Lotus F1

CNN International has signed a partnership deal with Lotus Racing which will see the CNN logo feature on the team’s race cars, driver’s overalls and all team clothing.

Mike Gascoyne says he has been content with Lotus’s first five days of testing with its T127 and is confident the team will now be able to start upping its headline pace as pre-season reaches its cl

Lotus Racing’s second day of official Formula One testing at Jerez lasted just 30 laps – after Heikki Kovalainen crashed the new T127 machine into the tyre barriers in wet conditions.

Lotus technical chief Mike Gascoyne says his team is on course to prove its credentials as a serious Formula 1 outfit this year, ahead of a return to the track for the famous marque on Tuesday.

New F1 team Lotus looks set to give its 2010 car a track debut late this week.