Berro - new Lotus Motorsport boss
The man responsible for running the now defunct Speedcar Middle-East championship has been hired by Lotus to lead its motorsport operations.
Claudio Berro has a high profile motorsport management profile, having cut his teeth in the business as sporting director at Peugeot Italy - following a stint co-driving a Talbot Sunbeam Lotus for Peugeot Talbot Italia and twice becoming Italian Group 2 Rally Champion in 1981 and 1982.
He subsequently served as team manager of Ferrari F1, and more recently as General Manager of Maserati Corse and Racing Director for Fiat-Abarth.
"Lotus has a peerless motorsport heritage, not just in Formula One, but we have also won in sportscar racing, saloon car racing, world rally championships, Le Mans and the Indy 500," says Berro in an official statement.
Berro's the one on the left (We think!)
"There is no other car company in the world which can lay claim to so many accolades and championships in such a wide variety of motorsport fields, and I am looking forward to re-introducing Lotus to high level motorsport to not only compete and win but also to demonstrate the shared technology between Lotus sportscars and future racing cars."
New Lotus CEO - and former Ferrari director - Dany Bahar is the man responsible for the appointment:
"Claudio has a proven track record of not only setting up and managing the motorsport's divisions within sportscar brands but also winning championships in GT racing and rallying. His skills will be very valuable as we look to return Lotus to high level motorsport around the world," he says.
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