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Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2011

Chandhok replaces Trulli for German GP

Jul.21 (GMM) Jarno Trulli is sitting out the German grand prix as Team Lotus gives Karun Chandhok an opportunity to race the Italian regular's car.

Team boss Tony Fernandes said he wanted to give Indian reserve driver Chandhok, 27, his first opportun...

Posted on Thursday, July 14, 2011

Door closed for Chandhok, Karthikeyan at Force India

Jul.14 (GMM) Vijay Mallya appears increasingly unlikely to choose an Indian driver for his formula one team any time soon.

Three months ahead of the inaugural grand prix in Delhi, the Force India chief has engaged in a public spat with the populous c...

Posted on Thursday, June 23, 2011

Trulli says 2011 could be last F1 season

Jun.23 (GMM) Jarno Trulli has admitted 2011 could be his last season in formula one.

The Italian veteran, with approaching 250 races and 15 seasons under his belt, switched to the start-up Team Lotus last year after Toyota withdrew from formula one b...

Posted on Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Chandhok to drive Team Lotus car on Friday

Jun.22 (GMM) Karun Chandhok will contest the Friday morning practice session for Team Lotus at Valencia.

The Indian is the team's official reserve driver, appearing at the wheel of the T128 previously in 2011 for initial practice in Australia and Tur...

Posted on Sunday, June 12, 2011

Montreal wet on Canada GP race-day

Jun.12 (GMM) Montreal is cold, windy and wet less than three hours before the Canadian grand prix.

"Can someone please check what odds I can get for Bernd Maylander in the Safety Car to start from pole and win the race?" joked Team Lotus reserve driv...

Posted on Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Chandhok still not confirming India GP race seat

May 18 (GMM) Karun Chandhok is still refusing to rule out getting a one-off race seat at Team Lotus later this year when his native India hosts its inaugural grand prix.

The 27-year-old made an abortive debut with HRT last year and in 2011 is the res...

Posted on Friday, April 15, 2011

India GP race cockpit for Chandhok possible - Fernandes

Apr.15 (GMM) Team Lotus boss Tony Fernandes has admitted Karun Chandhok could race at the inaugural Indian grand prix in October.

Chandhok is only a reserve for the Malaysian team's regulars Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen, but Fernandes admitted ...

Posted on Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Razia and Valsecchi to drive Lotus cars on Friday

Apr.13 (GMM) Both Team Lotus regulars will sit out initial practice on Friday morning.

The Tony Fernandes-led team has announced that reserve drivers Luiz Razia and Davide Valsecchi will take over the T128s for the first official session in Shanghai....

Posted on Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Pirro to be steward, Valsecchi to test Lotus

Apr.6 (GMM) Emanuele Pirro will make his second appearance as an F1 steward this weekend in Malaysia.

As an Italian, his debut in the role at the Abu Dhabi finale last year was controversial, given Ferrari's contention for the 2010 world championshi...

Posted on Friday, March 25, 2011

Australian GP - Friday analysis

So the first proper day of the new F1 season started with a tame couple of sessions but certainly raised a few eyebrows. McLaren going 1st and 2nd in FP2 was certainly a shock for the majority of the paddock, who had written off the MP4-26 after an awful winter. It is only practice, but whatever McLaren has done appears to be working. Red Bull took the honours in the first session and it appeared to be that they focused on race pace in the […]

Posted on Friday, March 25, 2011

Valsecchi disappointed with Chandhok drive

Mar.25 (GMM) Davide Valsecchi has admitted he was disappointed to miss out on Team Lotus' Friday driving duties in Melbourne.

The Italian and GP2 driver was initially selected to drive in Jarno Trulli's car in initial practice, but Karun Chandhok was...

Posted on Friday, March 25, 2011

Kinky Kylie, Chandhok crashes, no HRT yet

Mar.25 (GMM) As action kicked off under cloudy Melbourne skies, it emerged that new world champion Sebastian Vettel has finally dreamed up a name for his 2011 ride.

The British press speculated that the unofficial name for his new Red Bull - Kinky Ky...