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    <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 22:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tyre change 'like widening football goals' - Boullier ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[May 16 (GMM) Eric Boullier has revealed Lotus is "a little disappointed" with Pirelli's decision to change its 2013 tyres mid-season.Amid the media furore and the complaining of prominent teams like Red Bull and Mercedes, F1's official supplier announced that it will revert to elements of last year's tyre design for the Canadian grand prix next month and beyond.But Lotus boss Boullier ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/tyre-change-like-widening-football-goals-boullier/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 05:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[F1's tyre row not so simple ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[May 14 (GMM) In the days after the Spanish grand prix, the word on everybody's lips is the same -- tyres.Indeed, so crucial is the impact of Pirelli's controversial product this year is that rumours are swirling that Red Bull mogul Dietrich Mateschitz may have renewed his threat to pull out of formula one.Reports say the Austrian met with fellow billionaire Bernie Ecclestone in ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-s-tyre-row-not-so-simple/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 05:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nick Chester appointed Lotus F1 Team Technical Director]]></title>
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Lotus F1 Team is pleased to announce the promotion of Nick Chester to the position of Technical Director. Nick will replace the departing James Allison, who will leave Enstone after working with the team most recently since 2005 and previously from 1991-1992 and 1994-1999.

Nick has worked at Enstone since 2000, most recently as Engineering Director, and previously as Head of ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/nick-chester-appointed-lotus-f1-team-technical-director/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Raikkonen 'very happy' with 2014 contract talks - Boullier ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/raikkonen-very-happy-with-2014-contract-talks-boullier/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Apr.19 (GMM)  Kimi Raikkonen is moving closer to committing to Lotus for the 2014 season, according to team boss Eric Boullier.

The Frenchman was playing down reports Red Bull has expressed interest in signing the 2007 world champion to replace Mark Webber next year.
For him it's very important that he feels at home and has the freedom to be who he is.  So I really see no reason why ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/raikkonen-very-happy-with-2014-contract-talks-boullier/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 06:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Boullier plays down Grosjean's troubles ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Apr.15 (GMM)  Lotus boss Eric Boullier has backed Romain Grosjean to bounce back from a bad start to the 2013 season.

Last year, while often showing lightning speed, Swiss-born Grosjean became known as F1's 'first lap nutcase', following a series of incidents that culminated in the first race ban issued by the FIA for many years.

Lotus, however, gave the 26-year-old another chance ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/boullier-plays-down-grosjean-s-troubles/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Räikkönen, Grossjean, Boullier, and Allison ready for the Chinese GP  ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Currently running second in the Drivers’ Championship, Kimi Räikkönen is keen to bolster that points tally, starting at the Shanghai International Circuit…
 
What are your thoughts on the Shanghai International Circuit? &quot;It’s always difficult to predict what will happen in the next race as we haven’t been there yet with this car, and every car reacts differently to each circuit ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/r-ikk-nen-grossjean-boullier-and-allison-ready-for-the-chinese-gp/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Senna, Schumacher, Vettel 'extra selfish' - Berger ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Apr.6 (GMM)  Gerhard Berger has refused to jump on the bandwagon with those criticising Sebastian Vettel in the wake of the 'Multi-21' affair.

Lotus team boss Eric Boullier is the latest to hit out at F1's reigning world champion, insisting Vettel was wrong to ignore Red Bull's team orders in Malaysia.

&quot;I don't see any people in the world who could disobey their company and not ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/senna-schumacher-vettel-extra-selfish-berger/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 06:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lotus F1 Team confirm launch of 2013 World Simulator GP Championship™]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Lotus F1 team launches a new sporting concept, WSC, where teams will compete against each other in a virtual world championship in order to aid development of their real world cars and race strategies. The overall winning driver will be granted a race seat in 2014.

Lotus F1 Team is proud to launch an epoch-making development in the history of Formula 1 with the inauguration of the ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/lotus-f1-team-confirm-launch-of-2013-world-simulator-gp-championship/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kubica 'definitely' in running for 2014 - Boullier ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mar.25 (GMM)  Robert Kubica is &quot;definitely&quot; in the running to return to formula one with Lotus in 2014.

Turning down an offer to return to circuit racing in the German touring car series DTM this year, the Pole has got off to a highly competitive start as he prepares to contest the second-tier world rally championship in 2013.

The 28-year-old admits he cannot currently ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/kubica-definitely-in-running-for-2014-boullier/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA['No superstars at Lotus' - boss Boullier ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mar.24 (GMM)  Team boss Eric Boullier says he has created a team structure that does not rely on hugely-paid &quot;superstars&quot;.

He is referring to the staff at Enstone, the former home of title-winning Benetton and Renault, now charging back to the top of F1 as Lotus.

