Renault in Formula One under a British licence in , having raced as a French outfit since Renault took over in 2002. This left the sport without any team racing under a French licence for the first time since the season. Group Lotus had yet to purchase a stake in the team, but had an option to do so by the end of . Along with the launch of their new car, Lotus Renault GP announced that they had hired Jean Alesi as an ambassador for the team and test driver for the T125 single-seater project. On 6 February 2011, Robert Kubica was severely
David Mercer (racing driver) success and which he still currently races to a high level. In the 1984 Le Mans race he started in 46th place and finished in 39th. In the race he ran 96/360 laps.He was sponsored by Castrol and drove a BMW M1. David Mercer (racing driver) David Mercer (born 21 August 1949) is a British former racing driver. Mercer began his racing career in Sportscars in 1977 competing in Group 5/6 . He drove part-time in the FIA World Endurance Championship and Thundersports races from 1982 to 1989. He made one [Interserie] start in 1992 and made 11 British Formula