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Caterham F1 Team Partners .........................................................................................................6

Caterham Renault CT01 .............................................................................................................. 16

Caterham F1 Team Drivers ......................................................................................................... 18

Caterham F1 Team Shareholders.............................................................................................. 21

Caterham F1 Team Senior Management ...............................................................................23

Caterham F1 Team Factory ........................................................................................................ 28

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For 2012 Caterham F1 Team will be competing in the FIA Formula One World Championship, having already established itself on track in 2010 and 2011 as the best of the three new teams who joined the sport In 2010. Caterham F1 Team is the F1 arm of Caterham Group, the automotive, technology and innovation business headed up by Tony Fernandes that also includes Caterham Racing (GP2), Caterham Cars, Caterham Composites, Caterham Technology and Innovation.Caterham F1 Team traces it roots back to September 12th 2009 when the team, then known as Lotus Racing, was officially born when the FIA granted its entry into the 2010 FIA Formula One™ World Championship. Headed up by Team Principal Tony Fernandes and Deputy Team Principals Kamarudin Meranun and SM Nasarudin, supported by Chief Technical Officer Mike Gascoyne and Chief Executive Riad Asmat, the team made its base in Hingham, Norfolk, near the original home of Team Lotus and set about its 2010 challenge of winning the battle of the new teams in Formula One™. The team successfully achieved its year one goal and then in 2011, under the name Team Lotus, consolidated its tenth place in the Championship and giving itself the perfect platform to head into 2012 and beyond as Caterham F1 Team. To fully understand the history of the team it is necessary to go back before September 2009, when Tony, Kamarudin and SM Nasarudin lead a consortium of Malaysian business interests who joined forces to provide initial funding for the nascent team under the parent company 1Malaysia Racing Sdn Bhd. Tony immediately began appointing key senior management positions, including Riad Asmat as Chief Executive Officer and Keith Saunt as Chief Operating Officer, while Mike Gascoyne

began work on the 2010 technical program in the UK and across Europe.As the team moved into its new Hingham home, work began immediately on building the 2010 cars with Mike directing the technical efforts across centres of excellence in design, wind tunnel, composite manufacturing and a host of ancillary support services throughout Europe in an intensive effort to be ready for the rapidly approaching season ahead. With the car build process under way, a similar effort was also being undertaken in creating the team itself, with new staff being taken on every day, and the fabric of the team’s identity being created from scratch. In December 2009 one of the first major milestones was reached, with a ceremony in Kuala Lumpur unveiling the first Lotus Racing drivers - Italy’s Jarno Trulli, Finland’s Heikki Kovalainen and Malaysia’s Fairuz Fauzy as third driver. The combination of race winning experience, determination and passion gave the team a good platform from which to establish the true pace of the car and have a fighting chance of exceeding expectations in the season ahead. December brought the UK’s worst winter for 30 years and as staff numbers at the Hingham factory grew work continued apace on preparations for the forthcoming season. Jarno, Heikki and Fairuz all spent time in snowy Norfolk, having their seats fitted and familiarising themselves with their new Race Engineers, pit crews and support staff. Chassis 01 passed all its crash tests in early January and soon afterwards was back at the factory for the engineers and mechanics to start work on the car’s build process. As the team’s hours in the factory increased, a modern F1™ car began to take shape, and by

A BRIEF HISTORYearly February the months of hard work culminated in the first Cosworth engine fire up in the factory.Two days after that momentous first engine fire up the now 130 strong staff gathered in the factory’s race bays for a first view of the car in its final build specification. As the final pieces of bodywork were fixed in place, the Lotus Racing team saw had their first look at the car’s green and yellow livery, bringing to mind some of motor racing’s most iconic images and leaving everyone involved with the impression that not only was the car beautiful, but also would exceed the expectations of motor racing fans around the world. The next day the team moved to a very cold and snowy Silverstone for shakedown – a day where system checks and engineering procedures worked in harmony to finally see the Lotus Cosworth T127, as it had by then been designated, break cover on track, with Malaysia’s Fairuz Fauzy at the wheel. There was huge interest in this test from fans and media alike, and at the end of the 2010 season Autosport, the motorsport industry bible, reported that a spy-shot of the T127 at the shakedown was its most viewed image of the whole year. Having successfully completed the shakedown, the team and nearly 500 guests gathered in London in February 2010 at the prestigious Royal Horticultural Halls to see Tony, Mike, Jarno, Heikki and Fairuz unveil the T127 for the first time in public. Among the guests were some true legends of the sport, including Sir Stirling Moss and Nigel Mansell, as well as the massed ranks of the world’s media, there to see the car that would be competing around the world in the 2010 Formula One™ World Championship. The team received a huge vote of praise at the event, in the subsequent press coverage

