F1 Madness

Lotus chairman Gerard Lopez has scoffed at rumours that his Formula 1 team is in financial trouble. Lopez purchased the Renault team in 2009 and is adamant that the reported 120 million Euro debt is being misunderstood. “On the €120 million debt, anybody half-smart can find out that number by going to Companies House records […]

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Kimi Raikkonen seemed pretty furious after the Lotus F1 Team decided not to pit him under the final safety car for new tyres. The retirement of Sebastian Vettel’s Red Bull 11 laps before the end of the British F1 Grand Prix brought out the safety car with Raikkonen running in second place behind race leader […]

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Lotus announced on Tuesday that they have sold a 35 percent stake in the team, to the investment group Infinity Racing Partners Limited. Until now, Genii Capital, the investment firm co-founded by Lotus F1’s chairman Gerard Lopez, has owned 100 percent of the Enstone based team. Genii Capital will still retain a controlling 65 percent […]

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Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean with their preview quotes ahead of the 2013 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix. Kimi Raikkonen: Q: What are your feelings after Monaco? Kimi Raikkonen: We had a bad result on Sunday in Monaco; that was clear for anyone to see. It could have been even worse, but it could have […]

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Here are the preview quotes from the Lotus Formula One team ahead of the Monaco F1 Grand Prix. Kimi Raikkonen You must be feeling pretty good with your championship position and the performance of the car this season? Well, we’re not in first place so we can’t be too happy. For sure it’s not a […]

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Fernando Alonso brought the Spanish crowd into sheer ecstasy when he beat the rest of the field to take the win in Barcelona. He finished ahead of Kimi Raikkonen with what really was a commanding lead. Team mate Felipe Massa finished third to take the final spot on the podium for his first podium of […]

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Despite being on or near the top of the time sheets all weekend in Barcelona Kimi Raikkonen qualified fourth ahead of the Spanish F1 Grand Prix today. Here’s what he had to say to reporters after qualifying. Q: Kimi, you’ll start from P4 tomorrow – one of your best qualifying result so far this season. […]

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News broke earlier today that Lotus technical director James Allison is leaving the team. Allison, highly regarded in the F1 paddock, is very much considered to be the mastermind behind Lotus’ speed and as technical director had become a vital member of the Enstone based team. Allison joined the team in 1991 while still in its previous […]

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The Lotus F1 Team’s Spanish Grand Prix Preview Quotes. Lotus are chasing another good result and better pace during qualifying. Kimi Raikkonen: Q: Yourself and the team currently occupy P2 in both the Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships; are you pleased with how things are going? Kimi Raikkonen: For sure it’s an okay start and we’re […]

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In the aftermath of the Multi-21 saga and with speculation around Red Bull considering Kimi Raikkonen as a replacement for Mark Webber next season, Sebastian Vettel has told Sport Bild that he would be happy if that were the case. “I don’t care who my team mate is. If you want to win, you have […]

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