Topic: Tony Fernandes

QPR boss eyeing new stadium

QPR owner Tony Fernandes revealed Monday that the Premier League club are searching for a bigger venue in west London to replace Loftus Road.The 18,500-capacity Shepherd's Bush ground is the smallest in the Premier League and Fernandes, who has been in charge ...

Tony Fernandes 'rejects' Lotus Formula One offer

Aviation tycoon Tony Fernandes said he had rejected a six million pound ($9.7 million) offer to settle the Lotus naming dispute that has embroiled two Formula One teams.After a 16-year absence, the Lotus name returned to Formula One last season under Fernandes, ...

Fernandes, Proton go to court over Lotus name

Racing team principal Tony Fernandes Tuesday launched legal proceedings in a British court against Malaysian carmaker Proton over the rights to use the iconic Lotus brand name.The legal battle erupted after Proton issued a statement Monday that said it had terminated a ...
Fresh from posting a couple of retirements in the Singapore Grand Prix-albeit after its most competitive showing to date-it seems that the Lotus team will disappear from Formula 1 next year. A statement released today by Proton says that it is breaking ...
Formula One team Lotus Racing wants to switch from Cosworth to Renault power for 2011 but it will first have to resolve its contractual situation with the British engine supplier.. Cosworth maintained the position that it was ready to supply the American ...
Lotus, a fully owned subsidiary of the leading Malaysian auto-maker Proton, made history on Wednesday by introducing the youngest-ever Formula One test driver, Nabil Jeffri in the BMW Pacific championship. Jeffri is a sixteen year old Malaysian formula one driver and is ...

AirAsia pioneer plans to move into Formula 1

When Malaysian aviation tycoon Tony Fernandes came from nowhere to launch budget carrier AirAsia with just two planes in 2001, the industry heavyweights laughed at him.A decade later and AirAsia is the region's fourth-biggest carrier with 25 million passengers a year, but ...

Lotus boss can't wait for Schumacher return to F1

Lotus team principal Tony Fernandes said Friday seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher was an inspiration and his return will provide a burst of power to the sport.The iconic Lotus name returns to Formula One in Bahrain, with modest ambitions for this year ...
The iconic Lotus name returns to Formula One at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend, with modest ambitions for this year but big plans to seize a future world championship.The Malaysia-backed team, wrapped in green and yellow livery recalling the marque's ...

Airline bosses accept cross-dressing bet

Lotus F1 boss Tony Fernandes on Thursday accepted a challenge from Richard Branson that the loser of their two Formula One teams will dress up as a flight attendant on the winner's airline. "Bring it on," said a statement on the friendly ...
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