Lotus - 2011 looks promising!
Posted by danm
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October 5th, 2010
Lotus Racing Announces Red Bull Technology Gearbox & Hydraulic Systems Partnership
Lotus Racing has today announced that the Anglo-Malaysian squad has agreed a deal with Red Bull Technology for the supply of gearboxes and hydraulic systems from the 2011 season and beyond. The announcement marks the next critical building block in the process of stepping up the team's challenge for honours in the FIA Formula One™ World Championship and is a major statement of intent about their future aspirations.
Mike Gascoyne, Lotus Racing Chief Technical Officer: "The announcement that we have reached a multi-year agreement with Red Bull Technology for the supply of our gearboxes and hydraulics from 2011 is obviously a massive step forward for us, both in engineering terms, and as an expression of our ambitions for next year and for future Championships. The gearbox / hydraulics package obviously plays a critical role in the performance of the car, not just on track but in design and packaging terms, and this deal gives our design and aero teams a very exciting platform to work with. The removal of the double diffusers in 2011 will allow the whole grid to tighten up the rear bodywork and mechanical structures around the gearbox, and this supply deal will allow us to capitalise on that with our 2011 car. Exciting times lie ahead!"
Christian Horner, Red Bull Racing Team Principal added his thoughts: "We are very pleased about Lotus Racing's decision to use Red Bull Technology gearboxes and hydraulic systems from 2011. The fact that Red Bull Technology has been chosen to be a supplier to another team despite its short history demonstrates how much we have achieved since our first season. We very much look forward to working with Lotus Racing from 2011 onwards."
Tony Fernandes, Lotus Racing Team Principal: "Din, Nasa, the whole team and I are absolutely delighted to be able to announce our gearbox and hydraulics partnership with Red Bull Technology. It is a real statement of our intention to challenge for Formula One™ honours as soon as we can that we have reached this agreement and we are very excited about integrating the package into our 2011 car. I think people in and out of the sport are going to be following our progress even more closely now we have taken this incredibly important and ambitious step, and it makes next year even more exciting. The Lotus Racing dream grows bigger every day!"
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So that AND a Renault deal... crikey, that should be a big boost for them :D
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October 5th, 2010
Lotus Racing Announces Red Bull Technology Gearbox & Hydraulic Systems Partnership
Lotus Racing has today announced that the Anglo-Malaysian squad has agreed a deal with Red Bull Technology for the supply of gearboxes and hydraulic systems from the 2011 season and beyond. The announcement marks the next critical building block in the process of stepping up the team's challenge for honours in the FIA Formula One™ World Championship and is a major statement of intent about their future aspirations.
Mike Gascoyne, Lotus Racing Chief Technical Officer: "The announcement that we have reached a multi-year agreement with Red Bull Technology for the supply of our gearboxes and hydraulics from 2011 is obviously a massive step forward for us, both in engineering terms, and as an expression of our ambitions for next year and for future Championships. The gearbox / hydraulics package obviously plays a critical role in the performance of the car, not just on track but in design and packaging terms, and this deal gives our design and aero teams a very exciting platform to work with. The removal of the double diffusers in 2011 will allow the whole grid to tighten up the rear bodywork and mechanical structures around the gearbox, and this supply deal will allow us to capitalise on that with our 2011 car. Exciting times lie ahead!"
Christian Horner, Red Bull Racing Team Principal added his thoughts: "We are very pleased about Lotus Racing's decision to use Red Bull Technology gearboxes and hydraulic systems from 2011. The fact that Red Bull Technology has been chosen to be a supplier to another team despite its short history demonstrates how much we have achieved since our first season. We very much look forward to working with Lotus Racing from 2011 onwards."
Tony Fernandes, Lotus Racing Team Principal: "Din, Nasa, the whole team and I are absolutely delighted to be able to announce our gearbox and hydraulics partnership with Red Bull Technology. It is a real statement of our intention to challenge for Formula One™ honours as soon as we can that we have reached this agreement and we are very excited about integrating the package into our 2011 car. I think people in and out of the sport are going to be following our progress even more closely now we have taken this incredibly important and ambitious step, and it makes next year even more exciting. The Lotus Racing dream grows bigger every day!"
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So that AND a Renault deal... crikey, that should be a big boost for them :D
really good indeed, go lotus 
and maybe Heikki to RedBull 2012 hehe :D
and maybe Heikki to RedBull 2012 hehe :DMaybe Toro Rosso is to be sold, because I find it odd that Red Bull would do such a deal that will probably help push Toro Rosso another spot down the pecking order.
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The rumour is that Virgin are currently trying to work out a deal with Williams for their drive-train for next year. Remember, the Cosworth engine isn't the weak point, it's the god awful Xtrac hydraulics and gearbox.
By using RBRs system it means they don't have as much work to do with integrating it as opposed to a different engine supplier.
By using RBRs system it means they don't have as much work to do with integrating it as opposed to a different engine supplier.
Rather than Virigin not be able to unlock the potential, i think its Lotus have more backing, and more money to spend to get these deals..
This is no doubt a great coup for Lotus! Everything looks good for 2011!!
"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL
This is no doubt a great coup for Lotus! Everything looks good for 2011!!
"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL
Seeing Chandoks Dad in the Lotus motorhome is more than enough evidence to say he wants a seat 
That's like saying Dario Franchitti is on the verge of driving for McLaren, Renault and Force India because he was in the their garages etc at Monza. And as awesome as Dario is (3 IRL titles in 4 years, and 3 in a row when you consider he was out for a year), he isn't about to rock up in F1.
And Chandhok would probably like just about any drive in F1 right now.
And Chandhok would probably like just about any drive in F1 right now.
Out of the newb goobs I prefer Lotus the most. They have a great car (of course in comparison to the two other new teams). I would be amazed if Lotus rose through the ranks, proving the whole money reduction system worked. But hats off to all the new teams! It's a challenge even getting a car on the grid (And we've already had a great example of that failure).
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I get the feeling Force India could be one of the teams that falls below Lotus. They've lost quite a lot of important personnel, and seem to struggle with the development based on the 2nd half of this year. Also, there are question marks on the driver line-up.
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