Lotus have said they will put driver decisions on hold while they sort out the Formula One team’s finances for next season. Team principal Eric Boullier told the autosport.com website that finalising a deal with new investors was more of a priority than hiring a replacement for 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen. “I want to
Eric Boullier: ” I want to choose the driver on merit and not on money”
It’s been an interesting few weeks for Lotus team principal Eric Boullier. Following eight podiums in the first half of the season, the E21 went off the boil at the low-downforce Spa and Monza rounds and soon after came news of Kimi Raikkonen’s 2014 Ferrari move. So what does Boullier make of it all? We
“In three years I want …”
Ferrari’s 2014 pairing is not quite a match for Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, claims Mercedes’ Toto Wolff, who told Sport Bild that he is hopeful that the Brackley based team will be charging for the title very soon. Asked what he hopes for within the next three-year period, he told the German magazine: “That
Jenson Button insists he is still as excited as ever when the lights go out in F1
The Woking squad have had a torrid time this season and Button’s P5 in China is their best finish to date. If the team fail to finish in the top three in the final seven races then it will be the first time since 1980 that they have gone an entire season without a podium.
Domenicali urges Ferrari to keep pushing
Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali says that his team must not give up in the fight for the 2013 championship. Fernando Alonso is 60 points behind Sebastian Vettel in the drivers’ championship, while Ferrari is 103 points back on Red Bull in the Constructors’ Championship. Domenicali admits that the title is no longer in Ferrari’s
Things look ‘rosy’ for Di Resta
He hasn’t seen the chequered flag in four consecutive races, but Paul di Resta remains optimistic about Force India’s chances in last seven grands prix of the season. Having started P17 on the grid in Singapore, the Scot moved through the traffic and found himself fighting for a possible top 10 finish when he crashed
Ferrari should forget 2014 F1 title hopes says Lotus’s Alan Permane
Fernando Alonso has been told he is dreaming if he thinks that the 2014 Formula 1 rule changes offer a total reset in Ferrari’s bid to beat Red Bull. The Spaniard said after defeat at the Singapore Grand Prix that his focus was on click here for more
Lotus owners not ruling out the name change to Renault
Lotus team owner Gerard Lopez has confirmed that his team is hoping auto giant Renault offers works-style support to the Enstone based outfit from 2014 onwards. In an interview with Formula 1′s official website, team boss Eric Boullier this week also alluded to a tie-up with the French engine supplier. “I do believe click here
“Vettel can win the remaining races”
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has warned the F1 grid that the dominance Sebastian Vettel showed in Singapore, means he could win all the remaining races. At points during the Singapore grand prix Vettel was 2 seconds quicker than anyone else. Asked if he thought Vettel could win the remaining races Wollf replied click here for