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Cosworth, Lotus annulment signed
Cosworth and Lotus Racing officially ended their relationship today by signing a ‘termination’, which will result in the two parties ceasing to work together at the end of next month. It follows the completion of the deal which was established in principle after the Italian GP on September 12.
“Lotus Racing has enjoyed a successful season with Cosworth and has enjoyed excellent performance, reliability and support from their engine supply. The decision to bring the partnership to an early termination has been driven by the team's desire to solve reliability and performance issues unrelated to the Cosworth engine,” read a statement from Cosworth.
“Lotus Racing and Cosworth have agreed settlement terms satisfactory to both parties to secure an early termination of the agreement. Cosworth’s support for Lotus Racing will cease at midnight on 30th November 2010.
“Cosworth wishes Lotus Racing success in the future, and will continue to supply engines to AT&T Williams, Virgin Racing and HRT in 2011, thereby supporting 25 per cent of the teams in F1.” |
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Reply Filippo
cuma bertahan satu season je
weta_studio Post at 1-10-2010 10:25 AM 
dah offer menarik, jual je la  |
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Lotus to use Red Bull gearboxes in multi-year deal
It has been confirmed by Lotus Racing that the Norfolk-based outfit will be using gearbox and hydraulic systems provided by Red Bull Technology from next season onwards. The deal means that the 2010 newcomers will also be able to make use of the highly-effective, championship-leading blown diffuser device.
Having already confirmed its separation from current engine provider Cosworth prior to the end of the current campaign, a Renault announcement is expected from Lotus in due course although, for the time being, only its gearbox and hydraulics systems supplier has been confirmed.
“The announcement that we have reached a multi-year agreement with Red Bull Technology for the supply of our gearboxes and hydraulics from 2011 is obviously a massive step forward for us, both in engineering terms and as an expression of our ambitions for next year and for future championships,” commented Lotus’ Chief Technical Officer Mike Gascoyne.
“The gearbox / hydraulics package obviously plays a critical role in the performance of the car, not just on-track but in design and packaging terms, and this deal gives our design and aero teams a very exciting platform to work with.
“The removal of the double diffusers in 2011 will allow the whole grid to tighten up the rear bodywork and mechanical structures around the gearbox and this supply deal will allow us to capitalise on that with our 2011 car. Exciting times lie ahead!”
Thoughts were also shared by Red Bull Racing Team Principal Christian Horner. “We are very pleased about Lotus Racing's decision to use Red Bull Technology gearboxes and hydraulic systems from 2011,” he began.
“The fact that Red Bull Technology has been chosen to be a supplier to another team, despite its short history, demonstrates how much we have achieved since our first season. We very much look forward to working with Lotus Racing from 2011 onwards.” |
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wah lepas ni boleh la potong Merc GP hahahahhhaahah |
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dengan ferrari sekali lotus nie kasi asap... |
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cite tuka enjin je..driver xnk kasi tuka ke skali ke??
hekki tu x mantap la..dlu dgn mclaren pon bukan bgus.. |
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heiki wa rasa dah okay dah, kalu nak drebar high profile kena bayar mahal wooo, dan kena ada package bagus jugak, kalu musim depan prestasi bagus baru drebar bagus berlumba nak masuk |
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hekki tu pun ok gak la tuk team lotus....
abis tu tak kan nak amik MS bawak kereta lotus...
kincit la nak bayo gaji dia |
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Reply 688# akughi
apa barang ajak schumey bawak lotus f1 team, baik pak toni ambik danica patrick |
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Parente named as possible Lotus F1 reserve
Portugal’s Álvaro Parente has been highlighted as a possible reserve driver for the Lotus Racing Formula 1 team next season, perhaps whilst competing in GP2 with Tony Fernandes’ new Team AirAsia.
With Fernandes-owned Tune Group being the company behind both airline AirAsia and the Lotus Racing team, the Malaysian businessman will also be entering GP2 next year.
Parente, who is being tipped in the Portuguese press for a possible dual role as Team AirAsia race driver and Lotus reserve, was one of two reserves at Virgin Racing when the team was founded but lost the job in mid-February when prime sponsor the Tourism Institute of Portugal failed to submit a significant payment.
Since then, Álvaro – who celebrated his 26th birthday on Monday - has spent the 2010 season in the Superleague Formula with FC Porto and as replacement to Alberto Valerio at Scuderia Coloni in GP2. |
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Tech Talk: Can Lotus cut it next year?
