Category Archives: Motorsport

Video – Lotus Firsts

There’s a new video up on the Group Lotus YouTube channel, showing off many of the innovations and firsts Lotus introduced in to F1. Source: Group Lotus YouTube – Lotus Firsts Discussion: Forum Thread

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LRGP – 2011 Japanese Grand Prix Preview

Lotus Renault GP have put up the latest issue of their race magazine, focusing on the 15th round of the season at the classic Suzuka circuit. Inside you’ll find interviews with Bruno Senna, Vitaly Petrov, Eric Boulier, James Allison, the … Continue reading

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Lotus Jetalliance – Bad luck at the Petit

Not a great weekend for the Lotus Jetalliance guys at the Road Atlanta ‘Petit Le Mans’ 10 hour race. No sense of achievement for Lotus Jetalliance in the penultimate race of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup: Following huge technical problems … Continue reading

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LRGP – James Allison on the Japanese GP

Lotus Renault GP have a new piece up today, talking with Technical Director James Allison on the issues with the R31 car, how these will be remedied in next years R32, and the coming race at Suzuka. Will LRGP be … Continue reading

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Event Focus – Autosolo – Silverstone – Oxford Motor Club – 23rd.Oct.11

Autosolos are a great first, low cost and low risk, step in to motorsport, and the Oxford Motor Club has been kind enough to extend us an invitation to their next event, being held at Silverstone on October 23rd. Autosolos … Continue reading

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LRGP – Bruno Senna: “Suzuka is one of the classics that has changed very little since the start ”

Lotus Renault GP struggled last time out in Singapore, but are looking forward to Japan. It’s a favourite of Bruno Senna, and the scene of some of his famous uncles greatest highs and lows. The Japanese Grand Prix – word … Continue reading

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LRGP – Singapore Debrief with James Allison

Lotus Renault GP Technical Director, James Allison, takes a look in to why the R31 failed to perform in Singapore. Is this situation down to the R31’s specific exhaust configuration? JA: We know from our experiments with rear blowing exhausts … Continue reading

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Lotus Jetalliance – Heading Atlanta

The penultimate race of the ILMC (Intercontinental Le Mans Cup) is being held this weekend at Road Atlanta, and Lotus Jetalliance will be there racing with their pair of Evora GTEs, but without former F1 driver Karl Wendlinger, who is … Continue reading

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Lotus Cars – Something From The Weekend – 26/09/11

The F1 might not have been great for Lotus Renault, but Lotus Sport UK fared somewhat better in the British GT Championship at Donnington, with the Evora taking a clean sweep of pole position and victory in the GT4 class … Continue reading

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Singapore GP – Race – Lotus Renault GP Report

Lotus Renault GP’s poor weekend at Singapore was rounded off today with a disappointing 15th for Senna and 17th for Petrov in the race today. Here’s hoping they’ll be back on the pace again at the Japanese Grand Prix in … Continue reading

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