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Is Lotus coming back to F1?

Lotus is poised to return to F1, backed by a consortium led by the Malaysian government. The team would takeover BMW Sauber, and be backed by Malaysian oil giant Petronas and Lotus, which is owned by Malaysia’s national car maker Proton.

When did Lotus last win a Grand Prix?

1987
The Brazilian driver gave Lotus its last Grand Prix win when he won the 1987 Detroit Grand Prix in the active suspension-equipped 99T.

Who drove the JPS Lotus?

Emerson Fittipaldi
Emerson Fittipaldi Two years later, driving the Lotus 72 and sporting the now famous black and gold JPS livery for the first time, Fittipaldi surged to the title with five race victories, becoming the youngest ever world champion at 25 years of age.

Who is driving in f1 2021?

2021 Season

# Driver Team
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2 Max Verstappen Red Bull
3 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
4 Lando Norris McLaren

Who are the famous Lotus Grand Prix Drivers?

Works team results Year Chassis Drivers 1 2 1958 Lotus 16 ARG MON 1958 Lotus 16 Graham Hill 1958 Lotus 16 Alan Stacey 1958 Lotus 16 Cliff Allison

When did Lotus start to race in Formula One?

The first table below details the complete World Championship Grand Prix results of the Formula One constructor Team Lotus between 1958 and 1994. The second table includes results from privately owned Lotus cars in World Championship Grands Prix between 1958 and 1979.

Is the Lotus Racing team sponsored by Lotus?

The race team itself has been known as Team Lotus, Lotus Racing and there is even a team sponsored by Lotus Cars (2012-1015 F1 season). Below we take you through a detailed list of every Lotus race car model we could find.

How many drivers championships has Lotus Racing won?

In all it had five Drivers’ Championships and one Constructors championship. There have been many flavors of the Lotus racing machines over the years. The race team itself has been known as Team Lotus, Lotus Racing and there is even a team sponsored by Lotus Cars (2012-1015 F1 season).