users only)
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Jerez day one - Raikkonen leads the way for Lotus |
2012-02-08 01:10:00 |
| He may have been away from the sport for the last two seasons but that didn't stop 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen from topping the timesheets, as this year's opening test got underway in Jerez on Tuesday. Raikkonen clocked a best time of 1m 19.670s at the Spanish circuit in the new Lotus E20.
Paul di Resta was second in Force India's 2012 car, the VJM05, ahead of Nico Rosberg, who was third in the 2011-spec Mercedes. Rosberg's team mate Michael Schumacher was also in action in the MGP W02 during the day and took the sixth slot. The team focused on testing Pirelli's 2012 tyres.
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Exclusive Q&A with Lotus's Eric Boullier |
2012-02-08 00:09:00 |
| He may be two years older and wearing different overalls as he strides through the Jerez paddock, but it almost feels as if Kimi Raikkonen has never been away from the Formula One fold. And after impressing during the opening day of pre-season testing, Raikkonen appears to be in fine form in the Lotus too. Team principal Eric Boullier discusses how the Finn is settling in
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Romain Grosjean Q&A: No rookie but still much to learn |
2012-02-06 18:23:00 |
| Back in 2009 Romain Grosjean made his Formula One debut as Fernando Alonso's Renault team mate over seven Grands Prix, after being drafted in to replace Nelson Piquet. Two years later, he's returning to the frontline at the same team (now Lotus) and ready to drive alongside another world champion - 2007 titleholder Kimi Raikkonen. The Frenchman discusses his hopes for the season ahead
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Technical Q&A - Lotus's James Allison on the E20 |
2012-02-06 04:15:00 |
| Following the launch of his team's 2012 car, the E20, Lotus technical director James Allison looks to the season ahead...
Q: How different is 2012 likely to be from 2011?
James Allison: If you casually flicked through the regulations you'd be forgiven for thinking that there aren't many differences from last year, however nestling in there are some fairly profound changes
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Kimi Raikkonen Q&A: I've missed F1 |
2012-02-06 03:51:00 |
| 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen makes his Formula One race return with Lotus this March, when he will grace the grid for the first time since his Abu Dhabi outing with Ferrari at the end of 2009. Following the launch of his new team's 2012 car, the E20, the Finn discusses his comeback and the year ahead
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The Lotus E20 breaks cover |
2012-02-06 03:13:00 |
| Lotus have officially unveiled the new car with which returning world champion Kimi Raikkonen and team mate Romain Grosjean will contest the 2012 FIA Formula One World Championship.
The UK-based team hope the E20 - the 20th F1 chassis built at their Enstone factory - will allow them to improve on the fifth place they achieved as Renault last season
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All systems go - launch season gets serious |
2012-01-31 19:51:00 |
| Caterham were first out of the blocks last week with their CT01, but this week the 2012 launch season begins in earnest, with McLaren, Ferrari and Force India all set to take the wraps off their new machines.
McLaren will unveil the MP4-27 at their Woking base on Wednesday, while Friday will see Ferrari reveal their new challenger at Fiorano and Force India do the same at Silverstone. Lotus, Sauber, Toro Rosso and Red Bull will also launch their cars before the first pre-season test gets underway at Jerez in Spain next Tuesday (February 7).
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2012 Lotus to be named the E30 |
2012-01-30 18:23:00 |
| Starting a new naming system for their cars, Lotus (formerly Renault) have announced that their 2012 machine will be called the E20, commemorating the 20th chassis to be designed at their Enstone factory in the UK.
Enstone has been a Formula One team base since 1992, when Benetton moved there from their previous Oxfordshire facility
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2012 Lotus to be named the E20 |
2012-01-30 18:23:00 |
| Starting a new naming system for their cars, Lotus (formerly Renault) have announced that their 2012 machine will be called the E20, commemorating the 20th chassis to be designed at their Enstone factory in the UK.
Enstone has been a Formula One team base since 1992, when Benetton moved there from their previous Oxfordshire facility
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Q&A with Caterham's Mike Gascoyne |
2012-01-26 18:23:00 |
| Last year, as Team Lotus, they finished tenth in the standings in their second season of Formula One competition. This year Caterham are hoping to take a significant step forward. With a stable design team, Renault power, Red Bull's gearbox technology and - for the first time - KERS, chief technical Mike Gascoyne is optimistic the CT01 should allow Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli to take the fight to the midfield, as he explained in an interview with the team
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Raikkonen wraps up private Lotus test on a high |
2012-01-25 18:21:00 |
| After two years away from the cut and thrust of Formula One racing, Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen would be forgiven for being a little rusty in the cockpit. But following two days of reacclimitisation in a 2010-spec Renault at a specially-arranged test in Valencia, Raikkonen is raring to go and feeling optimistic about his comeback this season.
