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Event Focus – Elise Trophy & Lotus Cup UK, Brands Hatch, Saturday October 22nd
The final round of the inaugural 2011 Lotus Cup UK season is almost upon us, with racing this weekend at Brands Hatch and everything still to play for in the Driver of the Season award. There’s a packed schedule, not just the 1 hour Lotus Cup UK race, but also a pair of Elise Trophy […]
LRGP – Vitaly Petrov – “I apologised to Michael, it was absolutely my fault”
Some drivers will do anything to pin the blame on someone else, but not Vitaly, who’s held his hands up and admitted he made a mistake when he hit Michael Schumacher during the race yesterday in Korea. Give us your verdict on the race? Vitaly Petrov: I tried to defend my position from Fernando but […]
Lotus Cars – Las Vegas Indy 300
A very sad day in motor sport yesterday, with two time Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon tragically killed in a huge accident on Lap 11 of the season finale in Las Vegas. The 2011 Indy Car finale was red flagged and finally cancelled after a horrendous multi-car pile up on Lap 11 resulted in the […]
Damon Hill Charity Evening Raises Over £10,000 For HALOW
Last night was the third in a series of very special events organised by long time member and motorsport enthusiast Michael Hipperson – an evening with Damon Hill in aid of his charity HALOW, which works to support young people with learning disabilities and help them to better integrate in to their local community. Held […]
LRGP – Korean GP – Race – Lotus Renault GP Report
A less than stellar race for Lotus Renault GP, with Petrov crashing out making contact with Schumacher trying to defend from Alonso in to Turn 3, while Bruno Senna could only make up one place to finish 13th. Force India however only closed up 1 point, with Lotus Renault GP still maintaining a 23 point […]
LRGP – Korean GP – Qualifying – Lotus Renault GP Report
An early morning qualifying over in Korea, and unlike yesterday a dry session. Bruno Senna, R31-04 P15, 1:38.791 (Q2 time) 14 laps Vitaly Petrov, R31-06 P8, 1.38.124 (Q3 time) 19 laps Lotus Renault GP has one car in the top ten for the Korean Grand Prix after Vitaly set a 1min 38.124secs for eighth position […]
EVO – Lotus Competition Verdicts
EVO Magazine have posted up a pair videos from recent events at Hethel. First up we have the Lotus Champions event, where 20 competition entrants spent the day at Hethel driving the Evora S on track and competing to win a car for a year – see if you can spot the SELOC fleece on […]
LRGP – Friday Practice Roundup
Wet conditions in Korea this morning meant limited running out on track for the LRGP team, with both drivers only completing installation laps in FP1 and some wet weather running in FP2. LRGP – Korean GP – Practice 1 – Lotus Renault GP Report Bruno Senna, R31-04 No time set, installation lap only Vitaly Petrov, […]
Lotus Cars – Group Lotus Goes Grassroots
Didn’t see this one coming! Not content with GT racing, F1, Indycar and rallying, Lotus has just announced it’s entering in to another form of motorsport – the CIK-FIA World Karting Championship 2012… Group Lotus is determined to discover new talent with an official entry into the CIK-FIA World Karting Championship 2012. With the move […]
LRGP – Senna and Petrov have their say on the Korean GP
Practice starts tomorrow for the Korean GP, and LRGP have interviews with both drivers ahead of the race. LRGP – Bruno Senna on the Korean GP – “The layout of the track means that all the weaknesses we had in Singapore won’t be as pronounced in Korea” What’s your impression of the circuit? BS: It […]
LoTRDC – Lotus Cup UK champion set to be crowned
After yesterdays announcement of the Lotus Cup Europe Driver of the Season things are hotting up in the Lotus Cup UK as well, with the final race next weekend at Brands Hatch… The Lotus Cup UK Championship goes down to the wire next weekend (22 October) at Brands Hatch and the inaugural champion will be […]
Proton – “alleged moves between Group Lotus and Genii Capital are untrue”
Autosport has posted an article this morning in which Proton have denied rumours that Genii Capital, majority shareholder of the Lotus sponsored Lotus Renault GP team, are looking to invest in Lotus, potentially to the extent of a majority shareholding. On Thursday, however, Proton said the reports were “untrue and highly speculative”, and that it […]