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
Matt Hamilton (racing driver) Matt Hamilton (racing driver) Matthew Hamilton (born 2 February 1990 in Hemel Hempstead) is a British auto racing driver. He is best known for competing in the British Touring Car Championship. Hamilton raced in karting between 1999 and 2005. In 2005 he won a Formula BMW scholarship, which gave him entry to the 2006 Formula BMW UK season. He raced in Formula Palmer Audi in 2007. He won the opening race of the season at Silverstone, and was on pole position for the second. A fast-changing red starting light left Hamilton stranded on the startline. He was hit by several