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Long anticipated switch of engines for Lotus confirmed today

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  1. nerofer

    nerofer F1 World Champ

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  2. Remy Zero

    Remy Zero Two Time F1 World Champ

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    It won't guarantee immediate success, although it will be better. Look at Mclaren & Force India..
     
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  3. Fast_ian

    Fast_ian Two Time F1 World Champ

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    Whoa!.... That very much increases the chances of Fred, or even Seb, heading there.....

    I'm starting to suspect these guys are currently convinced, rightly or wrongly, that they can't win without a Merc lump. (Sorry, 'PU';)).

    Both of them have the capability to bring many sponsorship $ along.

    The plot thickens........

    Cheers,
    Ian
     
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  4. NeuroBeaker

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    Now that that's happened, I'm thinking it's between McLaren and returning to his old championship-winning team for Alonso.

    It's be interesting to see the McLaren and Lotus driver lineups confirmed.

    All the best,
    Andrew.
     
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  5. DF1

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    Good news! I hope the finances are in order. We need more strong teams!
     
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  6. tifosi12

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    I predicted that a while ago. I bet Strolls money is behind this.

    Now Alonso has a real alternative.

    Between Honda getting up to speed and Lotus rebuilding 2015 looks like a transition year. But still preferable to the chaos at Ferrari. Seb will find out the hard way.
     
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  7. ELP_JC

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    Ferrari is basically starting with a clean slate. I don't think Seb would have jumped over if nothing had changed. There's a very good chance things will improve, and I'm sure Vettel thought it was a risk worth taking. How much will the improvement be? We'll find out soon enough :). But I'm optimistic. Ferrari has what it takes to be at the top at any moment; it just needs to get its act together, and hopefully the new management and driver lineup will do just that.
     
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  8. 2003Enzo

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    What kind of money does Alonso bring to a team? Would any amount be enough to rescue Lotus at this point?

    Certainly not for 2015.
     
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    Who will be faster in 2015, mclaren with a new engine or lotus with the best engine? I bet on the second
     
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    Is there any engineering talent left at Lotus? McLaren has shown this year that a Mercedes PU does not guarantee success.
     
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    What's in it for MB?
     
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    Conflict of interest for Stroll, no ?
     
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    This is what I am thinking. Much of the talent has already jumped ship so they could get paid. It would be a huge gamble for FA to go back there.
     
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  14. jjmalez

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    +1


    "leave me alone, I know what I'm doing" :)

    Joe
     
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    Hope so... Raikkenin @ Lotus rekindled my interest in F1 after Michael left the sport. Just being honest here. Always loved Ferrari, always loved Lotus.

    IMHO


    Joe
     
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    Why?

    He didn't put his $ into Sauber.
     
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