Martin Brundle Visits Lotus To Drive The Award-winning Lotus Evora

Martin Brundle visits

Lotus to drive the award-winning Lotus Evora

Martin Brundle, one of

the most talked about legends in British

motorsport recently spent a day at the world-renowned

Group Lotus UK headquarters, sampling a piece

of Lotus heritage and driving the firm's

latest offering, the all new Lotus Evora.

Brundle called on Classic

Team Lotus where Clive Chapman (son of Lotus'

founder Colin Chapman) showcased some of

his Father's much loved Formula 1 projects.

Brundle also toured the state of the art

manufacturing facilities and sampled the

Lotus Evora for the first time around the

famous Lotus test track.

It was fantastic for

the Lotus workforce to see Brundle passing

through; regularly holding court with the

eager employees, happy to sign autographs

and answer any questions posed. Dany Bahar,

CEO of Group Lotus said: "It is an

honour for Lotus to host Martin Brundle,

one of the most respected and popular names

in motor sport. It was an incredible opportunity

to demonstrate our exciting array of vehicles

and the work of our talented employees to

one of the most esteemed analysts in the

automotive arena and I am delighted with

his positive responses." Brundle was joined by

his son Alex, one of the rising stars of

the Formula Two Championship, proudly following

in his fathers motor sport footsteps and

dreaming of a future in Formula 1. Martin

Brundle thoroughly enjoyed his visit to one

of the world's most iconic automotive

marques, commenting: "I remember first

visiting Hethel in the 1960s, when my Father

drove a Lotus Cortina. I am equally impressed

now as I was then and as a Norfolk man, I

am delighted Lotus is performing so well.

I was pleased to see my old friend Gino Rosato

and after hearing more about the future plans

from Dany Bahar and his team, I am looking

forward to the forthcoming products to come

out of Hethel."

Brundle was further impressed

with the new Lotus Evora: "I was especially

keen to drive the Evora after reading so

many positive magazine reports. On a wet

track, the cornering grip and particularly

the braking performance deeply impressed

me. It's a quality sports car."