and feedback from fans around the world, proving they had made the right choice in terms of the driver line-up, strategic goals and, most importantly to many fans, the colour scheme – a green and yellow livery that pays homage to the marque’s illustrious heritage and demonstrates that the team is fully aware of its place, standing on the shoulders of motorsport giants. Barely taking time to breathe, Lotus Racing then moved on to the pre-season tests, the first time the cars would run in anger only five months after the team’s inception. Straight after the tests it was destination Bahrain for the season opening race. On March 12th, exactly six months to the day since gaining their entry to the 2010 Championship, Lotus Racing recorded another milestone – this time seeing both cars out on track in Friday practice for the first time. The weekend ended with both cars being classified – Heikki finishing 15th and Jarno 17th after an extremely emotional weekend brought a dream conclusion. Having both cars classified earned the team huge respect across the motorsport world, and this respect grew throughout the season as the team took charge of the battle of the new teams, a lead they comfortably held onto throughout the 19 race season. At the last race of 2010 in Abu Dhabi Lotus Racing was confirmed in tenth place in the Championship, securing the best new team title. Alongside this success on track the team continued to go from strength to strength off track with the total number of staff now over 220, including 30 Malaysian staff based in the UK and Malaysia working in the design office, marketing and the commercial team. A few notable incidents took place in the latter half of the year, with Heikki

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and Mark Webber coming together in spectacular fashion in Valencia, Heikki earning a new nickname “FireMan” for his heroic fire-fighting exploits in Singapore and then recording the team’s best result of the season in the incident-packed Japanese Grand Prix when car 19 came home in 12th place. That result, and a very strong end to the season from both drivers, was enough to secure that all important tenth place in the 2010 Championship, sparking off major celebrations for the team at the season-ending race in Abu Dhabi. The celebrations in Abu Dhabi were well deserved but the team immediately turned it’s attentions to 2011, now running under the legendary Team Lotus name after acquiring Team Lotus from David Hunt in 2010. The season started well, with Jarno Trulli finishing the Australian Grand Prix in 13th place, and the team continued to develop throughout the whole year, achieving another 13th place at the Monaco Grand Prix and moving away on track from the two teams behind at each race. By the Singapore Grand Prix the gap to the teams ahead was shrinking, and a number of notable scalps were claimed in the latter half of the season, with Heikki Kovalainen

in particular starting to unlock the car’s real speed in the races and being able to fight the established teams who had been just out of reach all season. The goal for 2011 was to secure tenth place again, giving the team Column One status in F1 which brings an enhanced share of the sport’s revenue and provides an important financial platform for the team’s future expansion. This goal was duly achieved at the final race of the 2011 season in Brazil, with Team Lotus signing off its 2011 season by beating a Renault on track and moving into its new Caterham F1 Team guise in style. For 2012 Caterham F1 Team will continue to be powered by Renault Sport F1 engines, a partnership that began In 2011, with the gearbox and hydraulic systems package supplied by Red Bull Technology. For the first time Caterham F1 Team will also be running Red Bull Technology’s KERS system in 2012 - a key development in helping the team unlock its full potential and being able to fight with the established midfield teams in its third season on track.

Caterham F1 Team is leading the F1™ pack on the internet, with a strong presence on a number of digital platforms that extends interaction with the team straight into fans’ PCs, mobiles and their social networking lives.

The Caterham F1 Team websitewww.caterhamf1.com is the gateway to all our digital content, including our in-house magazine, Caterham Notes, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr and Twitter. It’s also the place fans can go to buy merchandise and sign up for every edition of Caterham Notes.

On Facebook www.facebook.com/caterhamf1 now has almost 120,000 fans (as of December 2011), and is updated every day with images from on and off track, in the factory and at events. Fans are given almost unlimited access to what goes on in the day to day life of the Anglo / Malaysian team and the popularity of the page extends every day.

www.flickr.com/caterhamf1 is where all the team’s official photos are uploaded. At races, over 75 images a day are put up for fans to browse and download, and every aspect of the team is covered, from the action in the garage to how the catering team feeds our travelling race team.

