Lotus back next year....whut
Posted by elemental
You should apply since you pack items so well in a plastic bag 
Why share out our talents with someone else? Let's apply to set up a GPG F1 team. If USF1 can do it (although by some accounts, they can't), why can't we?
I nominate chet as Chief Designer (get some vortex generators on that car!) and RedSam as Head of Propaganda... er, I mean Public Relations.
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If USF1 can do it (although by some accounts, they can't), why can't we?I nominate chet as Chief Designer (get some vortex generators on that car!) and RedSam as Head of Propaganda... er, I mean Public Relations.
We have 35000 members here. If everybody would put in 1500 dollars, we can just about pay the entrance fee!
Lol Locke!
Nick, get pm'ing people!
"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL
Nick, get pm'ing people!
"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL
Lotus F1 scale model heads to the windtunnel
The Litespeed-managed Lotus F1 Racing team has released two photos of a scale model of its first Formula 1 racer that’s currently being used for windtunnel testing. There is no name for the new car yet, but more details about the team were revealed in an interview with technical director Mike Gascoyne provided along with the press release.
According to Gascoyne, development has already been on-going for a few months before the team entry was confirmed in mid-September 2009. Gascoyne is currently in Malaysia interviewing potential employees for technical roles. They are also recruising various other personnel in the fields of admin, marketing and PR. A full list was published as a full page ad in the papers recently.
The team will be based in the RTN facility in UK initially but as previously mentioned the ultimate goal is to have a full technical facility at the Sepang circuit. However, when that happens a small UK base will still be kept to give the team a logistical advantage when the team is racing in Europe.
Lotus F1 aims to get the car up and running for a roll-out by mid-February 2010 in prepration for the Bahrain race in mid-March. The car is currently being developed with a few technical partners including Fondtech for aerodynamics, Xtrac for transmissions, and Cosworth for engines. Malaysian companies are involved in certain areas including some aspects of engineering as well as composites (very likely to be Composites Technology Research Malaysia).
There are rumours currently afloat about Toyota’s Jarno Trulli joining the new team. Trulli will likely take the senior role and be complemented by a more junior driver, possibly a Malaysian. Everyone seems to be looking at Fairuz Fauzy right now.
Source
paultan.org
The Litespeed-managed Lotus F1 Racing team has released two photos of a scale model of its first Formula 1 racer that’s currently being used for windtunnel testing. There is no name for the new car yet, but more details about the team were revealed in an interview with technical director Mike Gascoyne provided along with the press release.
According to Gascoyne, development has already been on-going for a few months before the team entry was confirmed in mid-September 2009. Gascoyne is currently in Malaysia interviewing potential employees for technical roles. They are also recruising various other personnel in the fields of admin, marketing and PR. A full list was published as a full page ad in the papers recently.
The team will be based in the RTN facility in UK initially but as previously mentioned the ultimate goal is to have a full technical facility at the Sepang circuit. However, when that happens a small UK base will still be kept to give the team a logistical advantage when the team is racing in Europe.
Lotus F1 aims to get the car up and running for a roll-out by mid-February 2010 in prepration for the Bahrain race in mid-March. The car is currently being developed with a few technical partners including Fondtech for aerodynamics, Xtrac for transmissions, and Cosworth for engines. Malaysian companies are involved in certain areas including some aspects of engineering as well as composites (very likely to be Composites Technology Research Malaysia).
There are rumours currently afloat about Toyota’s Jarno Trulli joining the new team. Trulli will likely take the senior role and be complemented by a more junior driver, possibly a Malaysian. Everyone seems to be looking at Fairuz Fauzy right now.
Source
paultan.org
Incident 2k9 Wrote:
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> Hmmm...the car is not looking too bad for one that
> is very much in its early stages.
>
> Drivers? Bruno Senna is talking to Lotus, Manor
> and Campos Meta...so a Senna in a Lotus could
> bring back that sense of nostalgia
Not if it looks like that shitty @#$%& design they showed earlier..
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> Hmmm...the car is not looking too bad for one that
> is very much in its early stages.
>
> Drivers? Bruno Senna is talking to Lotus, Manor
> and Campos Meta...so a Senna in a Lotus could
> bring back that sense of nostalgia
Not if it looks like that shitty @#$%& design they showed earlier..
Looks like they painted over a Renault model
Black and Gold would be awesome! Especially if the gold was done in the chrome sort of way McLaren do their silver. I'm not sure if black paint would be good for the cooling of the car though lol...
Circuit Thermalito
Liverpool Waterfront Circuit (WIP)
Circuit Thermalito
Liverpool Waterfront Circuit (WIP)
I think the livery might be mostly yellow on the car, because of Malaysia A1 GP Team
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/21/2009 11:14PM by SAMF1.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/21/2009 11:14PM by SAMF1.
Or Camel Lotus but without the Camel :P
That wasnt the best looking livery!!
"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL
"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL
Any livery that simulated the JPS livery would be great - that livery just rocked.
It did and thats why it should stay in the history books.
Any attempt to bring it back will most likley result in a mashup of colours and sponsors. You could say bringing back the Lotus name is bad enough, but then to steal the look would be too far. They have distanced themselves from the former team so for that I would hate to see any poor attempt at a JPS livery.
A cool idea but I doubt it would work as well as we'd hope
"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL
Any attempt to bring it back will most likley result in a mashup of colours and sponsors. You could say bringing back the Lotus name is bad enough, but then to steal the look would be too far. They have distanced themselves from the former team so for that I would hate to see any poor attempt at a JPS livery.
A cool idea but I doubt it would work as well as we'd hope
"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL
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