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Mansell on the British GP

July 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Lotus ambassador Nigel Mansell shares his thoughts ahead of the British Grand Prix… You’ve taken memorable wins at both Brands Hatch and Silverstone, so what is it about the latter that makes it, in your opinion, the home of British motor racing? They’ve had grand prix racing at Silverstone since 1948, so there’s a lot of history and, thanks to the extensions to the circuit, the new pit building, and the work that the circuit’s owners, the BRDC, are doing, a fantastic future awaits. The new Silverstone ‘Wing’ building is an amazing attribute to the … [Read more...]

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The Dawn of a New Era – One year on…

June 23, 2011 By 2 Comments
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It's been 365 days since Lotus announced to the world's press that there were 6 new cars in the pipeline, there was a new board of Directors and the company was making a transition from a niche sports car manufacturer to high end super car territory. Have they been successful so far? What's been achieved, what's to come? Lotus CEO Dany Bahar tells us that the company are confident that they are on track with his ambitious 5 year plan, put into place 17 months ago. They have ticked all of the expected economic and technological boxes and reached all milestones which … [Read more...]

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Lotus legends open new Hethel test track

June 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Nigel Mansell officially opened Group Lotus’s revised and restored Hethel test track with a roar from the 1981 Essex-Lotus 81B in which he started his glorious Formula One career more than 30-years-ago. Mansell led a convoy of seven stunning racing cars from the Lotus stable, including the innovative 1980 Type 88 twin-chassis car – which the rule makers never allowed to race; the Lotus Type 125 Exos Experience car driven by fellow F1 legend Jean Alesi; and a brace of Lotus Renault GP cars piloted by current F1 stars Vitaly Petrov and Bruno Senna. This was the … [Read more...]

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Nigel – “Been there, loved it!”

June 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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  The legendary Nigel Mansell gives us his thoughts on this weekend’s Lotus Motorsport triple bill… Nigel, for those of us brought up on Formula One, oval racing is a bit of an anomaly. I know it’s much harder than it looks, but can you explain to us the challenges involved with those cars at those speeds and at those angles. Well the biggest challenge is concentration because at those speeds – averaging 200mph – if you have an accident, which is all too easy to do, it is going to be a really big one. You cannot relax for one second. After … [Read more...]

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Mansell Back On Track With Lotus

January 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Three decades after his F1 debut in a Lotus, Former F1 World Champion Nigel Mansell OBE takes to the track in the Lotus Type 125. Lotus Motorsport are delighted to announce a new ambassador in the form of Nigel Mansell. Mansell will also complete the Type 125 test driver line-up as he joins fellow former F1 driver Jean Alesi and Lotus factory driver James Rossiter to put the F1 inspired customer race car through its paces at Yas Marina Circuit™ in Abu Dhabi this week. Nigel Mansell is no stranger to Lotus, over 30 years ago Lotus founder Colin Chapman spotted … [Read more...]

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