Go to www.youtube.com/caterhamf1 for all the video content Caterham F1 Team produces – footage of the team’s early days, interviews with drivers and key personnel all goes up on the world’s favourite video sharing site.

www.twitter.com/mycaterhamf1 is where Caterham F1 Team really is leading the way, with access to the team and its daily activities being provided through the official feed @mycaterhamf1, via the Team Principal Tony Fernandes @tonyfernandes, himself a leading proponent of the power of Twitter, and @mikegascoyne, a feed that is so unique in F1™ that it led one journalist to say “gasps were heard in the media centre when Mike Gascoyne announced that Jarno Trulli would be pitting, the lap before he did so. Never before has such access to a team’s strategy been given to the world…” Additionally, other team members also tweet daily, including driver @heikkikovalainen and CEO @riadasmat as well as people working across most of the team’s departments - follow all of these for a truly unique inside view of the life of Caterham F1 Team.

For media we also have free access to all of the collateral the team produces integrated into www.caterhamf1.com, including all the press releases, photos, logos and everything else the media need to report on us. There is no registration to access the site - just go to www.caterhamf1.com and you will be able to access all our press releases, and all the high res, copyright free (for editorial use) imagery we produce. However, registration is still available for the press release distribution list – all the details are on the site.

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GE, a leading global technology and infrastructure company, is entering its second year as a Premium Partner to the Caterham F1 Team. As part of the partnership, the GE branding will be seen on the Caterham CT01 F1 cars and across the team’s entire race and factory structure. The partnership with GE provides extensive brand and business benefits to both parties, giving GE a high-profile global platform to showcase advanced technologies and providing the Caterham F1 Team with leading edge technological, R&D and manufacturing resources that will help accelerate the team’s progress, on and off track.GE and the team are currently exploring a number of collaborative technology initiatives that will bring the GE / Caterham F1 Team relationship to life across the broad spectrum of GE’s businesses.

Formula One is at the forefront of technological advancement. For the 2012 season, GE will be providing sensing and performance diagnostics assistance to the Caterham F1 Team through its ultrasound non-destructive test equipment and continue to work with the Team to identify and develop a broad range of winning solutions.

About GEGE (NYSE: GE) works on things that matter. The best people and the best technologies taking on the toughest challenges. Finding solutions in energy, health and home, transportation and finance. Building, powering, moving and curing the world. Not just imagining. Doing. GE works.For more information, please visit www.ge.com

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Caterham F1 Team showcasing a unique multi-brand platform on the T128 race cars and across the team that engages the Dell ecosystem (www.dell.com) through prominent branding and with a series of innovative B2B initiatives that gives a number of the most respected brands in the global technology market intimate access to the incredible world of Formula One™. The first brands to be showcased with Dell Technology T.E.A.M are APC by Schneider Electric, a global leader in critical power and cooling services which provides industry leading hardware, software, and services designed to ensure availability and higher energy efficiency across the residential, business network, data centre, and manufacturing environments (www.apc.com) and Intel, the world leader in silicon innovation (www.intel.com).

Dell Technology T.E.A.M is an initiative driven by Dell. Each Dell Technology T.E.A.M. member has the opportunity to not only strengthen their own existing business partnerships with one another, but also to engage multiple global audiences with Caterham F1 Team as they compete in the FIA Formula One™ World Championship, a proven platform for the successful activation of both brand and business strategies.From content creation to B2B programs and consumer engagement, the partnership with Caterham F1 Team sets a new benchmark in the worldwide marketing industry for creating value for multiple brands under one simple strategic relationship. This gives Caterham F1 Team access to a new level of technological solutions from companies who are literally shaping the digital world that we now inhabit, providing the team with resources that is helping to accelerate the Anglo / Malaysian squad’s rise up the Formula One™ grid.For more information, please visit www.dell.com

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AirAsia is the leading and largest low-cost carrier in Asia, servicing the most extensive network in the sector with over 160 routes covering destinations in Asia, Australia and Europe.Within 10 years of operations, AirAsia has carried more than 140 million guests and grown its fleet from just two aircraft to approximately 108. The airline today is proud to be a truly Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) airline with established operations based in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, servicing a network stretching across all Asean countries including China, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Australia. This is further complemented by AirAsia X, its low-cost long-haul affiliate carrier that currently flies to destinations in China, Australia, Taipei, Iran, India, New Zealand, Korea, Japan and Europe. AirAsia was named World’s Best Low Cost Airline in the annual World Airline Survey by Skytrax for three consecutive years in 2009, 2010 and 2011.For more information, please visit www.airasia.com

Founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Dato Kamarudin Meranun, the Tune family of companies share the common passion and drive to deliver great services at low costs to the fast growing ASEAN region.The Tune Group provided a unique lifestyle offering with their diverse stable of companies ranging from airlines, travel, mobile telecommunications, financial services and entertainment, their success lies in constantly finding better ways to provide quality services at good value for money.For more information, please visit www.tunegroup.com

From a household name in the local automobile business to a diversified conglomerate, the Naza Group is poised on the pathway to a global presence. Over three decades, it has grown rapidly transforming itself into a world class corporation built on excellence, professionalism and dedication. It is this foundation that is driving Naza Group forward as a recognised Malaysian brand globally.Today, the Naza Group is synonymous for cars, bikes, property, hospitality, transportation and logistics, research and development, after-sales service, finance and plantation. Indeed, the strength of the Group lies in the diversity of its business activities and its ability to take it to new levels.This is their vision, a clear pathway to reinvent the Naza brand beyond local shores and far into the realms of the 21st century.For more information, please visit www.naza.com.my

Created in 1980, CNN Worldwide reaches more than 360 million television households globally. It comprises 30 branded services including nine cable and satellite television networks; radio networks and wireless devices around the world together with CNN Digital services including the award winning website www.cnn.com

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Caterham Cars has been selling the Seven, a lightweight sports car originally created by Colin Chapman and launched as a Lotus, since the late 1950’s. In 1973 Caterham purchased the rights to manufacture the car from Lotus, and has been building and selling it ever since. Over the decades Caterham have continued to refine and enhance the design, whilst always respecting the brilliance of the original formula by “adding lightness”.Motorsport is at the heart of the Seven and it is the original ‘race car for the road’. The car was designated ‘too fast to race’ by the authorities in the 1970’s due to its overwhelming superiority over its rivals, and was banned from competition. This inspired Caterham to pioneer one make racing with strict regulations to minimise cost and produce close, exciting racing. Meanwhile, a devastating class victory at the 2002 Nurburgring 24-Hours underlined the car’s abilities even against modern rivals – to the extent that Caterham were once again banned from future races. Today there are more Sevens racing around the world than almost any other single marque, with over 700 competitors spread over 11 countries.

Caterham’s road cars continue to receive universal praise for their shocking level of performance and their ability to deliver forgotten levels of driver involvement and feedback. In 2009 Caterham’s flagship model the Superlight R500 was awarded Top Gear’s coveted “Car of the Year” prize following the car’s appearance on the television show. In 2011 Caterham announced the introduction of an all new racing car, the SP/300.R. Developed in partnership with another iconic British race car manufacturer, Lola Cars, it demonstrates the perfect alchemy of British engineering superiority and rich motorsport heritage to deliver a lightweight, minimalist product that still reflects Colin Chapman’s original philosophy.For more information, please visit www.caterham.co.uk

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The Renault group, present in 118 countries, designs, develops, manufactures and sells passenger cars and light commercial vehicles under the Renault, Dacia and Renault Samsung Motors brands.France’s number-one car brand, Renault relies on more than 100 years of innovations to bring customers high-quality, pioneering products and services that are ahead of their time, with ingenious, attractive, accessible and carbon-efficient vehicles. Renault’s new baseline, “Drive the Change”, expresses the company’s ambition to lead the way in sustainable mobility for all. Renault will launch a zero-emission range with three electric vehicles in 2011 and a fourth in 2012, making innovation accessible to all. With its partner Nissan, Renault is targeting world leadership in the mass marketing of zero-emission vehicles.The Renault group reported net revenue of €37,791 million in 2009, and employs 121,422 people worldwide. In 2010, Renault sold more than 2.6 million vehicles.

