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Lotus bosses admit Renault delay compromising 2016 car

While the future of Lotus hangs in the balance, the team's lead engineer Alan Permane has admitted every passing day risks adding compromises to the design of next year's car. The troubled Enstone team is in the midst of a long delay as Renault considers turning its ‘letter of intent' into the French carmaker's new works team. If it happens, Lotus will need to adapt its 2016 car design to accommodate the Renault power unit, as CEO Carlos Ghosn has reportedly ruled out agreeing to a transition year with a Mercedes unit in the rear of a Renault F1 car. But Permane admitted to Auto Motor und Sport that the hour is getting very late, 'As an engineer, you want to know where you stand...
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