Lotus: Boullier confirms discussions

What is the future of Renault en Formula 1 ? At present, it seems more and more that the French manufacturer wishes to disengage from the chassis activity of the team?enstone, a turnaround that began at the end of 2009 and the repurchase of part of the capital by Genii Capital, a company owned by Gérard Lopez. Lotus Cars, owner of the Lotus name and subsidiary of Proton, would thus be likely to buy the remaining shares held by Renault.

Eric Boullier, team principal of Renault F1 Team, explains to us that the negotiations are not at this stage and that Lotus Cars is only one possible partner among others. “ In Formula 1, there are always a lot of things going on, confides the Frenchman to AUTOhebdo.fr. At the moment, there are a lot of distorted rumors, even if it is true that there was a merger in different forms, notably through an engine supply (to the Lotus Racing team, editor's note ) but also discussions for a possible collaboration (with Lotus Cars, an entity not directly linked to Lotus Racing) »

However, the former boss of the DAMS team also explains that the negotiations have not come to an end and that Lotus Cars is not alone on the track. “ Today, there are discussions? but we have some with other sponsors and other companies around the world. This is one of the possibilities “, he concluded. The future of Renault F1 Team should therefore be decided in the coming weeks. Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault and who has never hidden his lack of enthusiasm for the brand's F1 activity, should be present on Sunday at Interlagos, without any formalization being expected.