Lotus appoints Berro as Director of Motorsport

Claudio Berro, who previously worked for Ferrari, Maserati, Fiat and Abarth, has been appointed as the Lotus Team's new Director of Motorsport. Lotus will make its return to the Formula One grid in 2010.

Claudio Berro said: "Lotus has a peerless motorsport heritage, not just in Formula 1, but we have also won in sportscar racing, saloon car racing, world rally championships, Le Mans and the Indy 500.

"There is no other car company in the world which can lay claim to so many accolades and championships in such a wide variety of motorsport fields, and I am looking forward to re-introducing Lotus to high level motorsport to not only compete and win but also to demonstrate the shared technology between Lotus sportscars and future racing cars."