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Fancy taking an F1 car for a spin? Now, you can belt up with the Lotus Renault GP's i-Race Programme to become a grand prix driver for the day! The whole experience is designed to offer a rare glimpse into the challenge faced by the best drivers on the planet every other weekend. Taking place at the challenging Hungaroring circuit in Budapest, i-Race takes you on a fast-track training programme from Formula Renault to Formula One in just one day.From:RenaultF1TeamTVViews:162ratingsTime:02:46More inSports
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Former Lotus Racing reserve driver Fairuz Fauzy has joined their Formula One rivals Lotus Renault in the same role, the Malaysian's new team said on Tuesday. Renault, whose race drivers are Poland's Robert Kubica and Russian Vitaly Petrov, said the 28-year-old would also compete in the GP2 support series with the Super Nova team in a car carrying significant branding for Lotus owners Proton. "It's a real honour to be part of a top team that has achieved so much in the sport and it's something any driver dreams about," said Fauzy in a statement. "It's feels especially exciting because of the new partnership with Lotus and I'm very proud to be here a…
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Vitaly Petrov will continue driving for Lotus Renault GP for another two seasons after chiefs at the rebranded team gave him an extended two-year contract. Petrov, who became the first Russian to compete in Formula 1 at the start of this year, had been made to wait on his future at the team over recent months while his bosses assessed whether he deserved a second season after a mixed rookie campaign. However the Enstone-based outfit has now decided to keep him alongside team leader Robert Kubica for a further two seasons and its chairman Gerard Lopez, whose Genii investment company now jointly owns the former Renault team with Group Lotus, is convinced …
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Lotus Renault GP is delighted to announce that Vitaly Petrov will complete its driver line-up for the 2011 and 2012 Formula 1 seasons. He will partner Robert Kubica next year. Gérard Lopez, Chairman of Lotus Renault GP, commented: “We're delighted to have Vitaly on board for another two years. Last season, he showed on several occasions that he clearly has the potential to deliver. It was just a matter of putting everything together during the same weekend, race after race, and this will be his target for 2011. Also, thanks to Vitaly and the team, Russia is opening up to Formula 1. Over the past few months, we've established close links with this country and with s…
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Group Lotus plc and Genii Capital are pleased to announce a partnership which will see the Renault F1 Team renamed as ‘Lotus Renault GP’ from the start of the 2011 racing season onwards. The association heralds the return of a highly successful Formula 1™ association between Lotus and Renault from the 1980s. Lotus’ racing pedigree and heritage coupled with Renault’s technology in Formula 1™ will set the united team on a path to future success. Group Lotus plc will acquire a major equity stake in the team from Genii Capital. The transaction represents a partnership between Group Lotus and Genii Capital and signifies the beginning of a more comprehensive strategic allia…
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grouplotusplc: READ IT HERE: The Offical Press Release. http://fb.me/C0gL9TaZ View the full article
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Lotus, the manufacturer, returns to Formula 1â„¢ Genii Capital and Group Lotus plc today announced the creation of Lotus Renault GP, the successor to the Renault F1 Team that will contest the 2011 FIA Formula Oneâ„¢ World Championship. This exciting announcement is made in the context of a strategic alliance between the two companies that will provide Group Lotus with significant technological and commercial opportunities for its range of road cars. Following the return of the Lotus name to Formula 1â„¢ in 2010, under licence from Group Lotus, this historic announcement marks the complete return of the Lotus manufacturer to the sport, with the fu…
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grouplotusplc: BREAKING NEWS: GROUP LOTUS + RENAULT + GENII = LOTUS RENAULT GP - Lotus the manufacturer, IS BACK! http://fb.me/z6DfJLZ4 View the full article