Tue Oct 19 11:08AM
As Lotus head towards the end of their comeback season they have declared an ambitious long-term future - so with much of the jigsaw now in place, what chance does the team have of becoming regular points scorers?
The recent announcement of a tie-up with Red Bull Technology for next year has taken Lotus in a new direction, and this proven approach to use a supply of parts from a leading team is a crucial element for a forward-thinking mid-grid runner.
Lotus will run Red Bull gearboxes next year, and with that is likely to come a Renault engine deal to complete the package - the exact same package that is running in the current Red Bull Racing machine at the cutting edge of this year's title battle.
But don't think Lotus is about to leapfrog to the front.
In fact, this approach is very similar to the one Force India have taken with McLaren, who supply them with a drivetrain to go with their Mercedes engine. Likewise at Sauber: Ferrari supply their engine with the gearbox to go with it.
This solution is a sensible step, as it not only allows the smaller team to access to the latest F1 technology, developed by a team with a much greater budget and greater resource, it also allows them to scrap an entire section of their work stream and focus their limited resources on a smaller number of areas of the car.
Realistically, it is less likely for a small team to be able to design a revolutionary gearbox that gives them half a second per lap than it is for an innovative and well-led aerodynamics team to develop detail parts that achieve the same gain.
Equally, for Formula One, it allows the sport to develop an internal business, where teams with more resources can not only benefit from their own designs but also financially recoup some of the cost of design and development from other teams that simply do not have the resource or time to do it.
In truth, it is possible to outsource virtually all of a Formula One car - just look at HRT - but that is not what Lotus is about.
Although there are four main target teams that Lotus are chasing - Force India, Williams, Sauber and Toro Rosso - given a combative past history, the one that they really want to beat will be Force India.
That will take some doing, with the Silverstone-based team sitting sixth in the championship on 60 points - but the important changing status of personnel is why Lotus might just have a chance.
Lotus technical director Mike Gascoyne, now committed to the team for the long-term until 2015, was the chief technology officer at Force India for a year before Vijay Mallya let him go at the end of 2008 - and now that has come back to haunt him in more ways than one.
In Gascoyne, Lotus has one of the best battlers in the pit lane, and despite a strong management style that has got him the nickname ‘the Rottweiler' there is no denying he gets results. He may not be a match for the great Adrian Newey on the aerodynamics front, which aside from the resource and budget at Red Bull is one of the main reasons why they will not be worrying about supplying Lotus, but he does have a unique approach that has drawn in some loyal supporters.
Three of these are Mark Smith, Lewis Butler and Marianne Hinson - all of whom have left Force India to join Lotus. Smith worked under Gascoyne at Jordan and followed him to Renault, where they ended up with two World Championships, while Butler was with Gascoyne at Force India and Hinson was with him at Jordan.
Perhaps more than Lotus' gain, it is Force India's loss of these key engineers that could have the biggest effect, as although gardening leave will prevent them working on Lotus' 2011 machine it is also likely to stop them having much of an effect on the 2011 Force India.
Meanwhile, Heikki Kovalainen is confirmed in the line-up for 2011 and Jarno Trulli is likely to remain there too. At Force India, however, Adrian Sutil is still linked with Renault and losing him would be another major blow.
Of the other three teams - Toro Rosso, Sauber and Williams - Lotus' Red Bull deal has significantly increased the likelihood of them chasing down Toro Rosso as the two teams will now be using the same gearbox. It will come down to the engine difference and the two design teams, with Lotus appearing to have the stronger and more focused aggressive development plan.
At Williams, much will depend on their finances, as the former front-running team have recovered their slide but still need more funds than the streamlined and partially external-resourced teams like Lotus, Sauber and Force India to cope with their full in-house design work.
With the newfound millions from Telmex at Sauber, meanwhile, the design room will be buzzing again after a lean time - but the money may be too late to have significant influence on the 2011 machine, certainly at the start of the year.
All said, however, it will still be a tough second year for Lotus.
The ambition is there, but actions are harder than words and the established teams will be fighting their corners harder than ever in what, for some, could be a battle of survival.
Lotus, however, is very different to what it was just 14 months or so ago, when it consisted of just four people. Now it has an established team, an incoming group of experienced engineers, and a 2011 car design that has already enjoyed significant development time.
