Team Lotus extending engine deal with Renault

 September 25, 2011 (F1plus Team).- Team Lotus and Tony Fernandes, its Principal, keep pushing and confirming their long term intention in Formula 1.

The team and Renault Sport F1 have agreed to extend their current engine deal for a further year to the end of 2013 and the end of the V8 engine formula, with the aim to continue working together when the new engine regulations come into force.

Renault Sport F1 and Red Bull Technology will also provide the Anglo-Malaysian squad with the much needed, KERS systems for the first time for the duration of the agreement.

Tony Fernandes, Team Lotus Team Principal: “Having established an incredibly good working partnership since the first days of our agreement we are absolutely delighted that Renault Sport F1 and Red Bull Technology will be playing such an integral role in the ongoing development of our team until at least 2013, and then we are aiming to keep working together when the new rules are introduced. They are both passionate, dedicated teams of people with whom we have a growing relationship that is creating a number of exciting opportunities for us for the future. They share our vision for where we want to take our team, and we are very proud to have their power pushing us forward.

“Not only will we be able to build on everything we have learnt through working with Renault and Red Bull Technology in 2011, but we will now have the added benefit of KERS for next year, which really is a major step forward for our team. We have done the very best job we can this year but without that extra power we are always competing on a different level to the teams ahead, so to give our drivers that boost is a key element of helping us catch the cars ahead, and compete with them when we do so.”