Lotus believe they have the fourth quickest car on the grid behind Mercedes, Ferrari and Williams according to the team's trackside operations director Alan Permane.... read more »

Lotus now has the fourth-fastest car on the Formula 1 grid after a strong showing in the Chinese Grand Prix, according to engineering chief Alan Permane read more »

Lotus is "still finding our feet a little bit" following a troubled start to the Formula 1 season, according to engineering chief Alan Permane read more »

Mercedes have unveiled a new Formula 1 Safety and Medical cars for the 2015 season, with an updated Mercedes-AMG GT S and Mercedes-AMG C 63 S respectively. Bernd Mayländer will... read more »

The loss of key technical staff in 2013 was the main reason why Lotus's '14 Formula 1 campaign was so bad, believes trackside operations chief Alan Permane read more »

Formula 3 European champion Esteban Ocon will be a Formula 1 star in the future, according to Lotus' trackside operations director Alan Permane read more »

Pastor Maldonado doesn't deserve the bad image he's been assigned by Formula 1 fans according to Lotus trackside operations director Alan Permane. The Venezuelan is... read more »

Lotus' Alan Permane insists Pastor Maldonado is one of the best drivers he has worked with despite the Venezuelan's "bad image"... read more »

Pastor Maldonado dealt with Lotus's tough 2014 Formula 1 season better than Romain Grosjean and does not deserve his "awfully bad" image, reckons the team's... read more »

Though he only needs to finish second in Abu Dhabi, Lewis Hamilton should avoid being cautious, writes Alan McNish. read more »

The FIA could back down over its newly-imposed radio communications ban. It was the hot topic of controversial conversation in Singapore on Thursday, as the teams and drivers... read more »

Former World Champion Alan Jones will act as the FIA's driver steward at the Singapore Grand Prix. read more »

The Lotus F1 Team last scored points at the Monaco Grand Prix at the end of May, and at Monza they disappointed once again. Pastor Maldonado finished fourteenth and Romain […] read more »

1980 Formula 1 World Champion Alan Jones believes fellow Australian Daniel Ricciardo is now "a contender" and has proved he is capable of running with the best of... read more »

Ex-Formula 1 World Champion Alan Jones is confident that fellow Australian Daniel Ricciardo will keep his feet on the ground after the Red Bull driver secured his maiden... read more »

Lotus F1 Trackside Operations Director Alan Permane has said the Enstone team will work hard now for Canada in a bid to 'correct the issues' seen in Monaco and get... read more »

Alan Permane insists that Lotus have the potential to rival top 10 regulars like McLaren and score points consistently... read more »

Lotus has the potential to take the fight to Formula 1 teams in the top 10 like McLaren and score regular points, according to trackside operations director Alan Permane. read more »

Lotus will need to make a big leap forward in Malaysia later this month, Trackside Operations Director, Alan Permane has conceded. read more »

Lotus trackside operations director Alan Permane insists that their showing during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix is not representative of the pace of the E22. Romain... read more »

Lotus says that their running on the fourth day of the second pre-season test in Bahrain may be delayed. Pastor Maldonado encountered gearbox problems and the team needs to... read more »

Lotus suffered an issue with the Renault energy store during the first day of the second test in Bahrain, Alan Permane has confirmed     read more »

Lotus debuted their E22 for the first time on Wednesday in Bahrain during the second pre-season test of the season after choosing to miss the opening Jerez test. Whilst they... read more »

Lotus trackside operations director Alan Permane looks ahead to the F1 season finale in Brazil     read more »

As Lotus F1 Team prepares for its final race with the E21 - and also the V8 engine - Trackside Operations Director Alan Permane looks at the teams' potential to end the... read more »