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Lotus F1 Team – Microsoft Partners with Lotus F1 Team
I guess its time to prepare your best locking up and crashing jokes, because Microsoft Dynamics have been announced as a sponsor of the Lotus F1 Team on a three year deal. As part of the partnership, Microsoft Dynamics solutions, which are designed to enable organizations to be more agile and globally competitive in today’s […]
Lotus F1 Team – Australian GP Buildup
The start of the new F1 season is almost upon us, and Lotus F1 have a selection of articles up to whet your appetite for the coming season… Eric Boullier on the Australian GP: “We Have a Superb Driver Line-Up” Kimi Räikkönen on the Australian GP: “Everybody wants to race” Romain Grosjean on the Australian […]
Lotus Cars – F.P.Journe Official Announcement To Participate At Indianapolis 500
Lotus have announced details of their partnership with F.P.Journe Watches, who will be sponsoring Lotus Ambassador Jean Alesi as me takes on the Indy 500 this May. “This May, Formula One legend and Group Lotus ambassador Jean Alesi is taking on a stirring new challenge – to race in the Indianapolis 500. Lotus, of course, […]
Kimi Räikkönen on Top Gear Tonight, BBC2 8pm
Don’t forget, Lotus F1 driver Kimi Räikkönen will be the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car on tonight’s Top Gear, taking to the track in the Suzuki Liana before chatting with Jeremy Clarkson in the studio. If you can’t wait however you can check out this sneak preview. Watch the original video on YouTube
Updated: Gallery – Lotus at Geneva
Updated: Now with all the latest shots of the Lotus booth. You can also read Lotus’ official show report over on the Lotus Cars website. The Geneva Motor Show is already under way, and Lotus have published a selection of pictures from their impressive looking stand. Cars featured include the new Exige S Roadster, the […]
EVO – Funding Delays Hold Up Exige, Evora GTE and Esprit Development
EVO Magazine have posted exerts from an exclusive interview with Lotus Cars CEO Dany Bahar discussing the DRB-Hicom buyout of Proton and it’s impact on Lotus’ car development programme. As a result of the development freeze the launch dates for the Exige S and Evora GTE have both been pushed back, along with delays of […]
Lotus F1 Team – Kimi at the Geneva Motorshow
Lotus F1 Team driver Kimi Räikkönen took a break from preparing for the start of the season in just over a weeks time to take a look round the Lotus stand at the Geneva Motor Show. The former F1 World Champion took some time to check out the Lotus Originals range, along with the new […]
Lotus Cars – Lotus Engineering / Fagor Ederlan Supercharged Production 3-Cylinder Range Extender
The second of todays Geneva Press Releases is a new supercharged version of the Lotus range extender engine. The production Lotus Engineering / Fagor Ederlan Range Extender is an extremely compact, lightweight, low-cost engine and generator, designed specifically for hybrid electric vehicles. The initial concept engine is fitted to a number of research vehicles, including […]
Lotus Cars – Hardcore Soft Top
Now it’s official, with Lotus launching the new Exige S Roadster. Aside from the details we found out before launch, the Exige S Roadster has a top speed of 145mph (not 155mph as previously thought) and also comes with the option of the SPS (Serial Precision Shift) gearbox – an hydraulically automated manual similar to […]
Exige S Roadster Shows Up On Asphalte.ch
Last week we broke news that Lotus’ Geneva teaser was not, as many believe for the Evora, but for a convertible version of the new Exige S, named the Exige S Roadster. Today Asphalte.ch have confirmed this, with shots of the car being prepared for it’s unveiling at the Geneva Motor Show this week. As […]
Will’s List – Lotus F1 Testing in Barcelona
Late last year Will Gibney, a long term SELOC member, club Regional Liaison and former Lotus owner was diagnosed with Renal Call Carcinoma, an (as yet) incurable form of kidney cancer. Last month Will posted up a Driving Bucket List thread of activities he’d like to try out, and encouraged others to post their thoughts […]
Lotus F1 Finish Pre-season Testing Quickest
Lotus have finished the final pre-season test at Barcelona in the best way possible, with Kimi Raikkonen topping the time sheets and setting the fastest time from the 8 days of testing in Barcelona. The E20, which missed the majority of the last test due to a chassis failure, completed a total of 361 laps […]