Lotus F1 Team 2013

[Neno]

Lotus will definitely win more than 1 race this year, that's all I know

They couldn't win one on pace last year. They'd be lucky to win more than one this year.

They didn't win when the car had the pace, but won when it didn't. Funny how it turned out.

So you are wrong, they had winning pace

lotus was unexperienced team last season, they didnt expect fight on top, when they had winning pace, bad strategies
and some experienced moves costed them. Teams who had worse car then Lotus with their strategic options outwitted lotus on track, and with that it seemed lotus will never catch victory.

but when lotus begun making good strategy moves, even with the car who began to lag in devolopment, they catch a victory, that was sign lotus learned how to fight on top.

[dren]

I wouldn't call the Enstone squad inexperienced.

[Neno]

I wouldn't call the Enstone squad inexperienced.

couple of years past from this team golden days when they fighted for championship, people change on positions, am sure
they learned trough this year how to react in every moment to seize opportunity for their own advantage.
ferrari can be example of this, even when they didnt have top car their strategic moves placed alonso in fight for title,
you cant say Lotus did that to Kimi.
For me Kimi need to had 3 victories this season, Bahrein, Barcelona and Abu Dhabi. Also situation in Australia for bad
timing in qualy costed them another podium, if you compare that Grosjean was high placed in qualy.
That is not how experience team work.

[dren]

People don't give the Ferrari enough credit as a good race car. It was hard to drive but Alonso made it happen. The car had pretty good race pace the last few seasons. I don't know how much better Lotus could have finished with different strategy. Their qualification pace hurt them most.

[stefan_]

Lotus F1 Team to embark on new journey with Henri-Lloyd

World leading British marine clothing & lifestyle apparel specialists Henri-Lloyd commence new partnership with Lotus F1 Team, with a new range of travel clothing for the team and consumers. On the occasion of the London Boat Show, Lotus F1 Team welcomes a new partnership with respected British clothing manufacturer, Henri-Lloyd.

The relationship will see Lotus F1 Team personnel wearing Henri-Lloyd clothing whilst travelling as well as a Lotus F1 Team range of travel clothing being launched, available in Henri-Lloyd stores and to team partners.

The partnership will continue to expand over the coming seasons to see Henri-Lloyd take advantage of Lotus F1 Team’s business and marketing channel as Henri-Lloyd looks to develop new markets.

Founded and based in Manchester, England, Henri-Lloyd is extremely proud of its British heritage and delighted to be supporting the Oxfordshire based British team, using the shared values to continue its product development ambitions in the unique environment of Formula 1.

Eric Boullier, Team Principal, Lotus F1 Team: "Henri-Lloyd is a fantastic brand which shares the same passion and ambition as Lotus F1 Team. That our distinctive colours will be represented in the high streets with a quality range of clothing is great for the team, great for Henri-Lloyd and great for discerning consumers. The long journey to Melbourne for the first race of the season will be all the more stylish for us. We look forward to growing this partnership over the coming years."

Paul Strzelecki, Joint Chief Executive of Henri-Lloyd: "We are thrilled to announce our partnership with Lotus F1 Team, a team that reflects our proud British heritage, product technology and innovation. We are very excited about our future together and wish the team every success in the 2013 season"

[Kiril Varbanov]

Ciaron Pilbeam, ex race engineer of Mark Webber, moves to Lotus as Chief Race Engineer.

[Morteza]

Ciaron Pilbeam, ex race engineer of Mark Webber, moves to Lotus as Chief Race Engineer.

I consider that a plus for Lotus. I really like it how their team is coming together.

[dren]

I don't like Henri-Lloyd clothing. My BrawnGP shirt didn't hold up worth a sh!t. The color faded after a few washes. I guess Mercedes lost them?

I do however love the Lotus hat and shirt I picked up at the Austin GP. The guys there said they sold more Lotus merchandise there than they had anywhere all season. Lots of Kimi fans for sure.

[stefan_]

[Kiril Varbanov]

...

Indeed. I ran into the news in Linkedin, in fact, and I spotted it around Twitter. Lotus team (or at least the person managing their online activities) did not know about it. Got no reply on this tweet, then I emailed the Lotus press and PR team and got no response again. Ongoing story, as it seems ...

[stefan_]

Seems like Ciaron Pilbeam joined Lotus after all, as Simon Rennie moves to Red Bull.

[Cam]

Ciaron Pilbeam, ex race engineer of Mark Webber, moves to Lotus as Chief Race Engineer.

Superb early tip Kiril. =D>

[Lorenzo_Bandini]

There is a rumor that said that James Allison will leave Lotus for Mclaren.

[stefan_]

I hope for that not to happen.

[Holm86]

There is a rumor that said that James Allison will leave Lotus for Mclaren.

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