In a rain-drenched Canadian Grand Prix which saw a number of appearances from the safety car, Vitaly secured ten more points for the team but Nick’s race finished early after a collision with Kamui Kobayashi on lap 55 while he was fighting for fifth. • LRGP remains fourth in the Constructors’ Championship with 60 points. • Thanks to his performance today, Vitaly climbs to seventh in the Drivers’ Championship with 31 points – just one point off Felipe Massa and two points ahead of Nick. • Vitaly had the third quickest lap of the race behind Jenson … [Read more...]

Lotus Renault GP keeps its colours for Montreal Lotus Renault GP made contact with the Quebec authorities recently to discuss the conformity of the R31’s livery with the anti-tobacco legislation in force. After noting that the team has no link to the tobacco industry, and the black and gold colours used are a reference to the cars of the eighties rather than a particular sponsor, the Ministry of Health has given its agreement for Lotus Renault GP to take part in this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix with an unchanged livery. However, the team has agreed to work … [Read more...]