In order to strengthen the Lotus Racing management group, this Friday was announced the appointment of two stakeholders who will be part of the team. They are S M Nasarudin Kandmarudin Meranun.  Together with the principal, Tony Fernándes the three will be in charge of Lotus Racing.
S M Nasarudin, one of the two stakeholders of Lotus-Cosworth explained: “We turned into reality a simple Malaysian dream, thanks to the passion we put into it, the hard work and the team’s spirit.  As in the case of all the other challenges we have had to get where we  are now, we approached these challenges as a team, and how, we are determined than ever to finish what we started.  We are realistic regarding our goals, but in no way we think that things will be easy from here forward, but our faith is still there.
On his part, Kamarudin Meranun, the other new Lotus-Cosworth stakeholder said: “We still have a long way to go and we do not know what the future might bring, but we are in the way and we have to do the best possible.  We made a great product in a very short period of time and in one of car racing’s most competitive platforms in the world.  Honestly, I think we have the motivation, decision and most importantly than anything else, the passion to take this project to the end, with God’s will.”

Finally, Tony Fernándes, Lotus-Cosworth’s team principal declared: “Our goals and objectives are clear, but as mentioned earlier, we have hard work ahead of us.  There are 19 races and with the mutual help of the three (principal and stakeholders), we thing that management has all the necessary resources to lead the team.”