Tony Fernandes admitted to cry for 10th ranks of F1 constructor categoriesSAO PAOLO-Remembering the words Team Lotus founder, Colin Chapman. He said, "Colin - we hope we will make the pride and everyone will see Caterham F1 Team. We will make the pride of this team."
In the race Sunday, Heikki Kovalainen is at number 16 on the Lotus, two levels above his teammate, Jarno Trulli.
Team owner Tony Fernandes admitted to cry on Sunday, when he learned the 10th Lotus team ranks in the category over the factory after the F1 race in Brazil.
Caterham team will be next season's repeat what they earned last year, appeared again in the top 10 after spending 30 million dollars.
Fernandes said, "Yes, I was in tears. I'm very happy. The hard work paid off two years. Glad that two vehicles were safe and put us at number 10."
"I always said that our team can do it and the two riders I had. They try to make the best," said Colin Chapman, the founder of Team Lotus.
"We're a small team but it's fantastic and I think everybody knows and wants us to do our best," he said. "Now we will do better with Caterham F1 Team and we say goodbye to Team Lotus," he said.
