Lotus F1 technical director James Allison has confirmed that the outfit has now fixed the chassis issue, which resulted in it having to sit out the test in Barcelona last week. read more »

Lotus is sure that it will be able to return to testing minus the problems it suffered in Barcelona last week. The Enstone-based team formerly known as Renault was forced to... read more »

Lotus technical director James Allison is optimistic having missed the second pre-season test will not be a big setback for the team as it prepares to get back on track tomorrow. read more »

Marussia has confirmed it will not participate in the final pre-season test, after its 2012 chassis failed one of the mandatory FIA crash tests. The team read more »

McLaren racked up the most kilometres at the second of three pre-season Formula 1 test sessions last week. The mammoth efforts of Maldonado, Senna and Bottas put Williams... read more »

HRT have reportedly passed all their mandatory FIA crash tests, meaning the team can run at Barcelona next time out... read more »

The problem with Lotus’ 2012 chassis is the front suspension mountings, Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport has revealed. The former Renault team pulled out of... read more »

Sahara Force India completed its second week of winter testing as Paul Di Resta clocked up 101 laps in Barcelona. Day Four Stats Chassis: VJM05-02 Laps: 101 Mileage: 470 km... read more »

Driver: Pastor Maldonado Chassis / engine: FW34-01 / RS27-5281/1 Location: Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona 4.655km Objectives: Race simulation and set-up work Weather: Dry and... read more »

T02 Barcelona – Day Four Circuito de Catalunya, Barcelona – 24th February 2012 Driver: Heikki Kovalainen Chassis: CT01-#2 Total laps: 70 Best lap: 1.26.968... read more »

Lotus is currently seeking permission from the other teams to run an extra day of testing in lieu of the three it has missed this week due to a chassis problem read more »

Feb.23 (GMM) Embattled Lotus will ask its formula one rivals for permission to conduct a three-day private test after it has resolved a chassis flaw. The former Renault team... read more »

Lotus is set to add an extra day of private running to the final pre-season test after abandoning this week's Barcelona test with a chassis problem. read more »

Embattled Lotus will ask its Formula One rivals for permission to conduct a three-day private test after it has resolved a chassis flaw. The former Renault team pulled out of... read more »

Feb.22 (GMM) Lotus is grappling with a major problem less than one month before the start of the 2012 season. The former Renault team has sensationally abandoned this... read more »

Tuesday marks the second of four days for pre-season Formula 1 testing in Barcelona this week. Sebastian Vettel topped the timesheets on Monday, but there were chassis problems... read more »

Lotus is grappling with a major problem less than one month before the start of the 2012 season. The former Renault team has sensationally abandoned this week’s... read more »

Lotus F1 Team will not run for the remainder of the second test at Barcelona, scheduled from today until Friday. During initial runs this morning, the team found a problem on... read more »

Lotus F1 have pulled out of the first test session at Barcelona after deciding to concentrate on rectifying the issue they found with the chassis during today's outing. read more »

Lotus announces it won't run again in Barcelona this week to resolve chassis issues found on the first day of the second pre-season test read more »

Lotus have made a premature exit from the second winter test in Barcelona after they picked up a problem with their new chassis... read more »

Lotus will not run on the final three days of the first Barcelona test after a problem with the chassis at the Circuit de Catalunya read more »

Having identified a chassis problem which requires additional work, Lotus has pulled out of the remainder of the first Barcelona test. read more »

Lotus F1 Team will not run for the remainder of the second test at Barcelona, scheduled from today until Friday. During initial runs this morning with Romain Grosjean at the... read more »

The Lotus F1 Team has pulled out of the second pre-season test in Barcelona altogether after discovering an issue with their chassis construction. The outfit abandoned read more »