[F1] Lotus F1 Racing

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SUTIL80 a écrit:Selon Will Buxton, la Lotus pourrait avoir les couleurs traditionnelles de la marque :verte et jaune :

With the chat coming out of Norfolk suggesting to me that Lotus’ return to F1 will be marked with a classic livery of British Racing Green and a single yellow stripe down the centre with those thin accent lines in white running alongside the yellow,

Toyota engineer joins Kovalainen at Lotus
Date 2010-02-02
By Motorsport.com/GMM

Heikki Kovalainen's race engineer for 2010 worked alongside Timo Glock at Toyota in 2010.

Finland's Turun Sanomat said Juan Pablo Ramirez, Glock's engineer last season, will head the engineering on Kovalainen's car at Lotus in 2010.
"Mike Gascoyne has hired a group from Toyota, Red Bull, Renault and Force India," Kovalainen said in an interview with the newspaper.
"A few of the faces around me are familiar," added the former McLaren driver.
It is also believed Kovalainen, 28, will take his McLaren trainer, Petri Lehikoinen, with him to Lotus this year.

SUTIL80 a écrit:Lotus F1 will start their engines for the first time at their Norfolk base in Hingham this weekend.(bbc)

Hingham's fields will be alive with the sound of a Lotus engine being fired up for the first time today.

It is a big day for the Norfolk-based, Malaysia-backed Formula One team as the new car moves a step closer to being ready for its test debut, at Spain's Jerez circuit in less than a fortnight.

The Cosworth engine is ready, although the wait for the Lotus' gearbox could mean a long day for technical director Mike Gascoyne and his engineers as they fire-up the car that fans of the marquee will hope lives up to the constructor's illustrious past.

Gascoyne said: “The first fire-up is a real milestone and we'll do a shake down and then a first proper run in the car in Jerez. I think it's the first Lotus racing car that's been running for 16 years, so it will be a big moment.

“To be honest, it's gone very well. That is not to underestimate the task, which is still fairly horrific. But we had our production schedule and we got the entry on September 12. We were due to fire up the car on February 12 and actually we pulled that forward a week so we can fire up on Friday, so things are going well in what was a very tight, very difficult schedule.”

The car carrying Lotus' hopes for a successful return to Formula One's grid will be unveiled, full livery included, at London's Royal Horticultural Halls a week today - with the famous green and yellow set to be in full view.

The season-opening grand prix, in Bahrain, is little more than five months away and Gascoyne, who was born and raised in Norwich, acknowledges the challenge of making Lotus competitive in 2010 is extra special for him.

He said: “To be a Norfolk boy and to be bringing the Lotus name back in, it has a real, real edge to it. I don't like to get teary eyed about it but if I was to admit it to myself, yes, it's something special. And it should be.

“Relationships with us and Group Lotus are very strong and are strengthening. There is a lot of good will to see the Lotus name racing again, similarly from the Chapman family.

“Although we got the entry very late, we're still very confident in the car we have designed, that it will be a very competent car. I think what's important is not necessarily where we are on race one, it's where we are on race four, race eight and race 18, and that progression.

“We still want to be the best of the new teams but midseason we want to be challenging some of the established teams and by the end of the season we want to be in the midfield. That's a tall order and doesn't say we'll be finishing anything other than ninth or 10th in the championship.

“But we've got to show that progression and make sure we maintain that momentum to be a competitive Formula One team.”

Successful start for Lotus' new Cosworth V8 engine (BBC)

Lotus have fired up the engine of their new F1 car for the first time.

The Cosworth V8 was successfully started at Lotus Racing in Hingham, Norfolk, on Saturday after some minor technical delays.

The team's technical director Mike Gascoyne told BBC Radio Norfolk there was still plenty of work to do.

"We'll be shaking the car down on Tuesday, just getting this fire-up is one thing, there's still a lot of parts to go on there," he said.

Lotus are aiming to be the best of the new teams in 2010, with team principle Tony Fernandes publically challenging Virgin Racing's Richard Branson.

Virgin had their car out on the Silverstone track at the end of last week, but Gascoyne says Lotus are following hot on their heels ahead of Friday's official launch.

"We're on the home run now, and that's the first Lotus Cosworth that's fired up for 27 years, so that's a big milestone," he said.

But the former Toyota and Force India technical chief admits the talk of Lotus' illustrious history is something he's trying to put to the back of his mind.

"They're nice things, but we're looking to the future not the past, it's all about getting ready for the first test and the first race in Bahrain," he said.

Michel Cordonnier a écrit:

ça sent bon pour les couleurs d'origine

Venom a écrit:

SUTIL80 a écrit:Désolé, cela vient d'un site concurrent mais c'est la seule photo disponible.

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SUTIL80 a écrit:Désolé, cela vient d'un site concurrent mais c'est la seule photo disponible.

Big one a écrit:Lotus a signé son premier pilote en FR3.5.Parcontre pas de nom.

Mofaz Racing rebaptisé Lotus F1 Jnr
Formation d’une opération jeune

lundi 8 février 2010 - 20h46, par Arnaud Courtoisier
Lotus F1 Racing Junior sera engagée dans les World Series by Renault 2010 après avoir conclu une collaboration avec le team malaisien Mofaz Racing. Les World Series by Renault seront encore plus proches de la Formule 1 en 2010 avec l’annonce de cet accord.

Après une absence de 16 ans, le nom de Lotus sonne de nouveau dans les paddock de F1, bien que cette fois il sera sous un drapeau malaisien après avoir été financé par un certain nombre de consortiums malaisiens, dont la société mère de Lotus, Proton.

Malgré la formation tardive de l’équipe, Lotus devant son engagement dans le championnat suite au retrait de BMW l’an dernier, les plans ont suivi leurs cours afin d’inclure la formation d’une "opération jeunes" dans les World Series by Renault.

Entrée dans une collaboration avec le team malaisien Mofaz Racing, l’écurie sera rebaptisée Lotus F1 Racing Junior Team, afin de garder un lien étroit avec l’écurie de F1.

Le pilote d’essais de Lotus F1, deuxième des World Series by Renault en 2009, Fairuz Fauzy restera au sein de l’équipe pour la saison 2010.

Ce n’est pas la première fois qu’une équipe de World Series by Renault établit des liens avec la F1, l’équipe championne en titre Draco Racing courant avec une livrée identique à celle de Force India en F1.

Madein Motorsport - 10 Février 2010 à 10:22
F1 - Lotus : la voiture a roulé !
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La nouvelle monoplace de la nouvelle équipe Lotus a effectué ses premiers tours de roues – à huit clos. Le pilote d’essais de la marque – Fairuz Fauzy – était aux commandes pour un rapide shakedown à Silverstone.

Comme annoncé, la voiture est aux couleurs – verte et jaune – historiques de l’équipe fondée par Colin Chapman.

Directeur technique de l’écurie, Mike Gascoyne a déclaré à BBC Sport que les débuts de la voiture s’étaient déroulés sans problème majeur. « Nous avons roulé sur une petite partie du circuit, ce n’était pas beaucoup plus grand qu'une piste de kart, par une après-midi froide de Février – il a même neigé par intermittence. Nous avons néanmoins fait toutes les vérifications des systèmes afin que nous puissions être prêt pour nos véritables essais – la semaine prochaine à Jerez. »

Riad Asmat – un des principaux responsable de l’équipe – a nié les rumeurs selon lesquelles, comme USF1 et Campos, Lotus est également en difficulté : « Nous y serons sur la grille de départ à Bahreïn, il n'est aucun doute à ce sujet. »