Author Archives: Thorburn

LRGP – Sunday Race – Brazilian GP

The 2011 season drew to a close today with the race at Interlagos. Bruno Senna made a strong start after an excellent qualifying session, but contact with Schumacher while fighting over 9th position, a drive through penalty, gearbox issues and … Continue reading

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LRGP – Saturday Qualifying – Brazilian GP

Bruno Senna pulled out all the stops in front of his home crowd in qualifying, making it all the way through to Q3 to line up 9th on the grid for tomorrows race. The Brazilians performance was made all the … Continue reading

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LRGP – Friday Practice – Brazilian GP

A dry first days practice at Interlagos, with Romain Grosjean driving in place of Vitaly Petrov in FP1 before the Russian took back his seat for FP2. LRGP – Brazilian GP – Practice 1 – Lotus Renault GP Report Bruno … Continue reading

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LRGP – 0-300 KM/H – Time trial

Think a Veyron is fast? Well Lotus Renault GP took one of last years R30 F1 cars along to the Sport Auto 0-300km/h performance test to show just how the worlds fastest road cars stack up against real F1 machinery… … Continue reading

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LoTRDC confirm new championship for 2012

LoTRDC have announced a change of format for the 2012 Lotus Cup UK series, with the splitting of the series into the Production and SuperSport Championship. Additionally the V6 engined Evora, which was introduced to Lotus Cup Europe this year, … Continue reading

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Elise S and Exige S Delivery Dates

News has come through on when buyers can expect to start seeing the first Elise and Exige S’s for customer delivery. The Elise S, based around the new supercharged 2ZR-FAE engine, is expected to start customer deliveries in either the … Continue reading

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LRGP – Robert Kubica to miss start of 2012 Season

Lotus Renault GP driver Robert Kubica, who was injured and almost lost an arm in a horrific rally accident, has confirmed that he will not be on the grid come the start of the 2012 season. Robert Kubica has today … Continue reading

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LRGP – Brazilian GP Buildup

The Lotus Renault GP team is preparing for the final Grand Prix of the season at the famous Interlagos circuit, and has posted up a selection of interviews ahead of the race next weekend. LRGP – Bruno Senna on the … Continue reading

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Lotus Magazine – Issue 4 – State of the Art

Issue 4 of the Lotus Magazine – “State of the Art” is out now. The cover features a painting by artist Richard Phillips of former adult actress Sasha Grey in an Evora. Inside Philips talks about his move from painting … Continue reading

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LoTRDC – Elise Trophy and Lotus Cup UK Calanders Announced

The Lotus on Track Racing Drivers Club have published their calendar of UK events for the Elise Trophy and Lotus Cup. Notable additions over this years calendar include a return to Castle Combe and Anglesey for the Elise Trophy, with … Continue reading

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