Tuesday 1st February 2011

Senna Signs With Lotus

No, it's not 1985, but a man named Senna will drive a Renault-powered Lotus F1 car. In black and gold...

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The new Lotus-Renault F1 team (that's the one that used to be Renault, by the way, not the other one) has signed up Bruno Senna, meaning that once again a black-and-gold Lotus will be piloted by a man bearing the famous Brazilian surname.

But before you get too excited, the nephew of the late, great three-times F1 world champion Ayrton Senna is unlikely to be taking the new-age Lotus to the top step of the podium - he's only been enlisted as reserve driver for 2011.

Still, it is a neat nostalgic tie-in - Ayrton was the last man to take the original Lotus F1 team to a win, back in 1987.

It's also probably a good move for Bruno Senna, too - his first season at the struggling Hispania Racing team was distinctly patchy.

"It's a really exciting opportunity from both Group Lotus and Lotus Renault GP," said Senna. "To be able to develop my Formula One career within a World Championship winning organisation and to do so in conjunction with some hugely interesting work for such an iconic sports car company as Lotus is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Lotus has placed a great deal of faith in me and I am looking forward to beginning work on the technical side of our relationship."

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No, he has signed with Renault in a Lotus road car sponsored Renault, if he had signed with Lotus he would be in a green and yellow car.




ETA: I fixed your story for you

PH Article said:

The new Lotus-Renault F1 team (that's the one that used to be Renault, by the way, not the other one) has signed up Bruno Senna, meaning that for the first time ever a black-and-gold Renault will be piloted by a man bearing the famous Brazilian surname.

But before you get too excited, the nephew of the late, great three-times F1 world champion Ayrton Senna is unlikely to be taking the new-age Renault with a Lotus sponsor to the top step of the podium - he's only been enlisted as reserve driver for 2011.

Still, it is a not really a nostalgic tie-in - Ayrton was the last man to take the original Lotus F1 team to a win, back in 1987, this of course has nothing what so ever to do with the Renault team, apart from the car has been hideously painted to resemble a Lotus, even though it is a Renault

It's also probably a good move for Bruno Senna, too - his first season at the struggling Hispania Racing team was distinctly patchy.

"It's a really exciting opportunity from both Group Lotus and Lotus Renault GP," said Senna. "To be able to develop my Formula One career within a World Championship winning organisation and to do so in conjunction with some hugely interesting work for such an iconic sports car company as Lotus is a once in a lifetime opportunity, as that is what Lotus are, a sports car company, they have no relation to Team Lotus the F1 racing team. LotusRenault has placed a great deal of faith in me and I am looking forward to beginning work on the technical side of our relationship."

Edited by pits on Tuesday 1st February 10:41

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Hendry said:

pits said:

If he had signed with Lotus he would be in a green and yellow car.

I think you mean to same Team Lotus. The green and yellow cars cannot be called "Lotus" because they have no rights to that name.

By the way, is no one commenting on Senna signing with the team who sacked him and he then had legal wranglings with over the Crashgate affair? All forgiven on both sides I'm assuming.

Yes, good old Bruno Senna and his dad Nelsinho Piquet snr, will be good to see Bruno racing trucks this year.



But Lotus don't own any of the car at all, they just sponsor it, the car is a Renault with a Lotus badge on the front that is it, and in a black a gold paint job which has just been described as a chocolate bar wrapper and nothing like the original Team Lotus car, which was actually a Lotus, built by a Forumla 1 team called Team Lotus, not Renault.

Group Lotus are just trying to flog a lookalike dead horse.


Seriously, the title of this needs to be changed to Senna signs with Renault as it is a bullst story that he has signed with Lotus when Lotus don't even own the car he is maybe going to drive when Renault decide they have had enough of one of their drivers mid season and just replace them.

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cathalm said:

To conclude, Renault has no stake, investment or direct involvement with the team other than engine supply. If you want to be a pedant, call it Genii.

Oh and 1Malaysia are not Lotus, never will be Lotus, have nothing to do with Lotus, don't have the support of Chapmans family and race under Malaysian colours. Yah boo sucks TF fans.

Point A. Renault build and supply engines, they also supply engineers IIRC, Group Lotus supply nothing but a name and badge on the front of the car that is it, they don't own any of the team either they are just a sponsor, they aren't supplying anything.

1Malaysia own the Team Lotus name, like Mercedes own the Mercedes name they bought Brawn and changed the name to Mercedes as they own the name and can do it, like Ron Dennis owns the Mclaren name, they have every right to use that name, the Chapman family can go fk a duck as far as I am concerned, Colin was a great man but it is clear the Chapman family are in it for money and not racing, Tony Fernandes is keeping true to what Colin Chapman set up, a race team dedicated to Formula 1, dedicated to British history of F1, Dedicated to the F1 fans and the racing.

Genii, Renault, Group Lotus what ever the hell they are, are not Team Lotus, they aren't interested in the fans, quite clear they are interested in publicity, dragging people through the mud and money, as far as an F1 team go I rank their attitude and presence with HRT now as they are making a complete mockery out of Colin Chapman, Team Lotus fans and F1 fans, by all means Group Lotus sponsor Renault but you are not the original Lotus F1 team, you have nothing to do with the original F1 team, stop try to pass yourself off as the original F1 team, near enough false advertising.

Danny Bahar just needs to shut the fk up as does Bouiller, you are Group Lotus not Team Lotus fk off with your petty wah wah wah we are the original Lotus st, you aren't! You are Renault, you are sponsored by a company who owns the name Group Lotus, Group Lotus make road cars, and in the past year or so have really tainted the Lotus brand with this st and the awful looking Europa (admittedly the original Europa was no looker) but you are just playing on the past of two companies and one of those you have nothing to do with bar the word Lotus.