That's as much as you can tell from what's been reported so far. Lotus asked Hulkenberg to race for them for the remainder of the 2013 season, he said no. Lotus claim they're in no hurry to name their second 2014 driver. Something even more deeply Machiavellian and long term may have been done behind the scenes but even the story claiming Ferrari involvement in just the last two 2013 races is technically only speculation at this point. We're talking about F1 driver biz though, so pretty much anything is possible. Not hard to believe Ferrari might take some sort of action they think might hamper Lotus' ability to overhaul them in the Constructor standings...
I believe that is correct Dave. It was sad to see him go to a back of the pack team. I thought he was mush better than that.
That was quick. Better sooner than later, I guess. Successful back surgery for Raikkonen (formula1.com)
I'm hoping LOTUS does well in 2014. I'm also hopeful Williams will step up with Felipe Massa on board. We'll see.
I have a theory about why Heikke is doing so well in that Lotus. He has been driving his tail off in the Caterham, maybe driving harder than many that are in the front of the pack. He is in a decent car now & he still is driving that hard. Just my crazy thought.
Wow! Hard to believe that's even possible..... It was a great race. BTW.....especially from 2nd on back!
They said even Bernie left with his police escort at lap 43... Seb and Red Bull are amazing but one can tell that most in the paddock are putting little time and money into catching them this year with the major changes coming in 2014. There was a few great passes back in the pack that made Seb's victory tour somewhat interesting, and COTA is truly a fantastic F1 circuit!!!
Bottas was amazing all weekend. Him and Massa next year with Merc power. We could have the Williams of old back. If Grosjean drives this well next year he could be a challenger for the championship.
IF Lotus find the money to build a good car. The big cash influx they're expecting has yet to come through and the clock is ticking.
