Filed under: Motorsports, Videos, Lotus, Racing
What’s in a name? That depends who you ask. For the folks at Lotus, a name matters a great deal. That’s why it fought so hard to regain control of its brand from the team now known as Caterham, and why it is launching racing programs in top series around [...]
Filed under: Motorsports, Nissan
Nissan doesn’t compete in Formula One. It doesn’t field a top-tier LMP1 team at Le Mans. It doesn’t race in NASCAR, IndyCar or the World Rally Championship. Yet the Japanese automaker doesn’t have to stretch all that far to make the association between its brand and racing. It does, after all, offer [...]
Filed under: Motorsports
Even though Aston Martin’s gone home and Audi won’t have Peugeot to kick around at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, there’s a heap to look forward to: a large field of entries that includes two Audi diesel R18s plus two more hybrid R18s, Toyota’s TS030 LMP1 hybrid and LMP2 racers from [...]
Filed under: Motorsports, Racing
Force India has come a long way. What started out as Jordan Grand Prix and changed hands (and names) several times before landing in the stewardship of Indian bazillionaire Vijay Mallya has become a solid mid-field contender on race days. In 2011, the team finished sixth in the constructors’ standings, behind front-runners [...]
Filed under: Lotus, Earnings/Financials, UK
Reports this week out of London indicate that Lotus CEO Dany Bahar seeks a partner, or even a purchaser, for the Hethel firm. Malaysian automaker Proton currently owns Lotus, but Proton was taken over in January when Malaysian auto parts supplier DRB-Hicom bought the government’s controlling interest. The trend with new [...]