Frenchman Boullier runs the team for Genii, a Luxembourg private equity group that bought the works Renault team ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/no-superstars-at-lotus-boss-boullier/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 06:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lotus F1 Team leads championship with Raikkonen taking the Australian GP win]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Kimi Räikkönen opened up Lotus F1 Team’s 2013 championship points account with a maximum deposit by taking victory in the first race of the season; the Australian Grand Prix. Kimi made two pit stops – whilst most of his opposition made three – to secure his 20th Grand Prix win, equalling the tally of compatriot Mika Häkkinen. Romain Grosjean came home in tenth position after a ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/lotus-f1-team-leads-championship-with-raikkonen-taking-the-australian-gp-win/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:48:53 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Boullier admits to saving Grosjean from axe ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/boullier-admits-to-saving-grosjean-from-axe/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mar.12 (GMM)  Eric Boullier, Lotus' team boss, has admitted he intervened personally to rescue protege Romain Grosjean's F1 career at the end of last year.

Lotus openly considered ousting the French driver, after he was banned by the FIA in Monza and angrily denounced a 'first lap nutcase' by rival Mark Webber.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/boullier-admits-to-saving-grosjean-from-axe/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 05:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lotus unleash E21 at Jerez]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Lotus F1 Team will unleash its 2013 car, the E21, on track at the first day of pre-season Formula 1 testing at the Jerez circuit in Spain, Tuesday February 5th.
The 2013 Lotus F1 Team E21Photo by: Lotu ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/lotus-unleash-e21-at-jerez/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[You sexy thing: Boullier and Allison on E21 unveiling]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Team Principal wants to play with the big boys in 2013
Great things are possibleEric Boullier
How are you looking forward to 2013 and what do you hope can be achieved? I think it is fair to say that great things are possible. The leap we made from 2011 to 2012 showed what we are capable of. 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/you-sexy-thing-boullier-and-allison-on-e21-unveiling-431214/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 02:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lotus F1 unveils E21 at their headquarters in Enstone]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Lotus F1 Team E21 has been unleashed today from the team’s Enstone base in Oxfordshire, England.

Revealed to team partners on site, streamed live on YouTube and broadcast live on Sky Sports News in the UK, the E21 will contest the 2013 FIA Formula 1 World Championship with drivers Kimi Räikkönen (E21 n°7) and Romain Grosjean (E20 n°8).
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/lotus-f1-unveils-e21-at-their-headquarters-in-enstone/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[First view of new Lotus challenger - the E21 ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Beautiful! That was my first thought upon seeing the new Lotus Formula One car. The E21 even has a bit of sex appeal to its design features.  Now the question is will it have the needed speed to contest for the 2013 championship. 

On their live YouTube live launch, the Lotus F1 team is the first of the teams to launch their car.  Team Principal Eric Boullier spoke about how the team ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/first-view-of-new-lotus-challenger-the-e21/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:19:59 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lotus yet to sign Honeywell title deal ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[2012 Lotus F1 Team team photographPhoto by: XPB Images
Jan.25 (GMM)  Lotus is yet to sign a title sponsorship deal with Honeywell, the American technology giant.

Last month ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/lotus-yet-to-sign-honeywell-title-deal/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 04:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA['Continuity' helped Grosjean keep job - boss ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/continuity-helped-grosjean-keep-job-boss/</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dec.21 (GMM)  Lotus' need for &quot;continuity&quot; helped Romain Grosjean keep his job after the Frenchman's tumultuous return to formula one in 2012.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/continuity-helped-grosjean-keep-job-boss/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 05:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Was Grosjean's contract renewed by Lotus due to ROC victory?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Did Romain Grosjean’s overall victory in Sunday’s Race of Champions at Bangkok provide the final impetus for Lotus F1 Team to return the Frenchman to its stable for a second year as partner to Kimi Raikkonen – or was he already cited but waiting for Monday’s announcement?

Don’t know that we’ll ever have the complete sequence of events, but Grosjean’s victory over sports car ace Tom ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/was-grosjean-s-contract-renewed-by-lotus-due-to-roc-victory/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ticket to ride - Romain Grosjean confirmed for 2013]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Lotus F1 Team is pleased to announce that Romain Grosjean will partner Kimi Räikkönen in an unchanged driver line-up for the 2013 season.

This year, Romain made his return to Formula 1 with Lotus F1 Team. He finished on the podium in Bahrain (P3), Canada (P2) and Hungary (P3), finishing the Drivers’ Championship in eighth position with 96 points.

Romain Grosjean: “It’s fantastic for ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/ticket-to-ride-romain-grosjean-confirmed-for-2013/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
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