Team Lotus: No excuses in 2012
Team Lotus has still yet to score a point in almost two years of Formula 1 competition. Tony Dodgins sat down with team owner Tony Fernandes to find out why a move up the order is a necessity in 2012
Tony Fernandes is intriguing. Owning grand prix teams and Premier League football clubs is no sure thing.
With football clubs in particular it's often a vanity project - a rich fan wanting to take control of a long-supported team. Fernandes is a West Ham fan.
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