Caterham F1

Caterham-Renault[1]
Full name Caterham F1 Team[2]
Base Hingham, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Team principal(s) Tony Fernandes
CEO Riad Asmat
Technical director Mike Gascoyne
Website caterhamf1.com
Previous name Team Lotus
2012 Formula One season
Race drivers 20. Heikki Kovalainen[1]
21. Jarno Trulli[1]
Test drivers TBA
Chassis Caterham CT-01[3]
Engine Renault[1]
Tyres Pirelli
Fuel TBA
Formula One World Championship career
Debut 2012 Australian Grand Prix
Constructors'
Championships		 0
Drivers'
Championships		 0
Race victories 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0

Caterham F1 Team is a Malaysian-owned Formula One team based in the United Kingdom. The team will compete as Caterham for the first time in the 2012 Formula One season, following the renaming of the outfit that raced as Team Lotus in 2011. This followed the acquisition of British sportscar manufacturer Caterham Cars by team principal Tony Fernandes, forming the Caterham Group.[4]

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History

Background

See also: Team Lotus (2010-11)

Fernandes' team originally entered Formula One in 2010 as Lotus Racing, using the Lotus name under licence from Group Lotus. When Group Lotus' parent company Proton terminated the licence, Fernandes acquired the privately-owned Team Lotus name for use in the 2011 season. As Proton began legal proceedings against the team, Fernandes acquired Caterham Cars. In November 2011 the team applied to the Formula One commission to formally change their constructor name for the 2012 season from Lotus to Caterham, while Renault changed their name to Lotus.[5] Permission was granted before being formally ratified at a meeting of the FIA World Motorsport Council.[6] The team finished 10th in the Constructors Championship in 2011, with three 13th place finishes; two from Trulli, the other from Kovalainen.

2012 season

Trulli and Kovalainen re-signed with the team, under its new guise of Caterham, for the 2012 season.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "2012 FIA Formula One World Championship Entry List". FIA.com (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile). 30 November 2011. http://fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/f1releases/2011/Pages/f1-entry-2012.aspx. Retrieved 30 November 2011. 
  2. ^ Elizalde, Pablo (14 December 2011). "Caterham reveals Formula 1 team logo". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/96740. Retrieved 14 December 2011. 
  3. ^ "Team Lotus Notes, pages 55". Team Lotus Notes. December 2011. http://www.caterhamf1.com/2011/notes/finaledition/index.html. Retrieved 14 December 2011. 
  4. ^ "Team Lotus purchase Caterham Cars". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 28 April 2011. http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2011/4/11970.html. Retrieved 28 April 2011. 
  5. ^ Noble, Jonathan (1 November 2011). "Virgin applies for name change to become Marussia". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/95840. Retrieved 1 November 2011. 
  6. ^ Cooper, Adam (3 November 2011). "Caterham, Lotus and Marussia name changes approved". Adam Cooper's F1 Blog (WordPress). http://adamcooperf1.com/2011/11/03/caterham-lotus-and-marussia-name-changes-approved/. Retrieved 4 November 2011. 

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