The 2007 world champion wrapped up his final day in the R30 on Tuesday, completing 91 laps of Spain's Circuito Ricardo Tormo. Over the two-day test he covered 666 kilometres, the equivalent of more than two Grands Prix race distances.
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Lotus name D'Ambrosio as third driver |
2012-01-25 01:24:00 |
| Lotus have announced that Jerome D'Ambrosio will become their third driver for the 2012 season, supporting racers Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean. D'Ambrosio spent last year competing for Virgin but was dropped from their race line-up at the end of 2011.
It's a great feeling to be joining Lotus F1 Team, said the 26 year-old Belgian. It's an exciting next step in my career. I contested a complete season in F1 as a race driver for a smaller team where I learnt a lot about Formula One. Now, I have the opportunity to work with one of the top teams with great potential for my future development.
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Raikkonen feeling positive after test return |
2012-01-24 18:32:00 |
| Kimi Raikkonen was back behind the wheel of a Formula One car on Monday, as he began on-track preparations for his planned comeback this season. Raikkonen, who will race for Lotus (formerly Renault) in 2012, completed around 300 kilometres in the team's 2010 R30 during a private test at the Spanish circuit of Valencia.
"It was a good first day! explained the 2007 world champion. Having not driven a Formula One car for two years and obviously with a new team, there is a lot to get used to. I'm happy because I was pretty quick to get back in the groove. Obviously you get more into the zone with the more laps you complete, as you discover more about the car and the tyres.
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Raikkonen returns to F1 action at private Valencia test |
2012-01-23 19:40:00 |
| 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen has got back behind the wheel of a Formula One car for the first time in two years. Raikkonen is spending Monday sampling a 2010-spec Renault at the Spanish circuit of Valencia in a specially-arranged test designed to help him reacclimatise to F1 ahead of his return to the sport.
The Finn, who will race for Lotus (formerly Renault) in 2012, will spend the next two days in the R30. He will focus his attentions on readjusting to an F1 cockpit after a spell driving in the World Rally Championship and will also get his first chance to sample Pirelli tyres, even though he is using the Italian manufacturer's demonstration-spec rubber.
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Reactive ride height outlawed for 2012 |
2012-01-23 18:53:00 |
| The FIA has banned the much-talked-about reactive ride-height systems that were understand to be under development for 2012 by teams including Lotus, Mercedes and Ferrari. Formula One's governing body informed all teams last week that it considered the technology in breach of regulations.
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Online launch for Lotus's 2012 car |
2012-01-23 18:26:00 |
| Lotus will launch their 2012 challenger online ahead of the first multi-team test of the year. The car, which will be driven by the all-new line-up of returning 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen and 2011 GP2 champion Romain Grosjean, will be unveiled on the team's new-look website on February 5.
An event will be held the following day in the paddock of the Spanish circuit of Jerez with Raikkonen, Grosjean, technical director James Allison and team principal Eric Boullier all on hand to meet the media. Later in the day, Raikkonen will give the new car its first spin, as he shakes it down ahead of the start of the opening winter testing session on February 7.
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Caterham to move headquarters from Hingham to Leafield |
2012-01-18 19:09:00 |
| Caterham, who competed in the 2010/11 seasons as Lotus, will move to a new base during the 2012 season. The Formula One team, and their GP2 counterpart, plan to relocate from their current UK site in Hingham, Norfolk to a new home in Leafield, Oxfordshire in August.
The factory in Hingham has been our home since we were first granted our entry into the F1 World Championship in September 2009 and it has served us extremely well, giving us the perfect platform to establish both the F1 team and our GP2 team in the first stages of our development, explained team principal Tony Fernandes.
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Raikkonen to return this month |
2012-01-10 00:24:00 |
Kimi Raikkonen will prepare for his Formula One comeback with some laps in a two-year-old Renault race car in Spain this month before official testing starts in February, the Finn's Lotus team said.
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Raikkonen: Lotus buzzing - it's great to be part of it |
2012-01-06 18:31:00 |
| After two years away from the sport, 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen is thrilled to be back in a Formula One factory preparing for a new season. Raikkonen spent Thursday at Lotus's UK base in Enstone meeting engineers and having a seat fitting, before his new team's winter test schedule gets underway next month.
There has been quite a bit of noise in the press about my comeback and there have been a lot of rumours, explained the 32 year-old Finn. For me, coming back to Formula One is a good thing and I hope it will be for the team and the fans also! I love this time of the year at the factory. There's a real buzz surrounding the new car, every single department is working flat out in order to have everything ready on time. You can really feel people's dedication and it's nice to be a part of it.
