Idle for what has been a pretty long time, Lotus is finally waking up from its hiatus from auto racing with 2010 becoming a year where the brand makes a return to its racing roots.
We’ve known for quite some time now that Lotus has returned to Formula One. What we didn’t know was that it’s not the only racing series the brand is going back to.
Lotus officially announced that its returning to the IndyCar series in 2010 with partnerships already lined up with Cosworth and KV Racing. It has already been reported a while back that Lotus and Cosworth have joined forces to begin producing both road and race cars together. And now that KV Racing has jumped on board, all signs are pointing towards Lotus returning to the IndyCar series grid for the first time in forever. Really, it’s been that long.
For those of you – and we know there are a lot out there – that aren’t familiar with Lotus stamping its worth in IndyCar, it’s worth pointing out that the brand has had a decorated history in open-wheel racing, all the way back to the 60’s. As a matter of fact, one of the greatest drivers of that era – Jim Clark – won the 1965 Indy 500 while driving a Lotus Type 38 while also finishing second in the same race two years before in 1963.
As for the reinvented Lotus race car, you can expect to see its debut at St. Petersburg, Florida with former F1 driver Takuma Sato sitting behind the wheel of the car.
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