As Lotus prepares for the final pre-season test, technical director James Allison, explains why the team had to pull out of last week's test, whilst insisting that he is... 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 »

Kimi Raikkonen has vowed that Lotus will not get despondent if they don't make a positive start to the season... 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 »

2012 marks Heikki Kovalainen’s sixth season in Formula 1 and third with Caterham, formerly known as Team Lotus. It’s a year in which regular Q2 qualifying... read more »

Feb.27 (GMM) Alain Prost believes it is "absolutely impossible" for F1's newest teams to ever break the dominance of the sport's top five. He is referring... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen says he is as motivated as ever to succeed in Formula One with his new Lotus team as the start of the 2012 season draws ever closer 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 »

Feb.24 (GMM) With one group test and three weeks until Melbourne, Ferrari, Red Bull and Lotus have modified their pre-season programme. According to widespread media reports,... read more »

As the 2012 season gathers pace, so The Flying Lap focuses again on the new cars and team/driver combinations. Peter Windsor, fresh from attending the opening day of F1... 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) Heikki Kovalainen insists he has "no concerns" despite having to start work with a new teammate less than a month before the 2012 season. In 2010 and... 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 »

Vitaly Petrov admits that he suffered three months of believing he would not return to the Formula 1 grid. The Russian, a podium finisher at the start of last year, was dropped... read more »

The Lotus outfit will seek permission to organise a private three-day test after it pulled out of the Barcelona session having completed just seven laps 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 »

Lotus looks set to bounce back following the suspension failure which led to the team withdrawing from this week's Barcelona test. 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 »

Feb.21 (GMM) Lotus' impressive start to the 2012 season hit a speed-bump on Tuesday. While the former Renault team's new E20 car set the pace at Jerez, Romain... read more »

Although Heikki Kovalainen admits that he will miss Jarno Trulli at Caterham this year, the Finn is thoroughly looking forward to a new challenge in the form of Vitaly Petrov.... 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 »

AUTOSPORT's technical correspondent Gary Anderson suspects that an engine mount problem could be behind Lotus's decision to abandon the Barcelona test. read more »