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In a strong statement of intent about the
aspirations of Lotus Racing, soon to become Team
Lotus, an announcement has been made today that
Chief Technical Officer Mike Gascoyne has signed
a five year deal, tying him to the Anglo /
Malaysian squad until at least 2015.
Under Mike’s technical direction, Lotus Racing
has gone from confirmation of its entry to the
2010 FIA Formula One™ World Championship in
September 2009 to its current position of tenth,
and is now forging ahead with its 2011 car which
will be raced under the Team Lotus name.
Mike Gascoyne “Having started the team from
scratch with Tony it was always my intention to
finish my career here, so it’s great to have
formally agreed a five year deal. I’d like to
extend my sincere thanks to Tony, Din, Nasa,
Riad and the whole team, and I’m extremely
grateful to everyone involved in Lotus Racing
for having the confidence to take this into a
long-term contract. We’ve had a great start to
our partnership together, and I’m looking
forward to continuing that for the next five
years, and even beyond that.”
Team Principal Tony Fernandes couldn’t hide his
delight at securing a long-term deal with Mike,
saying “Mike’s five year deal is a major
announcement for the whole Lotus Racing team. It
shows just how serious we are, not only about
how far ahead we are setting our aspirations,
but also as a reward to Mike for the incredibly
hard work he and the team have already put in to
get us from literally four people back in
September ’09 to our current position as a
serious F1™ player with a very bright future
ahead of us. On a personal level, I’ve really
enjoyed the last year that we’ve been working
together, and I’m very excited about working
with Mike for many years to come.”
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