Caterham F1 Era End

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                Abu Dhabi, U.A.E - 20th November 2010
               
                The final day of on-track action of the 2010 season saw Lotus Racing’s Jarno Trulli enjoy his first taste of the new Pirelli tyres at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. As the whole paddock was busy packing up to head home for the winter break Jarno completed a total of 83 laps, recording a quickest time of 1.44.521.
               
                Jarno Trulli (Chassis T127-02): “It’s been a very positive day. It was good to try the Pirelli tyres for the first time and while we have obviously got a lot of work ahead of us I think this was a good start. We will need to focus on the driveability of the tyres – on performance they were good, but we will need to work together in a clear direction to maximise the handling of the car. The hard compounds were pretty consistent, a little less so with the softs, but we have gathered a lot of data that will play an important part in the development of next year’s car. Now the season is over I want to thank the whole team for their work this year – we have finished where we wanted to be and everyone in the team has played their part in helping us reach our goals, so thank you to them and the fans for everything this year.”
               
                Mike Gascoyne, Lotus Racing Chief Technical Officer: “Another successful day for us and a successful conclusion to both the test with Pirelli and the year in general. My thanks to Jarno for his work today – he gave us some excellent feedback which will give us valuable data for the development of the 2011 car. As this is the last run for the T127 I also want to thank the whole team for all their efforts in what has been a fantastic year and thank all our fans for giving us such great support throughout the season. Now we look ahead to 2011 and we are all excited about taking the next step forward with the new package in what is certain to be another very exciting chapter in our story.”
               
                Lotus Racing now head home to take some well earned rest after an incredible season in Formula One™ in which the Anglo-Malaysian squad achieved its primary goal of finishing as best of the new teams. A busy winter beckons preparing for the 2011 season, but for now it is goodbye to the FIA Formula One™ World Championship 2010.
               

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Abu Dhabi Tyre Test Day One - 19th November 2010

Abu Dhabi Tyre Test Day Two - 20th November 2010

飘神

20 November 2010 的Pirelli 轮胎测试成绩表:
Pos.   Driver                      Car             Best Time       Laps
1       Fernando Alonso        Ferrari          1:40.529         105
2       Michael Schumacher   Mercedes     1:40.685            74
3       Sebastian Vettel        Red Bull       1:40.825            66
4       Rubens Barrichello      Williams        1:41.294          100
5       Robert Kubica           Renault        1:41.614            91
6       Gary Paffett             McLaren        1:41.622           46
7       Oliver Turvey            McLaren        1:41.740           30
8       Paul di Resta            Force India     1:41.869           35
9       Kamui Kobayashi       Sauber           1:42.110          43
10     Sebastien Buemi       Toro Rosso     1:42.145          97
11     Tonio Liuzzi               Force India     1:42.416          46
12     Sergio Perez            Sauber           1:42.777          46
13     Jarno Trulli               Lotus             1:44.521          83
14     Pastor Maldonado     Hispania          1:44.768          65
15     Timo Glock              Virgin              1:44.783         82

半片叶子

williams真不是盖的

faifai37

回复 688# 半片叶子

楼上何出此言咧??

maocheng

2011 Black and Gold Livery Design Competition

email to : livery@lotusracing.my

半片叶子

讲真的...我打开photoshop了都不懂从何下手....这个颜色很难设计...

maocheng

讲真的...我打开photoshop了都不懂从何下手....这个颜色很难设计...
半片叶子 发表于 26-11-2010 11:57

    http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=306701&id=292309963464

半片叶子

回复 692# maocheng

看见了.. 但是完全没有idea...

maocheng

No Kers for Lotus Racing at start of 2011 F1 season

Michael BaileyThursday, 2 December, 2010

14:30 PM

Lotus Racing will start 2011 without Kers – effectively a turbo boost button – Mike Gascoyne confirmed.

The Kers system, which stores energy from braking to help boost acceleration later in a lap, has been reinstated for next season.

Adjustable rear wings will also come in to help improve straight line speed, although the F-duct – which provided a similar effect and helped McLaren and Red Bull among others in 2010 – has been outlawed.

“We will have the adjustable rear wing but not Kers for the start of the season – it’s in development – really because of engineering resource,” said chief technical officer Gascoyne.

“Over one lap, it’s still not a big plus for its effort, involvement and negatives. Strategically off the start and in races, then yes.

“But at the start of the year, Kers is not going to be the thing that gives us the step up.

“It’s all the other things, and we’ve taken the choice to concentrate on all those because if we don’t get them right, Kers isn’t going to make a difference. Renault are very keen on green technologies and Kers, so it’s something we will be pushing.”

Lotus Racing finished best of 2010’s three new teams, but are aiming to join the F1 midfield pack next season.

The constructor has ditched its Cosworth engine supplier and associated hydraulics and gearbox due to reliability issues last season, meaning 2011 will see the Hingham out run with Renault engines and Red Bull Racing power chain – giving Lotus the same set up as last season’s F1 constructors’ champions.

faifai37

没有钱的结果。。。

maocheng

没有钱的结果。。。
faifai37 发表于 3-12-2010 20:21

    有钱， 但是要提升车快一点是最重要的。

韩士

Tony确认继续用《Team Lotus》这名字！

Tony Fernandes: Well we made the call after tremendous support from public. Team lotus it is. Sure there will be many battles ahead but hingham is pumped.
http://www.facebook.com/#!/tonyfernandes/posts/165540903483357

maocheng

LG Moment of 2010: Kovalainen's fire

By Jamie O'Leary

Sunday, December 5th 2010, 22:21 GMT

Heikki Kovalainen's spectacular fire during the Singapore Grand Prix has been voted as the LG Moment of the Year at the AUTOSPORT Awards.

The fire erupted from his Lotus on lap 59 of the race, while he was running in 14th position.

Kovalainen smartly avoided the pitlane and instead parked his car out of harm's way on the start/finish straight, grabbed a fire extinguisher from over the pitwall and extinguished the blaze himself.

The Finn accepted the award by video link from sportscar legend Derek Bell.

"Thanks to LG and all my fans for this award. It means a lot to me," said Kovalainen.

F1 fans were asked to vote on their favourite moment of the year by visitingwww.lgeracing.com
and choosing from the key moments of the season.

Among the other moments nominated for the prize were the dramatic collision between Red Bull team-mates Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber in Turkey and Webber's miraculous escape from his huge crash at the European Grand Prix.

faifai37

救下火就变英雄..搞笑咯

maocheng

Team Lotus to keep green livery                                       

                                                       

By Jonathan Noble

Saturday, December 11th 2010, 15:25 GMT

                       
                               
Team Lotus will now stick with its green and yellow colours for 2011 after chief Tony Fernandes said it would be 'ludicrous' for his squad to run in the same paint scheme as the rebranded Lotus Renault outfit.
In the wake of the announcement this week that Lotus Cars was buying a stake in the Renault team and becoming its title sponsor, there had been fears that confusion could be caused by both the Enstone outfit and Team Lotus racing with the same black and gold colours for next year.
However, although Fernandes remains steadfast that he will stick with the Team Lotus moniker, he thinks it better for his outfit to stick with the famous green and yellow brand that it used this season rather than see through his original plans to run in black and gold.
Speaking exclusively to AUTOSPORT for the first time since the Lotus/Renault announcement, Fernandes said: "I have no problem that there will be two Lotuses on the grid. But I do think it would be ludicrous if we are both black and gold, and I can inform you that we will be changing our plans for the colour scheme.
"We declared that we were going to run in black and gold, and I'm not going to be childish to say we were first with our plans, so we will do it whatever. They have painted their car black and gold, they have made their intentions clear on that front, so be it.
"But every cloud has a silver lining, and I received some messages from people suggesting that by being black and gold we would be promoting a cigarette company. I wasn't actually aware that JPS [John Player Special] was still being sold in the United Kingdom and various parts of the Commonwealth. So did I need that controversy? No.
"And after yesterday's announcement by the FIA about the new engine plans for 2013, which means F1 is going green - so what better colour to be than green? So, we have been testing our fans' reactions and many have come back to us to say we should stay green and yellow. So, I am 99 per cent sure that we will be green and yellow."
Fernandes has expressed some frustration that Lotus has decided to team up with Renault, rather than throw its weight behind Team Lotus.
Speaking about the Lotus Cars decision, Fernandes said: "My first reaction is obviously disappointment. We were originally given a mandate for five years to go and develop a Formula 1 team.
"There are comments that have emerged in the Malaysian press that Proton was disappointed with our performance, which is one of the reasons that they gave up. I don't know how anyone in their right mind could expect us to be competing in the top half of the grid, or even up in the bottom half of the grid, last year - having just been given an entry in September.
"I stand by the fact that I think we did very well in the year and I think that 99 per cent of the paddock would agree considering where we came from. We built a classy team - a team that could do pitstops in the same time as Ferrari. We looked good, we had a good motorhome and performed well on the track with two good drivers.
"We were the best of the new teams. We had two good drivers and Heikki Kovalainen said he had the greatest season he has had in F1 – which is great testament from a guy who has driven for McLaren and Renault. So I am a bit disappointed that we did not get a chance [from Proton/Group Lotus]."
He added: "Logically I think we could have built a great brand together. I think this year if anyone says that we didn't help Lotus then I think they are mad, because we have helped them. And the reaction from the public is very strongly in support of us. So I think given time we would have built something good, and the perfect scenario for me would have been a merger of the two with one ambition."
Fernandes has said that he will push on with legal moves to get a clarification on the Lotus name situation in the courts, and said he has been hugely encouraged by messages of support from fans.
"You cannot win people overnight," he said. "This support we have got has been built up over a year.
"As I always say, things take time and things have to be done properly. You cannot parachute yourself into a brand. If you look at all my business strategy I have always believed in organic growth. It needs foundations and it needs strategy. You cannot parachute into something and say it is yours.
"People are not stupid any more, and I think the reason for the support is the people see we are trying to do something the right way.
"I am not Colin Chapman, and I never will be. He is a legend and we are not going to emulate him – but everything he did is what we are doing. He built it from scratch and did not buy into anything. You have to have brands that people love. There is lots of competition out there and people have to have respect for what you do."

