Lotus: BIC used confidential report

10/04/2012

Lotus has issued a statement claiming quotes used by Bahrain organizers to show support for the forthcoming Grand Prix were taken from a confidential report.

A brief statement issued by the Enstone-based outfit tonight reads as follows:

"Earlier today, the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) issued a press release attributing quotes to our team showing support for the Bahrain GP. These quotes were part of a full internal and confidential working document, that was also sent on a confidential basis to all F1 team managers last week.

"Lotus F1 Team is one of 12 contestants of the Formula 1 World Championship and we would never try to substitute ourselves for the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), which is the only party entitled to determine if a Grand Prix should go ahead or not, and we endorse the FOTA statement that was issued earlier to this effect."