Lotus Racing Team has launched its 2010 challenger, codenamed the Lotus Cosworth T127, at the Royal Horticultural Hall in London. In front of 500 spectators, team principal Tony Fernandes and chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne took the wraps off the new car, alongside the three drivers Jarno Trulli, Heikki Kovalainen and Fairuz Fauzy. Cloaked in the green and yellow livery, …Read More

The Lotus F1 Racing car has come a long way—we saw it pass internal crash tests, receive racing numbers for next season, and we viewed a video of the wind tunnel model being tested. Now, finally, the much-awaited Lotus F1 car will be officially unveiled on February 12, Team Principal Datuk Tony Fernandes announced. The first new Lotus …Read More

Datuk Tony Fernandes, team principal of Lotus F1 Team, believes that competition from the new F1 teams will do the premier motor sport a world of good. “With new people come new ideas and new thoughts”, he told Autosport in a recent interview. “We all want to win; otherwise we would not be in this sport. But, I think there is …Read More

You are reading this right—No, it is not Lotus F1 Racing. Petronas, Malaysia’s national oil and gas company, has inked a deal to be the title sponsor of Mercedes GP in a five-year agreement. Mercedes GP, renamed from reigning F1 champion Brawn GP, will be officially known as Mercedes GP PETRONAS Formula One Team from next season. “The …Read More

The wait has been unbearable at times, but Lotus F1 Racing’s final three drivers have been confirmed, down from the initial six shortlisted. Italian Jarno Trulli and Finn Heikki Kovalainen will be the two main drivers, while Malaysian Fairuz Fauzy will be the reserve driver. “The appointment of Jarno, Heikki and Fairuz as our race drivers …Read More

In spite of shouts of copying by Force India, Lotus F1 Team has released a video showing its wind tunnel model being tested in Aerolab’s wind tunnel facility. This comes at the same time as the appointment of three senior personnel in Lotus F1. Malaysian Alex Yoong, a former F1 driver, has been appointed Head of Driver Development …Read More

In another step closer to F1 racing, Lotus F1 cars has been designated No. 18 and 19 for next season. The best part? The three other new entrants are higher-numbered and hence lower-ranked: Campos Meta 1 with No. 20 and 21; US F1 Racing with No. 22 and 23; and Virgin Racing with No. 24 and 25. But of course, the …Read More

Our own Lotus F1 car has passed internal crash tests carried out according to the Federation of International Automobile (FIA) requirements, crossing yet another milestone before next February’s pre-season testing and next March’s Bahrain season-opener. Official and compulsory FIA crash tests can only be conducted when the chassis is completed, but the two internal—side …Read More

Our very own Lotus F1 Team could be in trouble before the F1 season even starts. Force India is said to be keeping a close eye on the development of the Lotus car, concerned that the Lotus could be too similar to their own car used in the season just past. Lotus released details and a photo of their wind tunnel …Read More

Fairuz Fauzy, the only Malaysian driver among six shortlisted to race for Lotus F1 Team, claimed he is ready to step up to Formula One next year, after taking the runner-up spot in the World Series by Renault. “With Lotus F1, there is a real possibility of me achieving my lifetime dream of driving in F1, but I knew I needed …Read More

Despite our criticisms, it appears that 1Malaysia-Lotus F1 Team’s preparations are going on fine. Six drivers have been shortlisted to race, but only one of them, Fairuz Fauzy, is Malaysian, according to Lotus F1 Team principal Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes. The 27-year-old Fauzy was the reserve and test driver for the Spyker F1 team, and had experience in GP2. Currently, …Read More

Contrary to what many Malaysians may believe, the 1Malaysia F1 Team (1MF1T) makes business sense and would become profitable in the first year of its operation—that is the view of team owners, Datuk Kamarudin Meranun and Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes, at least. The former declared “We will make money in the first year as we have always done with our other …Read More

Our very own 1Malaysia F1 Team, to be named Lotus F1 Team, will have a start-up capital of RM 168 million and a baseline annual budget of about RM 308 million. But taxpayers can heave a sigh of relief because the government will not be investing any money through any government-linked companies (GLC). Instead, the F1 project is to be privately …Read More