| 26 January
Lotus Renault Grand Prix -> Lotus F1 Team
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D’Ambrosio announced as new reserve driver for Lotus
Lotus F1 Team is pleased to announce that Jérôme D'Ambrosio has
joined the team as third driver for the 2012 FIA Formula 1 World
Championship season.
Jérôme, who contested last year’s season as a race driver for
Marussia Virgin Racing, will attend all races in 2012, working with
the race driver pairing of Kimi Räikkönen and Romain Grosjean. The
26 year-old Belgian will be ready to stand-in for either of the two
race drivers if required.
JÉRÔME D'AMBROSIO
“It’s a great feeling to be joining Lotus F1 Team. 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 1.
Now, I have the opportunity to work with one of the top teams with
great potential for my future development. With my recent race
experience, I know I can make a valuable contribution. Of course, I
would love to be racing, but racing with a top team. Being
associated with Lotus F1 Team should be more beneficial and this is
the choice I have made. This opportunity is one I couldn’t afford to
miss. My desire to get back in a race seat in the future is
motivating me to do the best job possible in my new position.”
ERIC BOULLIER, TEAM PRINCIPAL AND MANAGING DIRECTOR:
“To have a third driver who is highly motivated, fresh and talented
and who contested the full 2011 season is highly beneficial for us.
In Jérôme we have someone we know well who integrates beneficially
with the squad. He impressed as reserve driver for us in 2010 and at
the end of that year he made a strong showing in the young driver
test. He also showed strongly in his rookie season as an F1 race
driver. I am looking forward to working with Jérôme again and think
he is a perfect addition to our driving strength.”
Indian Driver Sailesh Bolisetti to race for Lotus in British GT
Lotus Sport UK has signed Sailesh Bolisetti to race in the 2012
Avon Tyres British GT Championship.
25 January
New on the of
this website:
Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 Team's new driver, was back at the wheel
of an F1 car for the first time since 2009, in Valencia 23-01-2012.
The new Lotus F1 Team Formula One car will be presented on the 5th of
February!
24 January
New on the of
this website:
Lotus' chief testing guru Matt Becker puts the Lotus Evora S IPS
through its paces at the Hethel test track.
Events news
Club Lotus has announced that there will not be a Donington Show
in 2012! The idea is to have the show in April again, as many
exhibitors and visitors have asked. Now that April 2012 seems to be
impossible for several reasons, it is decided that the next show
will be in April 2013. Well worth a visit!
19 January
Award for the Lotus Evora S
Digital magazine and automotive website Winding Road has selected
their
. The Lotus Evora S was selected as best
Super Coupe.
"With competitors including even blistering fare from Lamborghini,
Ferrari, and Porsche, winning the Super Coupe of the year award
means a dogfight. So, while few would argue that the newly
supercharged Evora is anything but a purebred sports car, we think
its win here is mightily impressive considering the talent in the
segment."
"The Evora S is fast, blissfully communicative, and more fluid to
operate at the limit than any car south of a six-figure price tag
ought to be. A fast, direct manual transmission allows for superb
modulation of the torque-rich engine, while a nearly pitch-perfect
exhaust note encourages us to keep the revs up just for the hell of
it. Take this Lotus to the track and it’ll do you proud; drive it
hard on the most excellent back road you can find and it’ll blow
your mind."
18 January
The January 2012 newsletter is published now, all (free)
subscribers have received it.
16 january
New Lotus Originals flagship store in London
Group Lotus is delighted to confirm a brand new ‘LOTUS ORIGINALS’
flagship store will be opening in London’s prestigious Regent Street
- 52 Regent Street to be exact! Situated in London’s Piccadilly,
from Spring/Summer 2012 the building will host a brand new Lotus
experience: a 4,800 sq ft store situated in a Grade II-listed former
‘Café Royal’.
14 January
New on the of
this website:
Lotus team up with Team Bullrun at Autosport International
Team Bullrun have announced they are to take delivery of a new Lotus
Evora in time for the first round of the Championship at the
Silverstone GP circuit on 24th March 2012.
13 January
Lots from Lotus at Autosport International
Lotus has announced a lot of news at the Autosport International
Show.
11 january
Lotus Renault Grand Prix innovation
Lotus is doing it again! I am of course referring to ‘the old
days’ when Colin Chapman was able to make his opponents very nervous
with his innovations. With the new innovative reactive ride height
system Lotus Renault Grand Prix is forcing their rivals to copy it.
Especially now that the FIA has approved it!
The mechanical system helps maintain a standard ride height during
braking, when normally th efront end of the car would go down. The
adjustment to the ride height is reactive to brake torque and is
linked to the suspension. The driver does not have to do anything to
improve aerodynamic performance and stability while braking. The
fact that the driver is not involved, and that the system is a part
of the suspension, means it complies fully with the F1 regulations.
Introducing Lotus GP
Lotus ART will have a new name, but the identity and values of
the team remain the same. Starting in 2012, and for the upcoming
seasons, the team led by Frédéric Vasseur and Nicolas Todt will
continue its commitment in the GP2 and GP3 Series championships
under the name Lotus, with the colours that brought glory to the
auto brand, Black and Gold.
New on the of
this website:
Introducing Lotus Club GT
The Priocept Exige in action
10 January
New in the section of this website:
Members only....
A hint of what’s to come at the Autosport International Show this
week
Group Lotus is welcoming applications to one of the world’s most
elite clubs – the Lotus Club GT. Here you won’t find leather
Chesterfields, wood-paneled walls or the aroma of fine cigars;
instead you’ll find bucket seats, carbon-fibre and the smell of
burnt rubber.
8 January
Kimi Räikkönen visited the Lotus Renault Grand Prix HQ at Enstone
earlier this week for seat fitting.
image © LRGP
New in the
of this website:
Some information on the
.
7 January
New in the
of this website:
SMART Lotus
by MEA kit 43
Lotus as
driven by Jarier in the 1978 Canadian GP, by Minichamps
5 January
New on the of
this website:
Bruno Senna takes the new Lotus Exige S for a spin.
4 January
Happy New Year everybody!
New in the
of this website:
Shapecraft Lightwork Racing by Spark, 1:43
Type 124
Cup 2010 by Spark, 1:43
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