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Lotus F1 Fired Up for 2012

News from Enstone today that the Lotus F1 Team have fired up the engine on their 2012 contender for the first time ahead of it’s launch and first shakedown test on February 5th at Jerez. The team has also shared … Continue reading

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Autosport – Jerome D’Ambrosio joins Lotus as third driver for 2012 F1 season

Autosport are reporting that former Virgin Marussia Racing driver Jerome D’Ambrosio will be joining the Lotus F1 Team as the third driver for 2012. D’Ambrosio, who finished ahead of team mate Timo Glock in the drivers standings in 2012, is … Continue reading

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Busy times for the Lotus F1 Team

It’s been a busy few days for the recently re-branded Lotus F1 Team, with some highs and lows. Former World Champion Kimi Raikkonen has had his first taste of F1 since 2009 today, testing in the 2010 specification car on … Continue reading

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Bruno Senna leaves LRGP for Williams Renault

Having lost his race seat to Romain Grosjean for 2012, Bruno Senna has left Lotus Renault GP and for signed with Williams Renault to race alongside Pastor Maldonado. The move sees the Brazilian join the team with which his famous … Continue reading

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Räikkönen set for January 23rd F1 Return

Lotus Renault have confirmed today that Kimi Räikkönen will return to an F1 car for the first time since 2009 later this month with a two day test at Valencia on January 23rd and 24th. The test, designed to help … Continue reading

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LRGP – Kimi Räikkönen: “It will be nice to get back to racing”

Kimi Räikkönen paid a visit to Enstone on Thursday for a seat fitting ahead of his return to F1 next year with the Lotus Renault GP team. The fitting marked the first time the former had sat behind the wheel … Continue reading

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LRGP – Romain Grosjean: “I’m already training hard”

Lotus Renault GP have posted an interview with returning driver Romain Grosjean, who last raced for the team in 2009, about his preparations for next season. You have mentioned the physical preparation needed for the challenge of Formula 1. Have … Continue reading

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LRGP – 2012 FIA Regulations Highlights (Part 2) – with James Allison

Lotus Renault GP have posted the second of their pieces on the technical regulation changes for the 2012 F1 season with Technical Director James Allison. Today’s piece looks at changes to the rules regarding suspension, the car floor, the use … Continue reading

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LRGP – Romain Grosjean to race alongside Kimi Räikkönen in 2012

Lotus Renault GP have finalised their 2012 driver line-up with the announcement that Romain Grosjean will be taking the second race seat alongside Kimi Räikkönen. The move means that both of the 2011 drivers, Russian Vitaly Petrov and the Brazilian … Continue reading

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LRGP – 2012 FIA Regulations highlights – with James Allison

There are number of changes coming to the F1 regulations for 2012, and today Lotus Renault GP have posted up their first of two pieces looking at these changes with Technical Director James Allison. Included are details on the changes … Continue reading

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