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Q&A with Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne |
2011-12-16 00:18:00 |
| Formula One has not had a French driver on the grid since Sebastien Bourdais in 2009. Next season it will have at least three: Romain Grosjean at Lotus, Charles Pic at Marussia and - as of this week - Jean-Eric Vergne, aka 'Jev', at Toro Rosso.
Great things are expected of Vergne as he resumes his partnership with fellow Red Bull protege Daniel Ricciardo. But what is the 21-year-old from Pontoise expecting of his rookie F1 season?
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2012 team and driver line-ups - the story so far |
2011-12-09 20:55:00 |
| The 2012 grid will feature no less than six Formula One world champions, at least one rookie, and plenty of exciting talent in between. Below are details of which teams have confirmed who for next season, when Renault become Lotus, Lotus become Caterham, and Virgin become Marussia.
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Exclusive Q&A with Group Lotus's Dany Bahar |
2011-12-09 18:42:00 |
| After a so-so season in which circumstance rather than strategy all too often dictated their course, Renault are looking forward to a new beginning in 2012, when the team officially becomes Lotus, and former world champion Kimi Raikkonen joins their ranks. It's all good news for Group Lotus CEO Dany Bahar, as he looks to maximise the return on his F1 investment. After all, who better than a flying Finn in black and gold to sell his high-performance Lotus road cars?
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Grosjean lands 2012 Renault race seat |
2011-12-09 18:02:00 |
| Romain Grosjean will race alongside Kimi Raikkonen at Renault next season, when the team becomes Lotus. It will be Grosjean's second spell competing for the Enstone squad, the Frenchman having made seven Grand Prix starts for them in 2009, and leaves their 2011 drivers Vitaly Petrov and Bruno Senna without confirmed seats.
I am thrilled to be one of the team's race drivers in 2012, said Grosjean. There's a big grin on my face at the prospect of getting behind the wheel of next year's car
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McLaren aero head joins Lotus |
2011-12-08 20:06:00 |
| Lotus have confirmed that leading aerodynamicist John Iley is to become the team's performance director. Iley joins from McLaren where he was head of aerodynamics and will start work with Tony Fernandes' squad - to be known as Caterham next season - in June 2012.
Iley will head up all aerodynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and related activity for the Lotus team
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Raikkonen to return with Renault in 2012 |
2011-11-29 18:10:00 |
| After weeks of speculation Renault confirmed on Tuesday that Kimi Raikkonen will make a comeback to race for the team in 2012. Raikkonen, who left the sport at the end of 2009 to pursue a rallying career, has signed a two-year agreement with the team.
I'm delighted to be coming back to Formula One after a two-year break, and I'm grateful to Lotus Renault GP for offering me this opportunity, said the 32 year-old. My time in the World Rally Championship has been a useful stage in my career as a driver, but I can't deny the fact that my hunger for F1 has recently become overwhelming.
It was an easy choice to return with Lotus Renault GP as I have been impressed by the scope of the team's ambition. Now I'm looking forward to playing an important role in pushing the team to the very front of the grid.
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Lotus thrilled with 10th in constructors' standings |
2011-11-29 01:08:00 |
| Lotus left Brazil with their heads held high after claiming 10th place in the constructors' standings for a second year running. Drivers Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli finished Sunday's Interlagos race in 16th and 18th respectively, which was enough to place the team ahead of fellow 2010 newcomers HRT and Virgin.
Almost tears for me! said team principal Tony Fernandes. I am absolutely overjoyed
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Fernandes elated with prize money boost |
2011-11-28 20:20:10 |
| Team Lotus boss Tony Fernandes said he was almost in tears after securing tenth place in the constructors' championship on Sunday, a result that secures his team a significantly larger sum of F1's prize money
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FIA Friday press conference - Brazil |
2011-11-26 06:33:00 |
| Team representatives - Eric Boullier (Renault), Jean Francois Caubet (Renault), Robert Fernley (Force India), Paul Hembery (Pirelli), Christian Horner (Red Bull), Riad Asmat (Lotus).
Q: Bob, the battle for sixth place in the championship. How important is it for you?
Robert Fernley: It is absolutely vital
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Brazil preview quotes - Virgin, Red Bull, McLaren, Lotus & more |
2011-11-21 18:11:00 |
| After the hi-tech modernity of Abu Dhabi, the paddock heads back to one of the classic venues for the final round of the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship and Sao Paulo's Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace at Interlagos. It's been the venue for plenty of drama over the years, and don't expect this season to be any different. The teams and drivers explain what makes it so special
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Exclusive Eric Boullier Q&A: Bright future beckons as Lotus |
2011-11-18 20:20:00 |
| According to Renault's team principal, it's always possible to learn from problems and turn bad fortune into good. And Eric Boullier hopes his team can do just that in 2012 after a season blighted by the bold - but ultimately flawed - R31.
