Author Archives: Thorburn

Lotus F1 Team – European GP 2012 – Race Report

It was a second place for Kimi Raikkonen at the European GP in Valencia today, but the team will no doubt have been left wondering what could have been as Grosjean was looking like a potential race winner until his … Continue reading

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Lotus F1 Team – European GP 2012 – Friday Practice

It’s the European GP this weekend in the Spanish city of Valencia, with the on track activity kicking off with the Friday practice sessions. FP1 was used to try out upgrades for the E20, including a revised floor, rear suspension, … Continue reading

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Boston and Maidstone Sports Cars Win Again At Castle Combe

The weekends Elise Trophy and Lotus Cup UK races at Castle Combe saw a pair of familiar winners, with Rob Boston and Maidstone Sports Cars Adrian Hall repeating the results from last months outing at Brands Hatch. Rob Boston dominated … Continue reading

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Event Focus: Elise Trophy and Lotus Cup UK, Castle Combe, June 16th

The LoTRDC are back at Castle Combe this weekend, with the Elise Trophy returning to the circuit after missing out the circuit from the 2011 calendar, while the Lotus Cup UK series makes it’s first visit to the circuit. The … Continue reading

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Lotus Cars – Something From The Weekend (13th June 2012)

Lotus have another update on their motorsport activities over the past week, with strong finishes in the F1 in Canada, German Formula 3 and Formel Masters, news that the Exige R-GT will finally make it’s debut as the course car … Continue reading

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Lotus F1 Team – Canadian GP – Race Report

Lotus F1 Team proved the masters of the 1-stop strategy today, with Grosjean making his tyres last and enabling him to pass both Alonso and Vettel in the closing stages to take 2nd place and his second podium of the … Continue reading

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Lotus Festival Site Updated

The Lotus Festival website has been given a redesign ahead of this years gathering at Brands Hatch in August. Last year at Snetterton was great and this year promises to be even better, with rally demonstrations around the Brands Hatch … Continue reading

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Lotus CEO Dany Bahar Sacked

It is being reported that the Board for Group Lotus plc have chosen to terminate the contract of company CEO Dany Bahar after a 2 week suspension following an internal complaint. Although the full details have yet to be disclosed … Continue reading

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Lotus Sport UK – Back At Full Strength For Rockingham

Lotus Sport UK will be looking to keep up their strong run of form as they head to Rockingham for the next round of the British GT Championship. Source: Lotus Sport UK – Back At Full Strength For Rockingham Lotus … Continue reading

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Test Driven: Exige S

With the dealer demos beginning at Lotus Silverstone last week, we took a trip up to experience the new 345bhp, V6 engined Exige S. You can read our thoughts on this hotly anticipated new model from Lotus in our Test … Continue reading

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