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Lotus here, there and everywhere

In 2011, nothing was too much for Lotus. The brand created by Colin Chapman had a presence in numerous racing categories, with two teams carrying the name in F1 alone (Team Lotus and Lotus Renault). Lotus was also in GP2 and GP3 with ART Grand Prix, in F3, in endurance racing, in GT and even in the United States in IndyCar as recalled by this photo of Takuma Sato at Motegi. However, if the current Enstone-based team finds a buyer the name could again drop off the F1 grid.

Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.