Lotus team reveal new E20 F1 challenger
The newly-renamed Lotus F1 Team have become the latest Formula One outfit to showcase their 2012 car, revealing the first glimpses of their E20 machine on Sunday evening ahead of the first test of the year in Jerez.
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Lewis: I was 'battling everyone' in 2011
McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton says that he wasn't "operating on all cylinders" throughout his disappointing 2011 Formula One season, but has again insisted that he feels he is now ready to hit back in 2012.
Read more...2012 Pre-Season Test Preview - Jerez
The fight for the 2012 Formula One championship begins this coming week, with nine teams putting their brand new cars through their early paces over at the Jerez circuit in Spain. Patronise F1 takes a look at the four days of fun to come.
Kimi has "good feeling" about E20 car
New Lotus Formula One driver and 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen believes that he will be able to challenge for "good results" in the new E20 car, after the team launched their 2012 challenger on Sunday.
Repetitive Ferrari stuck in groundhog day
The proud and confident pre-season soundbites keep flowing from the Maranello headquarters, but underneath all the bluster, Formula One's most successful team knows that they can't afford to see their latest car flop, says The Ear.
Hamilton "pathetic" says Sutil's father
The mini war of words between former Force India driver Adrian Sutil and his F1 colleague Lewis Hamilton continued when the German driver's father reportedly described Hamilton's behaviour over his son's recent GBH trial "pathetic".
McLaren complete shakedown of MP4-27
The McLaren team's new 2012 challenger has completed a successful shakedown run at the hands of test driver Oliver Turvey, with the Woking squad's new car now ready to make its official track debut at the forthcoming Jerez test.
Kimi has "good feeling" about E20 car
New Lotus Formula One driver and 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen believes that he will be able to challenge for "good results" in the new E20 car, after the team launched their 2012 challenger on Sunday.
Repetitive Ferrari stuck in groundhog day
The proud and confident pre-season soundbites keep flowing from the Maranello headquarters, but underneath all the bluster, Formula One's most successful team knows that they can't afford to see their latest car flop, says The Ear.
GP3 Series confirms 2012 calendar
Organisers of the Formula One-supporting GP3 Series have finally confirmed their full eight-round 2012 calendar, a schedule that includes a support slot at the Monaco Grand Prix weekend in Monte Carlo for the first time.
Patty's 2011 Season Review
Patronise F1 takes a long and unrelenting look back at the season that passed in 2011, in which Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull somewhat swept the field, but the racing kept everyone interested nevertheless.
2012 Pre-Season Test Preview - Jerez
The fight for the 2012 Formula One championship begins this coming week, with nine teams putting their brand new cars through their early paces over at the Jerez circuit in Spain. Patronise F1 takes a look at the four days of fun to come.
Six of the Best...Infamous F1 car launches
As car launch season picks up speed throughout the rest of the week, confident words will be flung around by everyone as they big up their chances for 2012. But as Patty explains, pity the team that is too confident at their launch.
Speed Trap #8
The latest edition of The Spleen's always-hilarious Speed Trap feature on Patronise F1 takes a look at the hidden troubles associated with trying to choose sides on the ongoing Lotus versus Lotus name-changing debate.
Patty's 2010 F1 Season Review
After the carnage, chaos and confusion of F1's closest-ever championship race, Patronise F1's team of writers take a somewhat wry and massively confused look back at every silly moment of the 2010 Formula One season.
