LRGP – Indian GP – Saturday Roundup

Posted on 29th October 2011

After a reasonable performance in the practice sessions, disappointment for Lotus Renault GP in Qualifying as they could only muster 11th and 15th. Petrov also receives a 5 place grid penalty meaning he will line up 16th tomorrow, with Senna starting 14th.

LRGP – Indian GP – Practice 3 – Lotus Renault GP Report

Bruno Senna, R31-04
P12, 1:27.235, 20 laps
Vitaly Petrov, R31-06
P7, 1:27.280, 19 laps

LRGP – Indian GP – Qualifying – Lotus Renault GP Report

Bruno Senna, R31-04
P15, 1:26.651 16 laps
Vitaly Petrov, R31-06
P11, 1.26.319 20 laps

Elsewhere, and Lotus Renault GP have confirmed that, following on from winning the GP2 Series Championship, Romain Grosjean will be running in FP1 in place of Bruno Senna at the Abu Dhabi GP, and in Vitaly Petrov’s car for the Brazilian GP. Continue reading →

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LRGP – Indian GP – Friday Roundup

Posted on 28th October 2011

F1 cars turned a wheel in anger in India for the first time today, with Practice for this weekends Indian GP.

LRGP – Indian GP – Practice 1 – Lotus Renault GP Report

Bruno Senna: R31-04 P13, 1:29.799, 22 laps
Vitaly Petrov: R31-06 P12, 1:29.705, 20 laps

LRGP – Indian GP – Practice 2 – Lotus Renault GP Report

Bruno Senna: R31-04, P8, 1:27.498, 36 laps
Vitaly Petrov: R31-06, P11, 1:27.890, 37 laps

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“SELOC does the Lotus Driving Academy” – 10th March 2012

Posted on 27th October 2011

SELOC, in conjunction with Lipscomb Lotus, are pleased to announce that 16 places on the Lotus Driving Academy have been secured at preferential rates on the 10th of March 2012 for SELOC members.

The day will revolve around the Elise level 1 which would normally cost £399, but we have been able to secure a saving of £70 per head for SELOC members so only £329 for the whole day! Please note however that there are only 16x places available, so act fast!

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LoTRDC – Lotus Cup UK 2011 Finale Race Report

Posted on 26th October 2011

Following on from the Elise Trophy race report, the LoTRDC race report for the Brands Hatch Lotus Cup UK Finale is also now online.

You can find it here on the LoTRDC website.

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LoTRDC – Elise Trophy 2011 Finale Race Report

Posted on 26th October 2011

Lotus-on-Track have posted up their race report for the weekends Elise Trophy races at Brands Hatch, where Stuart Rowland and Ken Savage shared the race wins.

The season-ending races produced a few surprises in the form of three newcomers who were immediately on the pace. A few errors clouded otherwise excellent performances but it was no surprise that the wins came from Rowland and Savage, whilst Quick was the most consistent performer with a brace of second places.

Whilst another great year of Elise Trophy action is over, look out for the Lotus 1000km at Brands Hatch in a fortnight – last year’s race was thrilling and this year’s promises to be even better!

Source: LoTRDC – Elise Trophy 2011 Finale Race Report

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Exige S V6 Spotted Testing at the Nurburgring

Posted on 26th October 2011

A video has surfaced of the new Exige S V6 testing at the Nurburgring.

This isn’t the first time the car has been seen on the circuit, with development mules being seen running modified S2 Exige bodywork a few months ago. It is however the first time the car has been seen running there in production form on the famous circuit since it’s unveiling in Frankfurt and it looks and sounds fantastic.

You can find additional photos in the Exige V6 thread in our forums.

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LRGP – Indian GP Build Up

Posted on 25th October 2011

It’s the inaugural Indian Grand Prix this weekend and Lotus Renault GP have started their build up with a selection of articles.

First up are a trio of interviews with Technical Director James Allison and drivers Bruno Senna and Vitaly Petrov.

For those of you out there who are planning to ship your F1 cars out to the circuit for a few laps there’s also a setup guide, so you can be sure your car is perfectly honed for this new and exciting circuit.

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Hofmann’s – New Nitron Developments

Posted on 24th October 2011

News comes from Chris Randall of Hofmann’s of some new developments based around Nitron’s superb NTR46 range.

For several years now Hofmann’s have been working with Nitron to offer their customers customised damping solutions based on their race car experience with the 40mm NTR40 range, and now are looking to offer a solution based around the larger 46mm piston based design, which allows for improved heat management and low speed control of the damper, giving more consistent performance.

You can find out more on the Hofmann’s website, read about Nitron’s facilities from our factory tour earlier this year, or have your say in the forums…

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Autosport – Ferrari: No issue with Lotus name change

Posted on 24th October 2011

Many rumours have been doing the rounds of late suggesting name changes for both the Team Lotus and Lotus Renault GP teams, with Team Lotus looking likely to be renamed Caterham, and Lotus Renault GP taking up the Lotus moniker for their chassis to reflect their title sponsor.

Up until now it was thought however that some teams, including Ferrari, might block such a move, but according to Autosport this is not the case:

Ferrari is happy to see Team Lotus and Renault change names next year, but has made it clear it wants a framework laid out to ensure that such identity swaps do not become regular.

A meeting of the Formula 1 Commission in Geneva on November 3 will vote on whether or not Team Lotus can become Caterham, and Renault can switch to Lotus, for 2012.

Source: Autosport – Ferrari: No issue with Lotus name change
Discussion: SELOC Chat – Path clear for Team Lotus and Lotus Renault GP name changes?

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