Gerard Lopez is planning a rare-in-2016 visit to a grand prix next weekend. The Luxembourger, who owns and officially heads the Enstone based team known today as Lotus, has hardly been seen trackside this year, amid swirling speculation about the future. 'He's certainly been to two if not three of the races this season,' team CEO Matthew Carter insisted recently, whilst admitting that Lopez is 'busy on other projects'. However, one of the matters on Lopez's desk at present is the need for urgent talks with Renault, according to the Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat. It has been rumoured he is close to agreeing a sale of the Enstone team back to the French carmaker, which was rebranded as...
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