Two Formula 1 race winners – a Latin and a Finn – joining a new team? This is not unprecedented, and the last time it happened, the outcome was far from optimal.
Sixteen years ago, Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen signed with the new Lotus outfit for the 2010 season; however the promised budget cap never materialised, Lotus was accepted as a 2010 entrant as late as September 2009 (just imagine if Cadillac was still unsure about next year!), and the squad spent most of its short-lived existence among other backmarkers, with both veterans eventually replaced by well-backed youngsters.
