أرشيف وسم ‘ Tony Fernandes ’

Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2011

Schumacher only needs good car to win again - Alonso

Jul.28 (GMM) Fernando Alonso thinks his old championship rival Michael Schumacher is still capable of winning.

The pair fought for the title during the final season - 2006 - of Schumacher's ultra-successful first career spanning seven world champions...

Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Chandhok expects 'more chances' in Lotus car

Jul.26 (GMM) Karun Chandhok thinks he will get more time at the wheel of the Team Lotus car after replacing Jarno Trulli at the Nurburgring.

It is rumoured the Indian driver's outing in Germany, with Trulli returning to his car this weekend in Hungar...

Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2011

Trulli should consider leaving F1 - Coulthard

Jul.23 (GMM) Jarno Trulli should vacate his seat completely if he is no longer enjoying formula one.

That is the view of the veteran Italian's contemporary David Coulthard, who today travels to the grands prix as a consultant to Red Bull and commenta...

Posted on Friday, July 22, 2011

Trulli looks into 2012 despite sitting out Germany

Jul.22 (GMM) Jarno Trulli on Friday sounded confident about his future with Team Lotus, despite sitting out this weekend's German grand prix.

The Italian veteran, eagerly awaiting the arrival of a new power steering system for the T128 car, is not ra...

Posted on Friday, July 22, 2011

Kovalainen denies risk of sitting out races

Jul.22 (GMM) Heikki Kovalainen insists there is no chance he might be the next Team Lotus driver asked to step aside.

Italy's Autosprint argues that Jarno Trulli so readily agreed to vacate his T128 for Karun Chandhok at the Nurburgring on the promis...

Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2011

Chandhok admits aim for 2012 Team Lotus race seat

Jul.21 (GMM) Karun Chandhok on Thursday set out his stall for a full-time race seat at Team Lotus for 2012.

Finn Heikki Kovalainen is regarded as a favourite of the Tony Fernandes-led squad, while the Malaysian businessman at the Nurburgring revealed...

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

Team Lotus strike deal to use Red Bull KERS

Jul.14 (GMM) Team Lotus has struck a deal with its technology partner Red Bull to use a KERS system in formula one.

Malaysian Tony Fernandes' small team is this year using the hydraulics system and gearbox run by the reigning championship-winning out...

Posted on Saturday, July 9, 2011

Kovalainen likely to stay at Team Lotus - Fernandes

Jul.9 (GMM) Heikki Kovalainen appears likely to stay with Team Lotus in 2012.

When asked at Silverstone if he has thought about the green liveried team's 2012 driver lineup, owner and boss Tony Fernandes answered: "No we haven't, it's still very earl...

Posted on Friday, July 8, 2011

Title rivals row as FIA clampdown gets messy

Jul.8 (GMM) Bosses of the rival Red Bull and McLaren teams rowed publicly on Friday as the FIA's blown exhaust clampdown took a twist at Silverstone.

It was scheduled that the governing body's rules clampdown would mean all teams would now have to li...

Posted on Friday, June 24, 2011

Gascoyne vows to retire as Team Lotus technical boss

Jun.24 (GMM) Mike Gascoyne has vowed to end his career with Team Lotus.

The 48-year-old was once the highest paid engineer in formula one, earning reportedly $8 million at Toyota in 2005.

The Briton has also worked with top teams McLaren and Renault...

Posted on Thursday, June 23, 2011

Judge rejected Group Lotus appeal - Fernandes

Jun.23 (GMM) Renault sponsor Group Lotus has apparently lost the right to appeal the outcome of the recent naming dispute.

In London's High Court last month, Tony Fernandes' separate Team Lotus formula one outfit won the court action concerning the u...