It would be an understatement to say that Lotus hasn't had a glittering start to this year's Formula One season. Its cars qualified for the season-opener in last place and, as if that wasn't embarrassing enough, F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has accused them of almost bringing the sport into disrepute according to an article in the CityAM newspaper by Christian Sylt.His criticism is qualified however and it relates to the team's antics at the end of last season which we would hope they have moved on from. As was well-documented, at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in November former Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen announced that he had 'not been paid a single euro all year' with estimates suggesting that...
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