Lotus return to F1

February 14th, 2010 zzarizi

Lotus, one of former successful icon in Formula 1 will return with Lotus T127. The team is backed by the Malaysian government and Malaysian automaker Proton . Lotus has been absent from F1 since 1994 and the team only registered for this F1 season last September. Their history in F1 is magnificent, winning a series a series of six drivers’ titles and seven constructors’ championships through the 1960s and ’70 but collapsed with financial problems in 1994. Their driver is Jarno Trulli, Heikki Kovalainen and Mohd Fairuz Fauzy (reserve driver) which is very experience in the F1.

The car has been designed from former Toyota team who quit F1 at the end of last season. The T127, will feature at Silverstone on Tuesday alongside other teams at next week’s test at Jerez in Spain.
The boss of Lotus team, Tony Fernandes, has set the team the realistic goal of finishing every race this season. Let’s see if they can reach their goals for the first season.