There is no doubt, then, that Lotus will get up into the midfield runners - and given all that is now in place, it's a fair bet that they will rise to the top of that pack sooner rather than later. |
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plan dah bagus..dah nampak hala tuju
tapi if lotus racing boleh kerjasama dgn lotus car
all engineering lotus car buat..lotus racing just race/good strategy race |
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plan dah bagus..dah nampak hala tuju
tapi if lotus racing boleh kerjasama dgn lotus car
all en ...
weta_studio Post at 20-10-2010 02:43 PM
tak mungkin nih weta, sebab lotus cars / proton amat sombong dan nampak lansung takmoh layan pak toni punya projek nih  |
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Lotus to hire Chandhok as reserve
Sat, 23 Oct 06:40:55 2010
Although Lotus Racing is expected to announce an unchanged line-up for its second season back in F1, the identity of its third driver could give a clue to the future direction of its squad.
Heikki Kovalainen may have been linked, briefly, to the second Renault seat alongside Robert Kubica for 2011, but is more likely to be named as team-mate to veteran Jarno Trulli whenever Lotus gets around to making an announcement that the paddock has anticipated for several weeks. CEO Tony Fernandes confirmed, controversially, that the team would adopt the Team Lotus moniker for next season as long ago as the Singapore Grand Prix, and has revealed since then that the 2011 car would utilise the rear end technology that has made Red Bull Racing a frontrunner, but news of both the driver line-up and engine partner - following the severing of ties with Cosworth - has yet to come.
While the racing line-up looks set to remain unchanged, however, the identity of Lotus' third driver remains unclear, amid rumours that the potential reserve could fill the cockpit at next month's 'young driver' test in Abu Dhabi. Suggestions in Korea, however, allude to Karun Chandhok getting the nod to replace Fairuz Fauzy in the back-up role, ahead of a race deal for 2012.
"Karun is a great guy, a hard worker, and comes from our part of the world, so let's see," Fernandes told BBC Sport.
The Indian began the current season as part of the Hispania Racing Team line-up alongside Bruno Senna but, despite bringing backing from the Jaypee Group at the British Grand Prix, found himself cast aside for Sakon Yamamoto at the very next round. Since then, Chandhok has divided his time between spectating and commentating and, despite India being due to join the F1 schedule next season, does not appear in the frame for a race seat as the few remaining are snapped up.
Ironically, the former GP2 race winner was the only driver with knowledge of the new Korea International Circuit prior to this weekend, having demonstrated a Red Bull show car there in the build-up to the event.
takde orang lain ke ni mesti nak tarik sponsor nih |
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Lotus under pressure to end name row to secure Renault power
Tue, 26 Oct 14:01:05 2010
Lotus Racing is reportedly under some pressure to end its ongoing dispute with Proton over the iconic ‘Team Lotus’ name that it wishes to acquire in 2011 – or else risk Renault changing its mind on its long-mooted engine-supply deal.
Since Lotus officially terminated its initial three-year agreement with 2010 partner Cosworth last month, a much-touted tie-up with Renault has been eagerly-anticipated – but thus far, no announcement has been forthcoming. All that has been confirmed is a gearbox and hydraulic arrangement with current world championship leaders Red Bull Racing.
The reason behind that, it has been mused on grandprix.com, is that Renault is distinctly uneasy about the very public and protracted legal row between Lotus Racing team principal Tony Fernandes and Malaysian manufacturer Proton, who own Group Lotus and recently withdrew the AirAsia founder’s right to use the Lotus licence in F1 as they ostensibly have racing plans of their own.
That, it would appear, was the catalyst for Fernandes to purchase the rights to the Team Lotus name from David Hunt, brother of the late former F1 World Champion James Hunt – rights that Proton questions.
The sticking-point is that Renault is reputedly interested in an alliance with Proton, who ended their working relationship with VW in 2007 and have since described another partnership as ‘vital’ as they endeavour to significantly boost their overseas sales figures in the Middle East, China, India and south-east Asia. grandprix.com reveals that there is already a deal for the Proton Savvy to benefit from the 1.2-litre engine used in Renault’s Clio and Twingo.
