Formula 1's Latest Rumours and Talk: Romain Grosjean, Lotus, Renault and More - Bleacher Report
, a long-serving member at the team, has revealed the lengths Lotus have had to go to in their efforts to survive and why the outfit are pinning their hopes on a takeover by Renault. Despite a deal between Lotus and the French manufacturer appearing to be a formality, a rival team boss has claimed he has held discussions with Renault about a potential takeover. We have had a very, very difficult season. This is the worst season we have had financially and we have scrimped and scraped for parts and to get the cars on the track is a massive effort each week. It has been a very, very hard weekend for us, especially Friday—we've had all kinds of money problems as people know—and to be able to put that behind us and do the business on the track has been great. I was just driving round, the last eight laps were interesting, the guys that were lapping me I was able to have a grandstand view of their race which was the only bit that was fun. Copyright © 2015 Bleacher Report, Inc. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. com is part of Bleacher Report – Turner Sports Network, part of the Turner Sports and Entertainment Network. Certain photos copyright © 2015 Getty Images. Source: bleacherreport.com
