Lotus Formula 1 team go for a bumpy ride towing an Airstream

by Thomas Waddingham
Formula 1 and caravanning: not two hobbies that you would normally associate with one another.
However, the bright sparks down at Lotus thought they would throw a tow bar into the mix and see what happens. Add the sport’s two most crash-prone drivers and you’ve got yourself quite a nice little recipe for disaster.
With the launch of Lotus’s E22 just around the corner, fans are eagerly anticipating the new design and style of this year’s model.
In the mean time, Technical Director Nick Chester entertained fans with this short little video introducing the new partnership of Venezuelan driver Pastor Maldonado alongside Frenchman Romain Grosjean.
It is well known that the two are, unfortunately, a little prone to crashing their desired Formula 1 cars.
In this short clip the Frenchman takes Maldonado for a little spin in his Airstream caravan and keeps his cool as he inspires general fear into the 28-year-old Venezuelan by towing with last year’s F1 racecar.
And given that the Lotus E21 weighs around 630kgs and an Airstream weighs the best part of two tonnes, we wouldn’t recommend trying this at home, with your own Lotus E21…
Romain said: “Never in my wildest expectations did I expect to drive a Formula 1 car in the manner I did for the teaser video… It was a unique experience and something I hope we can develop further.” Somehow we don’t quite think Pastor felt the same.
To see the humorous video, which features some rather shameless product placement, click on the video below:
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