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Lotus Is Slashing Jobs In the UK: 'A Punch in the Stomach'

Lotus’s rebirth under Geely ownership has been slow going. The Emira sports car showed plenty of promise, but was hampered by production delays and a price higher than initially promised. The Emeya and Eletre EVs haven’t proven hugely popular either, and being made in China, they are prohibitively expensive thanks…

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Line reeling in long-time leader Bray in Ryan Insurance Autosport National Rankings

Monoposto ace moves onto 15 wins for 2025 against 17 of MX-5 king

Autosport

Sports car maker Lotus plans to cut up to 550 jobs at Norfolk factory

The carmaker said the decision comes at a time of uncertainty for the sector amid Donald Trump’s tariff hikes in the US.

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Iconic sportscar manufacturer Lotus cuts 550 jobs in the UK

The company has a manufacturing hub in Norfolk

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How Perez, Bottas will fight “desperation” at back of F1 grid with Cadillac

More than 100 F1 podiums have featured Valtteri Bottas and/or Sergio Perez, but Cadillac’s new drivers are expected to be at the back of the grid in 2026 – here’s how they plan on dealing with it

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How Cadillac’s new F1 drivers will fight “desperation” at back of grid

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The stars and cars of the Silverstone Festival

A look at the highlights of the 2025 Silverstone Festival as on-track action from some of racing's greatest machines thrilled

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How F1 teams pick their drivers and what Cadillac’s rumoured Valtteri Bottas signing means

As Valtteri Bottas closes in on a return to the grid with Cadillac, the American team shows its preference for experience ahead of its first foray into Formula 1 – but how did F1’s other new teams pick their driving line-ups?

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With Bottas, Cadillac favours experience: How did other new F1 teams approach their line-ups?

Cadillac's preference for 2026 appears to lie with experience, as Bottas closes in on an F1 return and Perez sits at the top of its list. We look at how F1's most recent all-new entrants approached their driving line-ups

Autosport

‘He was totally in tune’: how Ayrton Senna’s rain masterclass delivered his debut F1 win

Forty years ago, the 25-year-old Brazilian produced possibly the finest drive of his career, and it’s still vivid in the mind of his mechanic Chris Dinnage

The Guardian - UK

What to look out for at the 2025 Silverstone Festival

This year’s Silverstone Festival takes place this weekend and will celebrate 75 years of F1, the return of Group C and plenty more

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Highcock jumps into top four of Ryan Insurance Autosport National Rankings

Matthew Highcock leads a trio of drivers who surge up the order in the latest rankings update

Autosport

The Lotus Emira Turbo SE Is An Intriguing Porsche Alternative: Review

From the get-go, Lotus had a winner in the Emira. The concept was simple but effective: buyers wanted that iconic Lotus driving feel with a cup holder. They wanted heated seats, but also to feel a bit like Jim Clark on their morning commute. They wanted supercar looks without the…

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Bray holds the Line at top of Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings

The gap between Ali Bray and George Line at the top of the Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings remains at four wins after each took a hat-trick last weekend.

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How does Fernando Alonso's winless streak rank in F1 history?

It’s fair to say Kevin Magnussen never had a real shot at victory in Formula 1. The Danish driver spent seven of his nine F1 seasons with the modest Haas team, while his sophomore campaign took place at a struggling Renault outfit as the French brand made a full-on return…

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How does Alonso's winless streak rank in F1 history?

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The pitfalls of F1's current anti-lift rear suspension trend

Mercedes eventually chose to end its on-off relationship with its rear suspension package, first pressed into action on its Formula 1 car at Imola, at the Hungarian Grand Prix. While not outwardly blamed for the team's general downturn in form, the revised suspension was seen as an obtrusive element in…

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Why anti-lift rear suspension doesn’t always unlock instant F1 performance

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Another automaker just upgraded Apple CarPlay to boost your drivetime tunes

Immersive Dolby Atmos music in your Lotus sportscar is just a software update away

Autosport

Sibley's Midget standing tall in Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings

Paul Sibley has dominated the Midget Sprite Challenge this year, and another two wins have sent him charging towards the top of the Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings.

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GM and Hyundai Will Develop Trucks, Cars, and Vans Together

We certainly didn’t have a General Motors and Hyundai tie-up on our bingo cards last year when the two signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore a potential collaboration. Then again, perhaps we shouldn’t have been surprised. After all, weirder things have happened. Remember DaimlerChrysler? And we don’t even have…

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Stripes star as Crowhurst wins special BMW 3 Series celebration race

Graham Crowhurst and his stripey M3 E46 - inspired by Jeff Koons’ BMW Art Car M3 GT2 raced by Andy Priaulx at Le Mans in 2010 - enjoyed a memorable Classic Sports Car Club Modern Retro race weekend at Castle Combe, conquering technical issues to maintain his Ramair championship lead…

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The 2026 Lotus Emira Is Better. But It's Also Pricier

Update: Lotus has shared official pricing information for the 2026 Emira, confirming the figures and details about the Racing Line trim. Check out the pricing chart for each trim.

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Allaway all the way up to sixth in Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings

Simon Allaway pilots one of the most distinctive cars in club racing and his unmistakable Lotus Esprit has powered him to sixth in the Ryan Motorsport Insurance Autosport National Rankings.

Autosport

BRMs star at Oulton Park Gold Cup celebration

As if Friday and Saturday’s magnificent BRM Formula 1 75th anniversary demonstrations - topped by Rob Hall’s mesmeric helmet cam lap in a shrieking V16 Mk1 - was not enough, Andy Willis’ Historic Gold Cup victory in P48-7 was the icing on the cake, delighting American owner Charles McCabe on…

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