Nico Hulkenberg thinks it is still too early to say that he made the right decision to turn down the Lotus Formula 1 team last year, despite its difficult winter.Lotus had offered Hulkenberg the chance of replacing Kimi Raikkonen in the final two races of last year and was interested...

The Lotus Formula 1 team's talks with potential investors Quantum Motorsports are still ongoing, despite reports this week that the deal was totally dead. Quantum, which is led by Mansoor Ijaz, had hoped to conclude a buy into the Enstone outfit late last year but the money never arrived in...

The Lotus F1 team has undergone a management reshuffle, with its CEO Patrick Louis stepping aside from his day-to-day role with the team.Louis was brought into Lotus at the start of 2010 when current owners Genii Capital bought the team from French car manufacturer Renault. He was originally COO but...

Pastor Maldonado is in advanced talks with Sauber about a 2014 Formula 1 deal, as he weighs up rival offers from Force India and Lotus.Following his Williams split, the Venezuelan had been most strongly linked with a move to Lotus, after the team singled him out as its main target...

Lotus insists it has not given up on an investment deal with Quantum Motorsports, despite ongoing delays in the arrival of funds.The team had been hoping that money would be transferred into its accounts this week, but that has not happened. But as it closes in on a decision of...

Nico Hulkenberg has confessed to a sense of disappointment that Formula 1's biggest teams have overlooked him for 2014, despite his impressive form.Although rivals like Fernando Alonso have repeatedly praised the German's speed, Hulkenberg was not picked by Red Bull, Ferrari or McLaren for vacancies they had, and now looks...

Quantum Motorsports chief Mansoor Ijaz says there is "zero chance" of its deal to buy into the Lotus team falling through, despite recent delays in the transfer of funds.Ijaz, who is backed by a series of Middle East investors to purchase a 35 percent stake in the team, says he...

Lotus owner Gerard Lopez says his team will not wait 'much longer' for new investors Quantum Motorsports to finalize its deal to buy in to the team.Quantum chiefs announced at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that they had completed their part of an arrangement to purchase a 35 percent stake...

Kimi Raikkonen is to miss the final two races of the 2013 Formula 1 season after electing to undergo back surgery next week. The news was first broken in Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat.The Finn had been at the center of a pay dispute with his Lotus bosses in Abu Dhabi...

Lotus says its pay issues with Kimi Raikkonen have now been put on the back burner, so both can focus on delivering a strong end to the campaign.Raikkonen had threatened to not see out the season with Lotus after frustrations at not receiving his salary boiled over following the Indian...