faifai37

之前不是说要用黑金的吗？？
怎么突然又换回来啦？！

maocheng

之前不是说要用黑金的吗？？
怎么突然又换回来啦？！
faifai37 发表于 12-12-2010 12:59

    粉迷100%支持用回青黄色在2011车。有参加2011blackgoldcarlivery比赛，也会有winner。我们是代表Green Technology 在F1。

altec

转自：http://sports.sina.com.cn

新浪体育讯　托尼-费尔南德斯上周六宣布，莲花车队(Team Lotus)2011年将沿用“黄绿”涂装。马来西亚人说，如果他的车队和莲花-雷诺(Lotus

Renault)明年使用相同的涂装，将是非常滑稽的。

　　莲花车队曾在今年11月11日宣布，明年将改用“黑金”涂装方案，并向车迷发起设计竞赛，征集最优方案。

　　莲花汽车集团(Group

Lotus)于12月8日宣布以收购雷诺F1车队多数股份的方式重返F1。雷诺F1车队明年将因此更名为莲花-雷诺车队，该队也表示明年将改用“黑金涂装”

　　两支莲花车队同时出现在F1赛场上，并采用相同色调的涂装，势必会造成混淆。针对这一局面，托尼-费尔南德斯在上周六表示，他的车队明年将放弃原来的“黑金”计划，沿用“黄绿”涂装，但是“Team

Lotus”这个车队名称不会变。

　　“我对赛场上出现两支莲花车队没有问题。但是我认为如果我们都采用黑金涂装将是滑稽的。我可以告诉你，我们将修改我们的涂装计划。”

托尼-费尔南德斯对《汽车运动》说道。

　　马来西亚商人透露说，当他们最初在宣布黑金涂装计划之后，收到一些反馈信息认为他们是在为莲花车队昔日的赞助商——烟草公司JPS打广告，这显然不是事实。而伴随着世界汽车运动理事会(WMSC)上周批准了1.6升的新引擎规则，托尼-费尔南德斯说这说明F1在“变绿”，因此他的车队沿用“黄绿”涂装将是明智的。

　　费尔南德斯同时对莲花汽车没有选择支持他的车队，而是去收购雷诺进军F1感到失望。“我的第一反应明显是失望的。”费尔南德斯针对莲花汽车的决定说道，“马来西亚的媒体反应，宝腾对我们的表现不满意，这是他们放弃我们的其中一个原因。但是我真的搞不懂，人们怎么可能期望我们在一年的时间里晋级中游，须知我们去年9月份才拿到参赛资格。”

　　费尔南德斯最后表示，他将采取法律手段，澄清莲花名称情况。现在不少公众对于两支车队之间的名称纠纷，几乎是一头雾水。莲花车队尽管明年将沿用“黄绿”涂装，但是费尔南德斯说，他们照样会评选出“黑金”涂装竞赛活动的优胜者，并使用一辆真车涂装出来进行展示。

破桶对于一支刚起步的本地车队不支援，反而花钱购买其他车队感到纳闷，难道第一年就必须站上三甲才算是成功车队？

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