The long-running saga between Group Lotus and Tony Fernandes' 1Malaysia Racing Team has been brought to an amicable conclusion. In a joint-statement released earlier this morning, Proton, Group Lotus, 1Malaysia Racing Team and its owner Tony Fernandes announced that the legal dispute in the English Courts relating to the "LOTUS" and "TEAM LOTUS" brands...
Following our recent interview with Caterham's CEO, Ansar Ali - Behind the scenes at Caterham Cars - the company has now confirmed details of its programme to develop the next iconic Caterham model.
Complete with a newly refurbished Lotus Test track at Hethel and new Chief Instructor in the form of former Lotus F1 driver, Martin Donnelly, the Lotus Driving Academy (LDA) opens its doors for the autumn term with a brand new syllabus and the new ‘Lotus Licence’.
I have been sitting on some news about Caterham during the past few weeks, as we waited on some of the moves to play out. And it's been fascinating to watch this minnow of the car industry become such a talking point on the global stage.
Group Lotus has announced this morning the appointment of Gordon Murray to the Lotus Advisory Council. Murray will work alongside other automotive industry luminaries including Bob Lutz, Tom Purves, Prof. Dr. Burkhard Göschel and Frank Tuch to advise Group Lotus on current and future development activities.
It was whilst watching Dragon’s Den on BBC TV the other evening that I started to wonder about the physical input (time, management, direction) given to those who successfully pitched their ideas. The financial element is, of course, clearly stated but as most of us know, any venture that is struggling to capitalise on its...
Sorry I couldn't resist the headline - it was inspired by Lotus' announcement this morning that the Senna name is once again united with Lotus as Bruno Senna signs with Lotus Renault GP as third driver and also becomes the latest ambassador for Group Lotus.
The legendary Team Lotus name has returned to Formula One™ for the 2011 season with its new chassis, the TL128. It’s been a long while in the making and we're told it’s very different from last year’s car, the TL127. "With last year’s car and especially the ¬first half of the season it...