Shugaban Lotus ne ya ceto Caterham
Caterham "ya rayu cikin bashi," in ji Chris van Wyck, manajan darakta na Caterham Cars Australia.
Kamfanin motar motsa jiki mai sauƙi na Burtaniya yanzu yana hannun Tony Fernandez, ɗan kasuwan Malaysia wanda ya mallaki Air Asia Bhd da ƙungiyar Lotus Grand Prix. Har ila yau akwai jita-jita cewa Fernandes na iya sake sunan tawagarsa ta F1 zuwa Caterham idan ya yi rashin nasara a ci gaba da takaddama tare da Renault F1 game da amfani da sunan Lotus a cikin Formula One.
Siyayya a Ostiraliya yana da fa'ida a bayyane kamar yadda Caterham ya sayar da motoci uku kawai tun 2007 kuma yana fuskantar dakatarwar samarwa a cikin 2013 saboda motocin ba sa zuwa tare da tsarin kula da kwanciyar hankali na ESP wanda ke zama wajibi a duk faɗin ƙasar daga 2012.
“Yanzu muna rayuwa a kan aro. Ina fatan wannan yana nufin abubuwa masu kyau, "in ji Chris van Wyck, manajan darakta na Caterham Cars Australia.
"Caterhams na gaya mani cewa ba za su damu da wannan abin da ya faru ba saboda ba sa bukatar hakan ga Turai. Amma ina tsammanin cewa Caterham zai sami ƙarin tallafi da saka hannun jari a nan gaba. Duk abin da na ji game da sabon mai shi yana sama da daidai. A wannan yanayin, damar da za su iya yin hangen nesa na iya karuwa."
Caterham bai taba zama babban mai siyarwa a Ostiraliya ba, saboda wani bangare saboda tsadar motar, wanda galibi bai canza ba tunda wanda ya kafa Lotus Colin Chapman ya kirkiro ta a matsayin Lotus 7 a cikin 1950s.
Caterham buɗaɗɗe ne, babu-kwance mai zama biyu wanda galibi ana siyarwa azaman cikakkiyar mota - wacce ba ta yiwuwa a Ostiraliya - a wasu ƙasashe. Rage farashin a wannan shekara ya haifar da ƙarin sha'awa, amma van Wyck ya kasance cikin takaici saboda rashin sha'awar motoci.
"A wannan lokacin, da gaske ikon mallakar Claytons ne. Motoci uku kacal na sayar da su tun 2007,” in ji shi. "Buƙatun da ake kira 'club' a Ostiraliya shine $ 30,000 zuwa $ 55,000. Kuma ba mu can. Wannan yana da matukar takaici saboda ina son alamar da samfurin. Ina tsammanin za mu sami 'yan tallace-tallace a yanzu cewa muna kan hanyar $ 60,000 ko $ XNUMX, amma hakan bai faru ba."
Fernandez ya ce yana da niyyar mayar da Caterham, wanda ya siyar da motoci 500 a shekarar 2010, zuwa wata alama ta duniya a cikin nau'ikan motocin motsa jiki na musamman kamar Aston Martin.
Caterham, mai suna bayan unguwar London inda asalinsa ya kasance, yana da kusan ma'aikata 100 a wata shuka a kudancin babban birnin Burtaniya kuma ta sami ribar dala miliyan biyu a bara. Amma van Wyk ya ga daya tabbatacce daga siyan Fernandez da sabon Caterham fentin launuka iri ɗaya da motocin Lotus F2 na bana wanda Jarno Trulli da Heikki Kovalainen ke tukawa.
"Ina da kyakkyawan abokin ciniki wanda ke son mota a Lotus livery. Don haka sakamako ne mai kyau,” in ji van Wyk.
