Caterham F1 Team

Caterham F1 Team is the F1 arm of Caterham Group, the automotive, technology and innovation business headed up by Tony Fernandes that also includes Caterham Racing (GP2), Caterham Cars, Caterham Composites, Caterham Technology and Innovation. Caterham F1 Team traces it roots back to September 12th 2009 when the team, then known as Lotus Racing, was officially born when the FIA granted its entry into the 2010 FIA Formula One™ World Championship. Headed up by Team Principal Tony Fernandes and Deputy Team Principals Kamarudin Meranun and SM Nasarudin, supported by Chief Technical Officer Mike Gascoyne and Chief Executive Riad Asmat, the team first made its base in Hingham, Norfolk, near the original home of Team Lotus and set about its 2010 challenge of winning the battle of the new teams in Formula One™. The team successfully achieved its year one goal and then in 2011, under the name Team Lotus, consolidated its tenth place in the championship and giving itself the perfect platform to head into 2012 and beyond as Caterham F1 Team. In August 2012 the team moved into its new home at the Leafield Technical Centre in Oxfordshire and retained its championship position for a third consecutive year. Kamui Kobayashi and Marcus Ericsson join Caterham for the 2014 season.