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Lotus Racing has today announced that the
Anglo-Malaysian squad has agreed a deal with Red
Bull Technology for the supply of gearboxes and
hydraulic systems from the 2011 season and
beyond. The announcement marks the next critical
building block in the process of stepping up the
team’s challenge for honours in the FIA Formula
One™ World Championship and is a major statement
of intent about their future aspirations.
Mike Gascoyne, Lotus Racing Chief Technical
Officer: “The announcement that we have reached
a multi-year agreement with Red Bull Technology
for the supply of our gearboxes and hydraulics
from 2011 is obviously a massive step forward
for us, both in engineering terms, and as an
expression of our ambitions for next year and
for future Championships. The gearbox /
hydraulics package obviously plays a critical
role in the performance of the car, not just on
track but in design and packaging terms, and
this deal gives our design and aero teams a very
exciting platform to work with. The removal of
the double diffusers in 2011 will allow the
whole grid to tighten up the rear bodywork and
mechanical structures around the gearbox, and
this supply deal will allow us to capitalise on
that with our 2011 car. Exciting times lie ahead!”
Christian Horner, Red Bull Racing Team Principal
added his thoughts: “We are very pleased about
Lotus Racing’s decision to use Red Bull
Technology gearboxes and hydraulic systems from
2011. The fact that Red Bull Technology has been
chosen to be a supplier to another team despite
its short history demonstrates how much we have
achieved since our first season. We very much
look forward to working with Lotus Racing from
2011 onwards.”
Tony Fernandes, Lotus Racing Team Principal:
“Din, Nasa, the whole team and I are absolutely
delighted to be able to announce our gearbox and
hydraulics partnership with Red Bull Technology.
It is a real statement of our intention to
challenge for Formula One™ honours as soon as we
can that we have reached this agreement and we
are very excited about integrating the package
into our 2011 car. I think people in and out of
the sport are going to be following our progress
even more closely now we have taken this
incredibly important and ambitious step, and it
makes next year even more exciting. The Lotus
Racing dream grows bigger every day!”
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