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Lotus makes a point with online presentation
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February 1, 2011, Tuesday
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TEAM Lotus unveiled its 2011 Formula One car ahead of Lotus-backed rival Renault yesterday with an online presentation setting a target of scoring points and fighting for seventh place overall.
"This year's car is a much more contemporary design," said technical director Mike Gascoyne over images of the T128 car in classic Lotus green and yellow livery.
"The car really will be a midfield runner. It's a modern F1 car I'm very confident it is a big step up and it's the start of a process that takes Team Lotus back to the front of the grid."
The team competed as Lotus Racing last year but, despite being the best of the three newcomers, failed to score a point in its debut season.
Since the team reintroduced the Lotus brand to the sport for the first time since the late Colin Chapman's creation departed in 1994, there has been a falling out with the Malaysian-owned sportscar company.
Group Lotus has become title sponsors and major stakeholders in the Renault team and both it and Team Lotus are due in the London High Court in late March in a case to determine who has the right to use the brand in F1.
In the meantime, the season is scheduled to start in Bahrain on March 13 with two teams using the Lotus name and each powered by Renault engines.
Renault was due to launch its black and gold car, colors harking back to the 1970s and 1980s when Lotus was race and title winners with John Player Special tobacco sponsorship, at the Valencia circuit.
"This year's car is a much more contemporary design," said technical director Mike Gascoyne over images of the T128 car in classic Lotus green and yellow livery.
"The car really will be a midfield runner. It's a modern F1 car I'm very confident it is a big step up and it's the start of a process that takes Team Lotus back to the front of the grid."
The team competed as Lotus Racing last year but, despite being the best of the three newcomers, failed to score a point in its debut season.
Since the team reintroduced the Lotus brand to the sport for the first time since the late Colin Chapman's creation departed in 1994, there has been a falling out with the Malaysian-owned sportscar company.
Group Lotus has become title sponsors and major stakeholders in the Renault team and both it and Team Lotus are due in the London High Court in late March in a case to determine who has the right to use the brand in F1.
In the meantime, the season is scheduled to start in Bahrain on March 13 with two teams using the Lotus name and each powered by Renault engines.
Renault was due to launch its black and gold car, colors harking back to the 1970s and 1980s when Lotus was race and title winners with John Player Special tobacco sponsorship, at the Valencia circuit.
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