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Technical director Allison leaves Lotus F1 team

Highly-rated technical director James Allison is leaving Lotus and will be replaced by Nick Chester, the Formula One team said on Wednesday. The announcement before the first race of the European season in Spain this weekend will be seen as a blow for Finnish Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen, the 2007 world champion who is second in the standings to Red Bull'sSebastian Vettel. Allison has been with British-based Lotus, previously Renault, since 2005 after previous stints in the 1990s when they raced as Benetton. No details were given about his likely destination, although early speculation focused heavily on Ferrari. Allison worked for the Italian team for five years - during Michael...
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