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I'd hate to see Heikki leave Lotus for Renault as he seems to be really happy with the team and can become their undisputed number 1 when Trulli retires. Saying that if the financial side of things meant Lotus could make big jumps up the grid with the deal I'd snap Renault's hand off although I must say I'd rather if they had to have a new driver it be Karun Chandhok or Paul di Resta.
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http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/...on-team-lotus/
Joe Saward thinks it will also be Team Lotus in 2011, thinks Fernandes might eventually go for buying Ketteringham Hall ... or maybe even Lotus Cars. Ketteringham Hall is supposedly being used as industrial sites, it would be a good place to have, even if it's just the offices there. |
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It won't be a spec system next year. It was considered but ultimately rejected. As was making the KERS system more powerful than it was in 2009.
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17 Jul 2010, 10:43 (Ref:2727943) | #31 | |
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Although theoretically the Williams system was the best for harvesting energy, we won't see the Williams fly wheel KERS system in todays F1 cars, due to the system been housed in the area of the fuel tank. The system would of worked in 2009 due to the small fuel tanks in use, but now with larger tanks it isn't feasible to have this installed.
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If both Renault and Ferrari were running Magneti Marelli gear, were they the same (apart from where you stick the engine in)?
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19 Jul 2010, 10:57 (Ref:2728957) | #34 | ||
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Someone on another forum claims that Tony Fernandes is in early stage talks to purchase Lotus Cars. Note that its parent company is owned by the Malaysian government - like AirAsia was before he turned it in to a highly successful airline. This person also claims that he is in the process of purchasing Classic Team Lotus. This would mean that Fernandes would be in control of all things Lotus.
It's a "some bloke form a forum" I know, but Joe Saward did allude to some of this. We'll see. |
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side note: the way everyone keeps using joe saward in the same was as you go "but MY DAD said..." at primary school is getting really irritating!
that aside, i think fernandes is clearly an excellent businessman, and would be ideal for lotus cars. |
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So, would Team Lotus be from Malaysia..?
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19 Jul 2010, 12:00 (Ref:2728997) | #38 | ||
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Don't know, I wouldn't be surprised if this was the opportunity to reflag it as British. While some of the Malaysian backers might have wanted it to be a bit more Malaysian, Tony Fernandes has "gone native" - and quite rightly so.
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19 Jul 2010, 12:01 (Ref:2729001) | #39 | ||
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This is what i'm thinking - but would the Malaysian government be happy with that?
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19 Jul 2010, 12:03 (Ref:2729003) | #40 | ||
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I don't know about the ownership structure though, reputedly the Malaysian Government's only role is through Proton - and if Fernandes buys Lotus Cars of Proton, surely he'd also take their stake of the Lotus F1 team.
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tbh i think its enough for those who are bothered by the nationality of a team that the operation is being run so well and appropriately in spirit of the... well, spirit of the original team lotus. and in the colours. if they need any more then they should reassess their priorities imo |
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19 Jul 2010, 14:04 (Ref:2729059) | #42 | ||
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It is low priority, but it would be preferable if the team was entered under a British competitor licence.
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like i said before i kinda see it as a bit of a mark of respect towards the malaysians for saving, resurrecting and doing justice to the history that is team lotus. it's not like they owe the british anything - they're still based here and employing british people.
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Toyota still has a 2 year engine supply sitting around, surely they'd be at least as good as the renault, and could be had on the extremely cheap?
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IIRC the Toyota engine is pretty hideous. Besides, this suggested arrangement purportedly includes a technical partnership for Lotus Cars (even though at the moment they are separate from Lotus Racing).
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22 Jul 2010, 19:52 (Ref:2730800) | #47 | ||
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Also gives Lotus Cars two makes of engines to play with, Toyota and Renault lumps if this goes ahead. Would love to see Lotus' version of the 3.5L V6 Renault use in the Laguna's
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just remembered it seems quite obvious when you think fairuz fauzy has a junior lotus racing team in formula renault 3.5
they've promised one of their drivers a test so long as he pulls his finger out and gets some good results fwiw, though as far as i know there's no contractual obligations to do so. |
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It would certainly be something if something with a bit more power was plonked in an Evora. Then again, it would be interesting to see the Renault Twingo Lotus
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