The Chinese Grand Prix race stewards have cleared Lotus's Pastor Maldonado to start the race from the pitlane after the Venezuelan failed to participate in qualifying.... read more »

Romain Grosjean says making it in to Q3 for the first time this season was "a good reward" for Lotus following its tough start to the year read more »

Although Romain Grosjean made it into Q3 for the first time this season, the Lotus driver says he had "higher hopes" than 10th... read more »

Romain Grosjean has admitted that he hoped to qualify in a higher position in China despite progressing through to Q3 for the first time in 2014. Lotus has endured a... read more »

Lewis Hamilton dominated qualifying in Shanghai to go unchallenged for pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix, his fourth at the circuit. The Briton led all three sessions as... read more »

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo topped the timing screens on Saturday morning as rain hit Shanghai, dissuading his main rivals to avoid running. The intermediate was the tyre... read more »

Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo set the quickest time during a damp final practice session in China. Felipe Massa was second for Williams, ahead of Lotus's Romain... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo set the pace during Saturday morning's rain-affected final practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver clocked a time of 1:53.958 on... read more »

Pastor Maldonado held his hands up to a pair of mistakes after a troubled day of practice in China - but the Venezuelan believes Lotus's improvements still mean he can go... read more »

Today was our most successful day this season. There is still plenty of room for improvement but there is no doubt that we are heading into the right direction. read more »

Pastor Maldonado attempted to play down his accident in FP2 for the Chinese Grand Prix after crashing his Lotus in the pit lane read more »

Pastor Maldonado admitted he was "a little optimistic" on his exit from the track after putting his Lotus in the pit lane entrance wall during FP2 read more »

Lotus driver Pastor Maldonado has accepted the blame for a mistake during the second practice session in China which resulted in him making contact with the barriers at the pit... read more »

Lewis Hamilton narrowly edged Ferrari's Fernando Alonso out to go fastest in the second practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver's 1:38.315... read more »

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso was quickest during first practice on Friday in China as new team principal Marco Mattiacci oversaw proceedings for the first time. Alonso's... read more »

Pastor Maldonado believes on-track action could suffer as a result of overzealous race stewards handing out penalties for minor incidents which could be considered 'racing... read more »

Lotus driver Pastor Maldonado has warned that excessive penalties could ruin racing in Formula 1. Formula 1's new penalty points system was given the thumbs up by some of... read more »

Romain Grosjean, celebrating his 28th birthday today, has revealed that he has been paid by Lotus. read more »

Romain Grosjean has confirmed that he has finally been paid by Lotus after a number of issues in 2013, amid reports more drivers have yet to be paid read more »

Lotus' Technical Director Nick Chester looks forward to the Chinese Grand Prix, saying there are lots of new parts to evaluate during free practice, although some... read more »

Some smaller outfits have accused six of the larger teams and the FIA of breaching a European competition law. Force India, Sauber, Caterham and Marussia have written to the... read more »

Formula 1 is an ever changing and adapting sport. The cars have come a long way since the sports beginnings back in the 1950s with the introduction of aerodynamics,... read more »

American sandwich chain Subway is reportedly considering a wide-ranging Formula 1 sponsorship package to push its presence in Europe and Asia. The company, which has annual... read more »

Lotus technical director Nick Chester talks China, qualifying and development... read more »

Lotus F1 technical chief Nick Chester continues to talk optimistically about the team's current car, even though gremlins continue to compromise its performance. read more »