Lotus trackside operations director Alan Permane is expecting "great things" from Pastor Maldonado in the second-half of the Formula 1 season read more »

Stepping aside for Jolyon Palmer in grand prix practice sessions hurts Romain Grosjean's pride more than his performance, reckons Lotus Formula 1 trackside operations... read more »

Lotus have denied Max Verstappen's claim that Romain Grosjean brake tested him during the Monaco Grand Prix, resulting in a coming together at Ste Devote which took the... read more »

Alan Permane goes on record to say Romain Grosjean did not 'brake test' Max Verstappen ahead of their collision in the Monaco Grand Prix. read more »

Lotus' Trackside Operations Director, Alan Permane has dismissed claims that Romain Grosjean brake tested Max Verstappen in Monaco. read more »

Lotus' Alan Permane is refusing to blame his drivers' clash on one or the other, saying he just hopes it doesn't happen again... read more »

Lotus believe they have the fourth quickest car on the grid behind Mercedes, Ferrari and Williams according to the team's trackside operations director Alan Permane.... read more »

Lotus now has the fourth-fastest car on the Formula 1 grid after a strong showing in the Chinese Grand Prix, according to engineering chief Alan Permane read more »

Lotus is "still finding our feet a little bit" following a troubled start to the Formula 1 season, according to engineering chief Alan Permane read more »

Alain Permane has blamed the loss of "quite a lot of people" for Lotus' slump in form during the 2014 season... read more »

The loss of key technical staff in 2013 was the main reason why Lotus's '14 Formula 1 campaign was so bad, believes trackside operations chief Alan Permane read more »

Formula 3 European champion Esteban Ocon will be a Formula 1 star in the future, according to Lotus' trackside operations director Alan Permane read more »

Pastor Maldonado doesn't deserve the bad image he's been assigned by Formula 1 fans according to Lotus trackside operations director Alan Permane. The Venezuelan is... read more »

Lotus' Alan Permane insists Pastor Maldonado is one of the best drivers he has worked with despite the Venezuelan's "bad image"... read more »

Pastor Maldonado dealt with Lotus's tough 2014 Formula 1 season better than Romain Grosjean and does not deserve his "awfully bad" image, reckons the team's... read more »

The FIA could back down over its newly-imposed radio communications ban. It was the hot topic of controversial conversation in Singapore on Thursday, as the teams and drivers... read more »

The Lotus F1 Team last scored points at the Monaco Grand Prix at the end of May, and at Monza they disappointed once again. Pastor Maldonado finished fourteenth and Romain […] read more »

Lotus F1 Trackside Operations Director Alan Permane has said the Enstone team will work hard now for Canada in a bid to 'correct the issues' seen in Monaco and get... read more »

Alan Permane insists that Lotus have the potential to rival top 10 regulars like McLaren and score points consistently... read more »

Lotus has the potential to take the fight to Formula 1 teams in the top 10 like McLaren and score regular points, according to trackside operations director Alan Permane. read more »

Lotus will need to make a big leap forward in Malaysia later this month, Trackside Operations Director, Alan Permane has conceded. read more »

Lotus trackside operations director Alan Permane insists that their showing during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix is not representative of the pace of the E22. Romain... read more »

Lotus says that their running on the fourth day of the second pre-season test in Bahrain may be delayed. Pastor Maldonado encountered gearbox problems and the team needs to... read more »

Lotus suffered an issue with the Renault energy store during the first day of the second test in Bahrain, Alan Permane has confirmed     read more »

Lotus debuted their E22 for the first time on Wednesday in Bahrain during the second pre-season test of the season after choosing to miss the opening Jerez test. Whilst they... read more »