Another fact yet to be confirmed – but taken as a given – is that both Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli will stay put into a second season alongside each other at Lotus, with the experienced Italian conceding only: “I cannot say anything about staying, except that it will probably happen.”
nampaknya pak toni kalah ngan politik proton |
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Reply 694# ShadowChaser
biasala tu..
team kaya mcm Ferrari pun ambik alonso sbb nak ambik sponsor dari santander |
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Reply 696# weta_studio
harapan toni cuma tinggal nama Team Lotus je yang david hunt pegang, rasanya Lotus cars / proton takleh watpe sebab rights Team Lotus dgn Lotus Cars berlainan dan takde kena mengena.
ni article aku ambik dari wiki;-
Please note nama Team Lotus, Lotus Racing dan Lotus Cars adalah 3 entiti berlainan.
2010 - Lotus name returns to Formula OneMain article: Lotus Racing
Following the 1994 collapse, the rights to the name Team Lotus were purchased by David Hunt, brother of former F1 champion James Hunt.[3] In 2009, when the FIA announced an intention to invite entries for a budget-limited championship in 2010, Litespeed acquired the right to submit an entry under the historic name.[3] Lotus Cars, the sister company of the original Team Lotus, distanced itself from the new entry and announced its willingness to take action to protect its name and reputation if necessary.[4] When the 2010 entry list was released on 12 June 2009, the Litespeed Team Lotus entry was not one of those selected.[5] In September 2009, reports emerged of plans for the Malaysian Government to back a Lotus named entry for the 2010 championship to promote the Malaysian car manufacturer Proton, which owns Lotus Cars.[6] On 15 September 2009 the FIA announced that Lotus Racing had been granted admission into the 2010 season.[7] A little over 1 year later, on September 24, 2010, it was announced that Tony Fernandes had acquired the name rights of Team Lotus from David Hunt, marking the official re-birth of Team Lotus in Formula One.[8] |
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Lotus confirms Renault engine supply for 2011
Lotus Racing has confirmed the much-awaited deal for Renault engines ahead of its second season in 2011. The news follows an earlier announcement from the Norfolk-based squad which dictated that Red Bull gearboxes will also be used next year.
Friday’s announcement came courtesy of Bernard Rey, President of Renault Sport, as Lotus switches from Cosworth power for 2011.
“I am absolutely delighted that we can now officially talk about the partnership with Renault,” said Team Principal Tony Fernandes, who has been quizzed constantly over the matter for several months.
“There has obviously been a great deal of speculation about which engine will be powering our cars from 2011 and now the announcement has been made I think everyone can see just how ambitious we really are.
“The combination of the Renault engine and the Red Bull Technology gearbox and hydraulics gives our design and aero teams a successful, tried and tested platform to work with for next year’s car. 2010 has been all about building up our team from scratch and in just one year we have laid the foundations for many exciting seasons to come and the partnership with Renault will dramatically accelerate our development plans, both on and off-track.”
Chief Technical Officer Mike Gascoyne also shared his thoughts:
“Today’s announcement is the latest confirmation of how far this team wants to go in Formula 1. Having worked with Renault before, I know exactly what they will bring to our team and I am delighted that they will be playing an integral role in the next chapter of our story.
“The engine itself gives our designers, engineers and drivers an excellent platform to work with - it is very drivable, has good reliability and comes with a track support team who have a wealth of experience and knowledge.
“We are all looking forward to working with Renault and are very excited about the future for our partnership and our team.” |
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Gascoyne explains Lotus/Renault press release
Mike Gascoyne has said that it is down to a simple technicality that the name ‘Lotus’ was not used in the team’s Friday morning press release at Interlagos which informed that the Hingham outfit will use Renault engines next season.
At present, it is widely known that an issue exists between Formula 1 team ‘Lotus Racing’ car company ‘Lotus Cars’, which owned by Malaysian manufacturer Proton; although that dispute will go to court, Gascoyne has stressed that the reasoning behind the lack of ‘Lotus’ in Friday’s press release is far less complex.
“I think you'll probably find that it's quite simple, in that the name of the holding company which enters Formula 1 is ‘1Malaysia’, so the Cosworth engine contract was with 1Malaysia, the Renault one is with 1Malaysia, my contract is with 1Malaysia and all the employees' contracts are with 1Malaysia,” he said.
“As everyone knows, there is a situation with the name but I think that, in terms of the engine announcement, it was far simpler.”
At present, some paddock gossip dictates that one possibility for next season would be to remove any ‘Lotus’ branding from the trademark, leaving the team under its ‘1Malaysia’ identification only. |
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