In it for the long haul with the sport's interests at heart. ![]() Shedding 20 kilos can do wonders for one's rear end, as any successful dieter will tell you.ĭriving force Fernandes. "It's much more like a Formula One car should be," he enthused, adding that the car had lost 20 kilos and "the rear end is very good". Though its early days in testing were less than convincing, Kovalainen was delighted. The drivers are of such equal status that when, last March, only one of them was going to participate in a practice session the lucky man was decided on a coin toss.Īdapt to survive Given that Gascoyne announced "we are very much concentrating on 2011" way back in May 2010, the T128 should be pretty good. The pair's on-off relationship has also seen them work together at Renault and Toyota but fortunately Gascoyne also thinks the Finn is "a nice guy". Jarno Trulli's key relationship is not with Heikki Kovalainen but with Gascoyne. If they've got something to say, it'll be done in 140 characters or fewer. ![]() Fernandes is a fan, the technical director, Mike Gascoyne, is often in action mid-race and is never quiet for long. No team is more prolific on Twitter than this lot. ![]() Gesture politics A two-thumbed mobile-phone assault. We predict The anticipated step forward may coincide with those they are trying to leapfrog – Toro Rosso, Sauber, Williams and Force India – making similar progress, meaning that the only people they can overtake are themselves. "It's got the right sweeps and curves on it – it's the very latest iteration of what an F1 car should be." They predict "You can just see that this car will be faster than last year's," says the chief operating officer, Keith Saunt. ![]() The original Team Lotus bestrode the racing world like a particularly speedy colossus in the 60s and 70s and the name returns to the grid this year – a minor tweak from last year's Lotus Racing after an epic falling-out with the now unconnected Group Lotus (court case pending).įuelled by The team may be based in Norfolk but their funding is 100% Malaysian, with record company executive turned airline entrepreneur Tony Fernandes the team principal and leading man and two deputies including the confusingly named SM Nasarudin SM Nasimuddin, famous in his homeland for marrying glamorous TV host Marion Caunter – presenter of The Biggest Loser Asia! – in Malaysia's celebrity wedding of the year last December. In the rear-view mirror An old name but a new team.
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