Jerome d'Ambrosio is on pole position to replace the banned Romain Grosjean at Monza. The FIA has banned Frenchman Grosjean for one race after causing the crash that ended championship contenders Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton's Belgian grand prix. Belgian d'Ambrosio, 26, is Lotus' official third driver. The 2011 Virgin race driver is managed by Lotus team boss Eric Boullier's management arm Gravity. "We'll announce the name of (Grosjean's) replacement a bit later in the week," said Boullier at Spa on Sunday. D'Ambrosio, who already […]

Jerome d'Ambrosio is the latest name linked with struggling Felipe Massa's Ferrari race seat. While Mark Webber or Sergio Perez are the Maranello team's more likely longer term solutions, Ferrari may be looking simply for a stop-gap solution, having reportedly run out of patience for Brazilian Massa's lack of pace and results. The French sports daily L'Equipe named d'Ambrosio, the Belgian driver who lost his Virgin/Marussia seat at the end of last season. He is managed by Eric Boullier, and now Lotus' reserve driver. Also […]

Jerome d'Ambrosio has revealed he could drive one of the Lotus cars during Friday morning practice sessions at some point in 2012. The former Virgin driver, who is managed by Lotus boss Eric Boullier's Gravity company, was appointed as the team's third and reserve driver for this year. But, until now, it was not known if the role would involve Friday morning practice duties. Asked by the La Libre newspaper when he will be seen on the grid once again, Belgian d'Ambrosio answered: "I hope […]

"Those were the days, my friend We thought they'd never end We'd sing and dance forever and a day We'd live the life we choose We'd fight and never lose For we were young and sure to have our way" Those were the words of Mary Hopkin back in the 1960s and several of last year's Formula One drivers will most likely be reminiscing after their time in the elite division of motor-racing. But that was 2011. What are they doing in 2012? Jaime Alguersuari […]

Lotus F1 Team has unveiled their 2012 challenger, the E20 for the first time via its website. The Enstone based team released a pre-recorded video - presented by Jonny Smith and Will Buxton - ahead of the first pre-season test in Jerez, which starts on Tuesday. The Lotus E20 features a step nose that has been seen on every car that has been launched so far except McLaren. Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean were on hand to help unveil the car which has stuck with […]