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Have you ever wondered what a Grand Prix would look like on the moon? How 700-horsepower F1 cars would cope with the low-gravity lunar surface? Not to mention how our mechanics would manage pit stops in breathing apparatus? Well, thanks to TOTAL's new moon race video, you can escape into fantasy and find out. This special video takes you inside the mind of Charlie Sweetheart, a ten-year-old F1 fan who longs to travel into space. His childhood fantasy sees him get behind the wheel of a moon-spec R30 ready for the race of a lifetime. But will he take victory in the very first Moon Grand Prix? You'll have to visit www.total-moon-race.com to find out. As well as wat…
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Renault F1 Team third driver, Ho-Pin Tung, made sporting history last weekend when he became the first driver with a Chinese racing license to get behind the wheel of an IndyCar at Sebring International Raceway in Florida. Ho-Pin was testing for the FAZZT Race Team with a view to competing in the 2011 IndyCar series as the team looks to expand to a two-car operation. He spent two days behind the wheel of the number 88 Honda-powered Dallara and completed a total of 211 laps, setting a best time of 53.5 seconds on the 1.65-mile Sebring road course. “This is a great challenge and opportunity," said Ho-Pin following his run in the car. “The main goal for this te…
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The Renault F1 Team completed a final day of testing in Abu Dhabi as Robert Kubica remained behind the wheel of the R30 to continue evaluating the new Pirelli tyres. Circuit: Abu Dhabi Length: 5.5 km Driver: Robert Kubica Classification: P5 Chassis: R30-03 Total Laps: 90 laps Fastest Lap: 1:41.614 Robert Kubica: “It has been quite a productive day and it's good to complete so many laps on the new tyres. Like yesterday we ran with both compounds and collected a lot of data, which will be useful for us and for Pirelli as well. Overall it has been a positive couple of days and now we have to try and extract as many conclusions as …
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The Renault F1 Team began working with Pirelli tyres for the first time today as Robert Kubica got back behind the wheel of the R30 in Abu Dhabi. Circuit: Abu Dhabi Length: 5.5 km Driver: Robert Kubica Classification: P5 Chassis: R30-03 Total Laps: 39 laps Fastest Lap: 1:41.032 Robert Kubica: “It's always interesting to test new tyres and today was our first chance to try the new Pirellis and work with the new tyre engineers. We all know how important the tyres are for the behaviour of the car and so we concentrated on evaluating both compounds and understanding as much as we could about the tyre characteristics. Although we di…
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The Renault F1 Team continued testing in Abu Dhabi today as Jérôme D'Ambrosio took over driving duties of the R30 for the final day of the young driver test. Circuit: Abu Dhabi Length: 5.5 km Driver: Jérôme D'Ambrosio Classification: P2 Chassis: R30-03 Total Laps: 83 laps Fastest Lap: 1:38.802 Jérôme D'Ambrosio: “Overall it has been a fantastic day. Obviously I have some previous experience in Formula 1, but this was my first full day in the car so it was a big step for me. It always takes some time to adapt to a new car, but I quickly felt comfortable in the R30 and we found a good balance early on. I'm really happy with how…
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The Renault F1 Team completed its first day of young driver testing in Abu Dhabi as Mikhail Aleshin got behind the wheel of the R30 to complete his prize test for winning this year's World Series by Renault. Circuit: Abu Dhabi Length: 5.5 km Driver: Mikhail Aleshin Chassis: R30-03 Total Laps: 58 laps Fastest Lap: 1:42.073 Mikhail Aleshin: “It was my first proper day in an F1 car and I have to say it definitely lived up to my expectations. It felt great to be part of the team, working with the engineers and the mechanics and we managed to do lots of different things during the day. By the start of the afternoon we had quite a nice bal…
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Robert Kubica, P5 Fastest lap: 1:41.753 Robert: It was a very good race to round off the season. I had a problem with a clutch at the start, and I was running in 14th position after turn two. When the Safety Car went in, I managed to overtake Sutil, which was important. I then found myself stuck behind Kamui (Kobayashi), who was braking very late which made it difficult to attack him. Eventually, I got a run on him out of turn nine and he covered the inside for turn 11 – so I was able to pass round the outside. That was a key moment, and afterwards I just concentrated on getting the maximum from the car and setting quick laps. The car was still difficult to drive t…
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