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Following the unveiling of the Lotus Cosworth
T127 on Friday night, Lotus Racing has this
morning announced a strengthening of its senior
management team. Team Principal Tony Fernandes
has confirmed today that two of the team’s
shareholders, S M Nasarudin and Dato’ Kamarudin
Meranun, will be joining Tony as Deputy Team
Principals. These appointments give Lotus
Racing’s leadership team a strong base from
which to lead the company and assist each other
through the challenges that lie ahead in driving
the team from its current status as a newcomer
to the grid to fight for victory on and off
track.
Commenting on the appointments, S M Nasarudin
said today ““We made this dream possible,
turning it from a simple Malaysian dream to
reality. This was all made possible through
passion, hard work and team spirit. As with all
the challenges that we have had to face to get
to where we are now, we embraced these
challenges as a team and now are even more
determined to finish what we have started. We
are realistic of our goals and by no means will
it be easy from this point onwards, but the
belief is there. We will consistently bring with
us a professional and confident set up to each
of the races for this season. As team owners,
and in our Deputy Principal’s roles, it further
reflects our continued belief and commitment to
this team.”
Dato’ Kamarudin Meranun added his thoughts,
saying “One may have the money, but not
necessarily the opportunity to invest in an
exciting and challenging venture, especially
with a team of dedicated and highly committed
people – to sum it up, this is unity in
diversity at its best, under a legendary name,
Lotus Racing. We still have a long road ahead
and who knows what the future holds, but we are
underway and we just have do the best we can. We
have delivered a great product in such a short
time period, in one of the most competitive
motors-sports platform in the world, and I
strongly believe we have the drive,
determination and most importantly the passion
to see it through - God willing."
Dato’ Seri Tony Fernandes welcomed the
appointments, commenting “Our goals and
objectives are clear but, as mentioned earlier,
there is still a huge task at hand. We have 19
races to go through and, with the three of us
assisting each other in our roles, we believe
that the management has all the necessary
resources to bring the team to the forefront.”
Lotus Racing hit the track in anger for the
first time this week, joining the FIA test in
Jerez, before moving on to Barcelona next week.
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