Captain Colonial Posted October 21, 2011 Posted October 21, 2011 "Team Lotus boss Tony Fernandes has indicated that he is willing to give up the name and has applied to the FIA to change his team's name to Caterham, while Group Lotus-sponsored Renault wants to use only the Lotus name beginning in 2012." Clicky But the best bit for popcorn and Pringles sales is at the bottom of the article: "While recognizing that having two Lotus teams helps no one, some rivals have also suggested that Caterham is not a worthy enough brand to be represented in F1." Quote
sparky21 Posted October 21, 2011 Posted October 21, 2011 one of the people wrote.... An "energy drink" formulated to ape amphetamine addiction is worthy to be in F1, but high-performance sports car maker Caterham is considered unworthy? Bizarre although it is cateringvan he has got a point i say Quote
AidanPlace Posted October 21, 2011 Posted October 21, 2011 I forwarded on the above to my bro in law................. His reply, made me chortle Hello & welcome Aidan. Congratulations on winning our competition to experience a VIP weekend at Spa Francorchamps with the Westfield Formula 1 team. If you'd like to follow me down to the garage I'll introduce you to the pit crew. He's called John & he can change all four wheels in less time than it takes McLaren*. We can't wait to show you the new aero parts we have for this race, courtesy of Carbon Mod's & I think you'll appreciate the skill it took to fit a red top in this particular chassis. The tolerances we've achieved on this years car are really quite extraordinary; between the left & right sides there is less than one inch difference in the height of the body work, remarkable, I think you'll agree... we believe we can reduce this even further when we manage to get a loan of a grinder. Unfortunately we'll not be fitting the new wide track suspension for this race; the factory forgot to put the bolts in the box. If you look over there, beside the welder & hammer set, you can see our new driver, Fat Bill. At great expense, he's come straight from work to be here & I'm certain he'll be more than happy to have a chat with you after he's finished trimming that piece of sandpaper & glued it to his throttle pedal. I'm sure you're very excited about the taking part in the pit stops... we have every confidence that you'll be a natural with the trolley jack. During & after the race there is, of course, full hospitality... all the bacon buttys you can eat**, tea & Swarfega a-plenty. I hope you enjoy your day, I know I will... we've instructed Fat Bill to smack something off the Caterham F1 car any time it get's within 50 yards of him. * to finish the Grand Prix. ** subject to fair usage policy*** *** one Quote
lippydave Posted October 21, 2011 Posted October 21, 2011 I forwarded on the above to my bro in law................. His reply, made me chortle Hello & welcome Aidan. Congratulations on winning our competition to experience a VIP weekend at Spa Francorchamps with the Westfield Formula 1 team. If you'd like to follow me down to the garage I'll introduce you to the pit crew. He's called John & he can change all four wheels in less time than it takes McLaren*. We can't wait to show you the new aero parts we have for this race, courtesy of Carbon Mod's & I think you'll appreciate the skill it took to fit a red top in this particular chassis. The tolerances we've achieved on this years car are really quite extraordinary; between the left & right sides there is less than one inch difference in the height of the body work, remarkable, I think you'll agree... we believe we can reduce this even further when we manage to get a loan of a grinder. Unfortunately we'll not be fitting the new wide track suspension for this race; the factory forgot to put the bolts in the box. If you look over there, beside the welder & hammer set, you can see our new driver, Fat Bill. At great expense, he's come straight from work to be here & I'm certain he'll be more than happy to have a chat with you after he's finished trimming that piece of sandpaper & glued it to his throttle pedal. I'm sure you're very excited about the taking part in the pit stops... we have every confidence that you'll be a natural with the trolley jack. During & after the race there is, of course, full hospitality... all the bacon buttys you can eat**, tea & Swarfega a-plenty. I hope you enjoy your day, I know I will... we've instructed Fat Bill to smack something off the Caterham F1 car any time it get's within 50 yards of him. * to finish the Grand Prix. ** subject to fair usage policy*** *** one Superb.... Quote
Nic Ayre Posted October 21, 2011 Posted October 21, 2011 one of the people wrote.... An "energy drink" formulated to ape amphetamine addiction is worthy to be in F1, but high-performance sports car maker Caterham is considered unworthy? Bizarre although it is cateringvan he has got a point i say Not to mention the HRT Team Quote
Buzz Billsberry Posted October 22, 2011 Posted October 22, 2011 This such old news... they even mentioned it on on one of the FP's with Crofty on BBC's red buttons about a month ago... Quote
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