Matt I've been saying it all along. How long will it be before the die hard Lotus lovers start calling for heads when the car doesn't live up to the Lotus name.
To be honest, die hard Lotus fans can't really complain can they. Lotus weren't really on top form in the 4 years before they last raced in F1!
And of course the whole legal battle between the Chapmans and the people using the Lotus name against their wishes.
Different Lotus though, one could argue. Team Lotus and Lotus F1 are very different things!
USF1, have apparently asked for a late entry into the season, missing the fly aways, and starting the season in spain.
To be honest, will it lose them much in the long term? Probably not. Plus they've just been granted the extra testing days, and excused the European tests (common sense in F1? Bernie must be losing it!).
Manor (virgin) Taking a huge risk using only CFD, the big teams have all found out to their detrement that when you put the computer numbers onto the track its doesn't always work.
Doesn't
always work, but Mr Wirth is regarded as somewhat of a genius in that department. Maybe he'll have the key to unlocking the technology fully (and getting very rich doing so).
Campos, will they actually show up is still the big question. Senna has the name, but yet to really see if he has enough talent to back it up. (like it or not, people will expect everything straight away)
Quite. Much as Alonso's big in Spain, I can't see them having the same fanatical backing of a rear echelon team.