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passtherizla 
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Post subject: Kimi on Lotus....
 Posted: Nov 29, 2011 - 09:03 AM
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| Get in! come on kimi make Lotus great once again! |
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Post subject: RE: Kimi on Lotus....
Posted: Nov 29, 2011 - 09:15 AM
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passtherizla
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Post subject: RE: Kimi on Lotus....
Posted: Nov 29, 2011 - 09:24 AM
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Post subject: RE: Kimi on Lotus....
Posted: Nov 29, 2011 - 09:28 AM
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passtherizla
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Post subject: RE: Kimi on Lotus....
Posted: Nov 29, 2011 - 09:46 AM
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| Ah yes I see what you're saying oddly Renault Lotus is British while proper Lotus is malaysian!? |
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Post subject: RE: Kimi on Lotus....
Posted: Nov 29, 2011 - 09:51 AM
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passtherizla
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Post subject: RE: Kimi on Lotus....
Posted: Nov 29, 2011 - 09:56 AM
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So Lotus are effectively running 2 British made cars! Love it!!! And they say we have no valued industry in this country any more... pah!  |
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Post subject: RE: Kimi on Lotus....
Posted: Nov 29, 2011 - 10:13 AM
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"Team Lotus" aren't Team Lotus as of next year! They will still race in Green and yellow but will be rebranded as Caterham Racing (or variant of) after Fernandes bought the company earlier this year and he decided it wasn't a great idea from a marketing view point having two lotus teams on the grid.
To make things slightly more interesting the team will most likely be relocating to the old TWR/Spyker factory in Leafield and the Hingham site will be a "research" site.
So the "proper" Lotus will be Renault, who are currently french (although operate out of Enstone, England), but won't be Renault. They'll be Lotus, who are owned by Proton, who are Malaysian. With a Renault engine. Where as Team Lotus, who are Malaysian (But operate out of Hingham, England) but won't be Lotus. They'll be Caterham, who are English, but now owned by a Malaysian. With a Renault engine. Got that?!
As a side note, the only teams who will be British next year are Williams and Mclaren, Despite all teams bar Sauber, STR, Ferrari and HRT operating from Britain.
Back on topic. Part of me loves Kimi, seeing him change into his board shorts and getting an ice cream whilst the rest of us were getting pissed on in Malaysia 2009 was pure genius and there is no doubting his talent (he was actually quite good at rallying, just crashed a lot!). The other part of me though doesn't like him. His attitude in the garage was a bit weak and generally didn't have time for you. He made Hamilton and Alonso seem nice!
Good luck to them, can't see them improving massively just because of his arrival and I feel sorry for Senna as he's done a pretty solid job since he replaced Heidfeld (add him to Hamilton, Alonso and Kimi in terms of like-a-bility but get rid of the "I'm good so can be a nob" excuse) |
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Post subject: RE: Kimi on Lotus....
Posted: Nov 29, 2011 - 10:20 AM
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Post subject: RE: Kimi on Lotus....
Posted: Nov 29, 2011 - 10:39 AM
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I suppose it is nice to see someone who is exactly how he comes across on the TV as opposed to some other Drivers driven by the PR machine. He's not interested in the racing lifestyle, the sponsors, the PR or anyone but himself.
I suppose like the original Senna, who by all intents and purposes, was also an arse! |
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Post subject: RE: Kimi on Lotus....
Posted: Nov 29, 2011 - 10:44 AM
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| And before I get a massive slating, wasn't questioning the talent and I loved him as a kid, just that looking back, he was a bit of an arse! |
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Post subject: RE: Kimi on Lotus....
Posted: Nov 29, 2011 - 11:54 AM
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| Super glad, Kimi is my fave driver(even more than JB and LH). |
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Post subject: RE: Kimi on Lotus....
Posted: Nov 29, 2011 - 03:16 PM
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Post subject: RE: Kimi on Lotus....
Posted: Nov 29, 2011 - 03:25 PM
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| better than a Williams which was his other choice! |
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Post subject: RE: Kimi on Lotus....
Posted: Nov 29, 2011 - 04:28 PM
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First post: Feb 15, 2010
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| Good drivers in crap cars doing well shows real talent, not really a fan of kimi, but I think that's solely down to him driving a ferrari at one stage in his career. Hope he does well! |
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