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 Schumacher (racing driver) David Schumacher (racing driver) David Schumacher (born 23 October 2001) is a German racing driver, son of former Formula One driver Ralf Schumacher and nephew of seven time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher. Schumacher began karting at a young age, alongside his cousin Mick. From there he competed in multiple karting championships, the highlight of which was finishing as vice-champion of the 2017 DKM Championship to Dennis Hauger. In August 2017, it was announced that Schumacher would graduate to single-seaters, competing for his father's US Racing outfit in the 2018 ADAC Formula 4 Championship. In January 2018, he made