As he targets a brighter future for Renault - soon to be Lotus - Boullier discusses 2011's problems, the on-going uncertainty surrounding Robert Kubica, and his plans to sign more big names
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Brazil preview quotes - Lotus, Sauber, HRT & Mercedes |
2011-11-18 19:11:00 |
| After the hi-tech modernity of Abu Dhabi, the paddock heads back to one of the classic venues for the final round of the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship and Sao Paulo's Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace at Interlagos. It's been the venue for plenty of drama over the years, and don't expect this season to be any different. The teams and drivers explain what makes it so special
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Brazil preview quotes - McLaren, Lotus, Sauber, HRT & more |
2011-11-18 19:11:00 |
| After the hi-tech modernity of Abu Dhabi, the paddock heads back to one of the classic venues for the final round of the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship and Sao Paulo's Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace at Interlagos. It's been the venue for plenty of drama over the years, and don't expect this season to be any different. The teams and drivers explain what makes it so special
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Brazil preview quotes - Red Bull, McLaren, Lotus, Sauber & more |
2011-11-18 19:11:00 |
| After the hi-tech modernity of Abu Dhabi, the paddock heads back to one of the classic venues for the final round of the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship and Sao Paulo's Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace at Interlagos. It's been the venue for plenty of drama over the years, and don't expect this season to be any different. The teams and drivers explain what makes it so special
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Lotus add Gonzalez to young driver test line-up |
2011-11-14 18:21:00 |
| Lotus have confirmed that Venezuela's Rodolfo Gonzalez will be joining their already-announced line-up of Alexander Rossi and Luiz Razia for this week's Abu Dhabi young driver test at the Yas Marina Circuit.
Gonzalez, who participated in the same session for Lotus in 2010, will drive on the opening day (Tuesday), Razia on the Wednesday and Rossi on the Thursday.
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FIA Thursday press conference - Abu Dhabi |
2011-11-10 23:48:00 |
| Drivers - Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso), Paul di Resta (Force India), Timo Glock (Virgin), Heikki Kovalainen (Team Lotus), Vitantonio Liuzzi (HRT) and Vitaly Petrov (Renault).
Q: Tonio, one or two changes in the team. Have you seen differences within the team and how the team has reacted?
Vitantonio Liuzzi:
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Abu Dhabi preview quotes - Ferrari, FIA, Lotus, Pirelli & more |
2011-11-09 22:20:00 |
| The Formula One paddock heads west again next weekend for the 2011 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the penultimate round of the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship. With its spectacular setting and unique twilight race, the Yas Marina Circuit is one of the most popular on the calendar, as the teams and drivers explain
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Team Lotus relinquishes name to Group |
2011-11-09 20:53:57 |
| Team Lotus has confirmed that it has agreed a settlement with Proton and Group Lotus, which involves the group regaining the sole rights to the use of the Team Lotus name in Formula One
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Abu Dhabi preview quotes - FIA, Lotus, Pirelli, Renault & more |
2011-11-09 20:20:00 |
| The Formula One paddock heads west again next weekend for the 2011 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the penultimate round of the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship. With its spectacular setting and unique twilight race, the Yas Marina Circuit is one of the most popular on the calendar, as the teams and drivers explain
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Lotus name row officially over |
2011-11-09 18:41:00 |
Group Lotus, Proton and the current Team Lotus Formula 1 team have announced that their legal dispute over the rights to use the Lotus brand in F1 is officially over.
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FIA press conference schedule - Abu Dhabi |
2011-11-09 00:36:00 |
| Lotus's Heikki Kovalainen and Renault's Vitaly Petrov join four of their fellow drivers to answer questions on Thursday, whilst on Friday Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali and his McLaren counterpart Martin Whitmarsh take to the stage. The line-up in full
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Abu Dhabi preview quotes - Lotus, Pirelli, Renault & more |
2011-11-08 23:20:00 |
| The Formula One paddock heads west again next weekend for the 2011 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the penultimate round of the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship. With its spectacular setting and unique twilight race, the Yas Marina Circuit is one of the most popular on the calendar, as the teams and drivers explain
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Nielsen to join Lotus as sporting director |
2011-11-08 18:03:00 |
| Steve Nielsen will join Lotus as sporting director from December onwards, it was announced on Tuesday. Nielsen will replace Dieter Gass who is leaving the team.
Firstly we are obviously sorry to say goodbye at the end of the season to Dieter Gass who was instrumental in helping us put our first car on the grid in 2010 and for bringing the team to such a high level in record time, explained Lotus chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne. He is returning to Germany and he goes with our thanks and with our wishes for every success in the future for him and his young family.
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