Renault’s decision to dump Nick Heidfeld in favour of Brazilian Bruno Senna on the eve of the Belgian Grand Prix has all the hallmarks of making a fine mess. There is no denying that the veteran German has had far from a glorious season. An early podium has been followed by poor qualifying on Saturdays… [Read more…]
July 14, 2011
Robert Kubica has insisted he will be back on the grid next season after recovering from the horrific injuries he suffered in a rally accident in February. In an interview on the Lotus Renault website, the Pole said he felt he would be as sharp as ever when he returned to the track at 2012… [Read more…]
May 28, 2011
Team Lotus has been told by the High Court it can stay Team Lotus, for the moment anyway, and I for one am pleased. The outfit created and run by Tony Fernandes and Mike Gascoyne have brought a lot to the grid since their baptism of fire as one of 2010′s new teams. Group Lotus… [Read more…]
April 22, 2011
Robert Kubica hopes to leave hospital within 10 days, according to a new interview released by his Lotus Renault team. The Pole has been out of action since a horrific accident in February which left him with terrible injuries to his right hand, arm and leg. The highly rated driver has been in hospital in… [Read more…]
February 16, 2011
Nick Heidfeld will race for Lotus Renault while Robert Kubica is out recovering, the team announced today. The 33-year-old German, who tested the R31 on Saturday, will take the lead driver role in the team from this week’s test in Barcelona. Kubica will be out for months, possibly the whole season, after seriously injuring his… [Read more…]
February 12, 2011
Nick Heidfeld has topped the time sheets in his day of testing with Lotus Renault in Jerez. The German has surely secured the substitute drive in place of the injured Robert Kubica, who is facing most of the season on the sidelines. Heidfeld underlined his quality, turning laps more than 1s faster than Vitaly Petrov… [Read more…]
February 10, 2011
Nick Heidfeld is to test the Lotus Renault this week as the team investigate him as a possible replacement for the injured Robert Kubica. The team made the announcement ahead of the second test in Jerez, which has started this morning. Vitaly Petrov will do the bulk of the work in the early days but… [Read more…]
February 7, 2011
Robert Kubica faces a long road to recovery and may never get back all the movement in his right hand, his surgeons have said. The Lotus Renault driver spent seven hours in surgery on Sunday as two teams of doctors battled to repair the damage caused in a high speed rally accident. In a a… [Read more…]
February 3, 2011
Robert Kubica has parked Lotus Renault at the top of the time sheets at the end of the first 2011 test in Valencia. The Pole recorded a 1m 13.144s about an hour before the end of the session on the third and final day. The new Renault has an innovative forward facing exhaust aimed at… [Read more…]
January 24, 2011
Formula One’s two Lotus teams will do battle in the British courts on March 21, the BBC is reporting. Assuming they reach a resolution, it’s better than having it hang around for months on end – for a long time it looked like it might not come in court until September. And commercially it will… [Read more…]
August 25, 2011
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