John Player Special F1 Lotus
One of the new teams lined-up to be on the grid for the 2010 Formula One World Championship is the ‘Lotus F1 Team’, announced today by the FIA.
The Malaysian-owned team had applied for the final entry onto the grid after the BMW Sauber team decided to quit at the end of this season and will be given their garage on the pit lane.
While the BMW Sauber team, who were ready to pull out of the series at the end of 2009, are reported to have found a buyer for the team.
According to the BMW official announcement, Qadbak Investments Ltd have agreed to purchase the team, however, the team have no confirmed entry onto the grid for next season despite being offered support from the FIA.
The FIA statement read;
“The FIA believes that a good case can be made for expanding the grid to 14 teams. The FIA will be consulting urgently with the existing teams regarding the introduction of an appropriate rule change to expand the grid to 28 cars in time for the first Grand Prix in 2010.”
According to reports, the 14th slot for BMW Sauber, will allow them to fill any vacancies that arise on the 2010 grid, so unless the FIA are successful in implementing an initiative to increase the grid to 14 teams they are more likely to be on the side-lines rather than the grid.
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