Lotus appoint Berro as motorsport director
Lotus appoint Claudio Berro as new director of motorsport ahead of 2010 return to formula one
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Lotus have appointed Claudio Berro as their new director of motorsport ahead of a return to formula one in 2010.
Berro, who has previously worked with Ferrari, Maserati, Fiat and Abarth, before heading up the Speedcar race series, will report directly to Lotus chief executive officer Dany Bahar, although it is believed that he will have some involvement in the running of the new F1 team, which is due to return to F1 racing next season.
"Lotus has a peerless motorsport heritage, not just in formula one, but we have also won in sportscar racing, saloon car racing, world rally championships, Le Mans and the Indy 500," said Berro.
"There is no other car company in the world which can lay claim to so many accolades and championships in such a wide variety of motorsport fields, and I am looking forward to re-introducing Lotus to high level motorsport to not only compete and win but also to demonstrate the shared technology between Lotus sportscars and future racing cars."
Bahar added: "I am delighted that Claudio is joining us as director of motorsport.
"He has a proven track record of not only setting up and managing the motorsport's divisions within sportscar brands but also winning championships in GT racing and rallying.
"His skills will be very valuable as we look to return Lotus to high level motorsport around the world."
Lotus was selected as the 13th and final grid entry for 2010 after BMW announced its intention to withdraw from the sport at the end of the current season.
A scale model of their 2010 contender has already been tested in a windtunnel and the technical team will be headed up by Mike Gascoyne.