Lotus T127

The Lotus T127 was a Formula One car designed and built by Lotus Racing for the 2010 season, the first car of the Malaysian backed team that revived the Lotus name in the sport. It was unveiled in London on 12 February 2010 and made its track debut with test driver Fairuz Fauzy at Jerez five days later. Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen drove it, using Cosworth engines and Xtrac gearboxes, and development began late because the team's entry was only accepted in September 2009. Hydraulic and gearbox problems were frequent, yet it was clearly the quickest of the three new teams' cars, with Kovalainen finishing 12th in Japan and Korea. The team was renamed Team Lotus during the British Grand Prix, and its livery used the historic green and gold.