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
Victor Guerin (racing driver) Victor Guerin (racing driver) Victor Guerin (born 17 June 1992 in São Paulo) is a professional Brazilian racing driver. Guerin had some karting experience, by participating in various Brazilian championships. Guerin graduated to single-seaters, competing in the Light Class of the local Formula Three Sudamericana championship. He won one race and amassed another four podiums. After ten races in this class, he stepped up to main class, contesting four races, finishing one of them on podium. In 2010, Guerin switched to Europe, joining the newly launched Formula Abarth series in Italy with JD Motorsport. He won the opening race at