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Lotus To Use Mercedes Power In 2015
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Lotus F1 Team will use the Mercedes-Benz Power Unit from the start of the 2015 season until the end of the current Power Unit generation.
Under the terms of the agreement, Lotus will be supplied with Mercedes-Benz Power Units by Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains (HPP) based in Brixworth, England. The Power Unit will use Fluid Technology Solutions developed by Petronas, the technology partner of Mercedes-Benz.
Lotus will continue to design and manufacture its own transmission at its Enstone base, where work is already underway on the team’s 2015 car, the E23 Hybrid.
“The Mercedes-Benz Power Unit has shown good performance on track and it is our goal to marry this motive force to Enstone’s chassis expertise,” said Matthew Carter, the CEO of Lotus F1 Team.
Lotus, which will have 2014 be its final season with Renault power, is set to be the third customer Mercedes team.
“It was strategically important for Mercedes-Benz to continue to supply three customers throughout this generation of Power Unit, in addition to the primary focus on our Silver Arrows works team, and it was therefore clear that we would be looking for a new customer from 2015,” Toto Wolff, the head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport, said.
“Lotus F1 Team is an impressive organization that has delivered competitive on-track performances in recent seasons. We are pleased to welcome them to the Mercedes-Benz family and look forward to building a productive and performant working relationship in the years ahead.”
Under the terms of the agreement, Lotus will be supplied with Mercedes-Benz Power Units by Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains (HPP) based in Brixworth, England. The Power Unit will use Fluid Technology Solutions developed by Petronas, the technology partner of Mercedes-Benz.
Lotus will continue to design and manufacture its own transmission at its Enstone base, where work is already underway on the team’s 2015 car, the E23 Hybrid.
“The Mercedes-Benz Power Unit has shown good performance on track and it is our goal to marry this motive force to Enstone’s chassis expertise,” said Matthew Carter, the CEO of Lotus F1 Team.
Lotus, which will have 2014 be its final season with Renault power, is set to be the third customer Mercedes team.
“It was strategically important for Mercedes-Benz to continue to supply three customers throughout this generation of Power Unit, in addition to the primary focus on our Silver Arrows works team, and it was therefore clear that we would be looking for a new customer from 2015,” Toto Wolff, the head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport, said.
“Lotus F1 Team is an impressive organization that has delivered competitive on-track performances in recent seasons. We are pleased to welcome them to the Mercedes-Benz family and look forward to building a productive and performant working relationship in the years ahead.”
