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Griever20 · 08-23-2017, 06:39 AM

Lotus Sweeps Market, Appoints former Chariot Personal
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March 9th, 2016

It came as Martin Brundle and many others expected. Just today, Lotus announced the signing of lead designer Jenny Whitehouse, race engineers Mary Paddock and Stuart Yarnham and drivers Jeremy Woodford and Iker Vidal.

"It was pretty clear that we would need experienced leaders on top of our departments, and drivers that have raced competitive last season in the GMA, so signing off on those contracts was a no-brainer." Martinson, team principal of Lotus Racing, told the media.

The 'gang' led Chariot into the WMC and especially Stuart Yarnham and driver Iker Vidal have worked together for two years now and know each other in and out.

"It is nice to know that I will work together with Stuart again," Vidal added to that. "And it is nice to have a drive for 2016, sitting on the couch for the year would've been very frustrating."

Furthermore, work has begun in Guildford as the Lotus HQ will be expanded. "Mr. Henderson gave us additional funds to upgrade our facilities, and this will help us a great deal in the future and gives this team a great foundation for the future," Davidson said.

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Easy calculation. Vidal costs $490k per race, Woodford costs $335k per race, and Woodford's sponsors pay us $879k per race, so basically, we get two drivers for free. Both push our marketability over our old drivers, and are slightly better. In addition to that, we managed to sign the WHOLE gang on three year contracts.

This is a long time commitment, and even if we go down to the APSC, we will have a staff that has proven it can push a team forward.

As for the HQ... we will upgrade factory and design facilities, as well build a proper scouting department and a staff center. We have a good staff and especially Whitehouse and Yarnham have some room to grow and as for scouting...

To cite the lovely Michelle: "I'm right now scouting with the Mk 1 eyeball, so do not expect me to file a scouting report on drivers like every day." Fair point.

Development Report:

Jenny has started to work on a new set of brakes, and one car 'could' run with them at Qatar. However, reliability is not exactly stellar, and the improvement is not that big, so they most likely will have to wait till the second or third race on the calendar. This is a 16 race Championship... a marathon, not a sprint.

08-23-2017, 06:39 AM	#6
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,727	News Update Lotus Sweeps Market, Appoints former Chariot Personal motorsport-live.com March 9th, 2016 It came as Martin Brundle and many others expected. Just today, Lotus announced the signing of lead designer Jenny Whitehouse, race engineers Mary Paddock and Stuart Yarnham and drivers Jeremy Woodford and Iker Vidal. "It was pretty clear that we would need experienced leaders on top of our departments, and drivers that have raced competitive last season in the GMA, so signing off on those contracts was a no-brainer." Martinson, team principal of Lotus Racing, told the media. The 'gang' led Chariot into the WMC and especially Stuart Yarnham and driver Iker Vidal have worked together for two years now and know each other in and out. "It is nice to know that I will work together with Stuart again," Vidal added to that. "And it is nice to have a drive for 2016, sitting on the couch for the year would've been very frustrating." Furthermore, work has begun in Guildford as the Lotus HQ will be expanded. "Mr. Henderson gave us additional funds to upgrade our facilities, and this will help us a great deal in the future and gives this team a great foundation for the future," Davidson said. -- Easy calculation. Vidal costs $490k per race, Woodford costs $335k per race, and Woodford's sponsors pay us $879k per race, so basically, we get two drivers for free. Both push our marketability over our old drivers, and are slightly better. In addition to that, we managed to sign the WHOLE gang on three year contracts. This is a long time commitment, and even if we go down to the APSC, we will have a staff that has proven it can push a team forward. As for the HQ... we will upgrade factory and design facilities, as well build a proper scouting department and a staff center. We have a good staff and especially Whitehouse and Yarnham have some room to grow and as for scouting... To cite the lovely Michelle: "I'm right now scouting with the Mk 1 eyeball, so do not expect me to file a scouting report on drivers like every day." Fair point. Development Report: Jenny has started to work on a new set of brakes, and one car 'could' run with them at Qatar. However, reliability is not exactly stellar, and the improvement is not that big, so they most likely will have to wait till the second or third race on the calendar. This is a 16 race Championship... a marathon, not a sprint. __________________ The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(ended) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded)