joeblogsf1 | The real stories from inside the F1 paddock Change coming at Caterham June 30, 2014 by Joe Saward There have been reports that the Caterham F1 Team has been sold to a new consortium, involving Middle Eastern/Swiss investors. It is understood that the news will be announced on Wednesday. It is believed that there will be a new team principal, probably someone without F1 experience, and there is to be new technical leadership as well, with the goal being to transform the current car in an effort to grab ninth place in the Constructors Championship from Marussia and Sauber. It is not yet clear whether the buy-out will be 100 percent of the team, or a smaller share but it is clear that team boss Tony Fernandes will not be involved in the future, although he will maintain the Caterham road car business. Posted in F1 Drivers | 40 Comments » Lotus to switch to Merc engines June 30, 2014 by Joe Saward The word on the street is that Lotus F1 Team, the old Renault F1 factory team, will shortly announce that it will become the fourth Mercedes team, replacing McLaren, and joining Mercedes GP Petronas, Williams F1 and Force India using the German firms V6 engines. The news if it is confirmed is a big boost to Lotus, which has struggled with Renault engines. The new means that Renault will be down to three teams: Infiniti Red Bull Racing, Scuderia Toro Rosso and Caterham F1 with the possibility of a fourth supply if the Romanian F1 project goes ahead.
I thought the Romanian project was going to have Ferrari engines as the front is the local importer ?
