Lotus unveils the new T127 from London!
Lotus is the last Formula 1 team to have launched its 2010 car. The event took place last Friday in London, Great Britain. As we announced a few weeks ago, the new car, named T127, bears the colors used by the team during its heyday in the 1950s and 1960s. Lotus is back in Formula […]

Lotus is the last Formula 1 team to have launched its 2010 car. The event took place last Friday in London, Great Britain. As we announced a few weeks ago, the new car, named T127, bears the colors used by the team during its heyday in the 1950s and 1960s. Lotus is back in Formula 1 this year after leaving the sport at the end of the 1994 season. The team is now owned by Malaysian businessman Tony Fernandes.
« Words are not enough to express what I feel today, » said Fernandes. « It’s a heavy task to obtain an F1 license. I was thrilled when Clive Chapman stated that this launch was just the beginning of Lotus’s return. »
He added: « We know we have a past to manage and names like Clark, Moss, Hill, or Mansell. We know we have a great path ahead of us. We are very honored by it. We will leave nothing to chance and we will do our best to bring back Team Lotus to its former glory. »
The new car completed a shakedown at the Silverstone circuit early last week. The team plans to begin testing at the Jerez circuit alongside its rivals starting Wednesday. Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen will be the official drivers this year.
The technical director, Mike Gascoyne, stated that Lotus aims to perform professional work: « We are in search of the very best. We need to improve the pace of our car as well as the wind tunnel results, but that will come with time. A step has been accomplished since our first objective was to be on the grid. We have done it. »