Throughout its history, Renault has always invested in Motorsport in its global strategy. This strategy, particularly in Formula 1™, has strengthened Renault’s international ambitions, while being a great technological asset to develop its products.Present in Formula 1™ since 1977, and winning nine Constructors World Titles and eight Drivers’ World Titles, Renault Sport F1™ will support Renault’s future ambitions by developing and testing tomorrow’s technologies on tracks around the world.For more information, please visit www.renault.com

PACT was founded by The Duke of York on the proceeds of the book of his photographs (“Photographs: HRH The Prince Andrew”), which he published in 1985. For 25 years the Trust has been supporting charities and individuals with funding. The Trust concentrates on supporting specific elements of the charitable sector, based on His Royal Highness’s personal interests. The definition of what PACT supports is: to provide public benefit in which The Duke of York has a particular link or interest: research into the alleviation of blindness and deafness, scientific and practical assistance for disabled, brain-damaged or socially disadvantaged children, educational donations and participation of the disabled in sporting activities. The donations will generally take the form of a one-off payment for a specific project or part of a project, with an emphasis on pump-priming. Core funding and/or salaries are rarely considered.

As the Executive Chairman of Outward Bound (OB), The Duke of York is passionate about youth development – enabling youth to achieve their potential and become useful citizens. PACT provides scholarships for a number of disadvantaged children to be able to afford to take part on Outward Bound courses each year. In addition, in exceptional cases, individual scholarships have been provided for those already in tertiary education who are unable to continue on their courses because of lack of funds. Two individuals have been helped in this way.

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Pirelli makes its return to the Formula One™ grid for the first time since 1991 for the 2011 season as sole tyre supplier to the grid. The company has a famous pedigree in global motorsport and has already recorded 44 victories from 200 starts in F1™. Founded 1872 in Milan by Giovanni Battista Pirelli, Pirelli initially specialised in rubber and derivative processes and now its sole focus is the design and manufacture of tyres. The company has a rich pedigree in motor racing and in 1974 invented the “wide radial tyre” for the iconic Lancia Stratos, a tyre strong enough to withstand the power of the then new breed of rally cars. Pirelli competed in Formula One™ in three distinct periods between 1950 and 1958, 1981 and 1986, and 1989 and 1991 and returns to the sport in 2011 following Bridgestone’s decision to withdraw from the role at the end of 2010. In a further demonstration of their commitment to motorsport across categories Pirelli has also been the sole tyre brand in the FIM World Superbike Championship since 2007 and is the official tyre supplier of the World Rally Championship.For more information, please visit www.pirelli.com

EQ8 is a fashionable lifestyle brand for those who like living life in the fast lane and in a balanced way. Balanced is about being in control, equating enjoyment and performance with respect for mind and body.EQ8 has launched an invigorating range of energy drinks made from natural ingredients to give you a natural energy lift.EQ8 contains no taurine, artificial sweeteners, colours or preservatives. Just fruit juices and naturally energising ingredients like ginseng and guarana to help you get through your busy day.Put a spring in your step with EQ8, the natural energy drink.EQ8 is currently available to buy in the UK.EQ8 is proud to be the Official Drink of Caterham F1.For more information, please visit www.eq8energy.com

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“YOUR BODY IS THE GREATEST THING YOU’LL EVER OWN WHATEVER YOUR FITNESS GOAL, THE CLOTHING THAT YOU WEAR CAN HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON PERFORMANCE AND RECOVERY.” Nick Harris, HPE founder, has been at the forefront of human science for almost two decades. His many clients include Formula 1™ drivers, World Class Golfers, Tennis players and Rock Legends AC/DC during their Black Ice World Tour.In his constant search for new ideas and philosophies to push the physical boundaries of the human system, Nick was inspired to develop a range of sports apparel. Using the systems and science that accelerate peak performance in elite athletes, Human Performance Engineering the Brand was born.HPE Clothing uses intelligent fabric that adapts and responds to the environment, whilst supporting body movement, providing optimal comfort and ultimately assisting performance. Each piece of HPE Clothing has been designed with function and elegance in mind.

HPE will launch in Summer 2012.“OUR PLANET IS THE GREATEST THING WE’LL EVER BORROW.”At the heart of HPE beats a desire to nurture and maximise our individual human potential.But at what cost?True success comes with a responsibility to positively influence the people and the environment around us, which is why we developed the HPE Charter.We are committed to making a donation to climate change projects around the world for every garment sold.For more information, please visit www.hpe-uk.com

Engine: Renault V8 RS27-2012Chassis material: Carbon FibreBodywork material: Carbon FibreFront Suspension: Carbon FibreRear Suspension: Carbon FibreDampers: Penske & MultimaticSteering: Caterham F1 TeamGearbox: Red Bull TechnologyKERS: Red Bull TechnologyClutch: APDiscs: Carbone Industrie or HitcoCalipers: APPads: Carbone Industrie or HitcoCooling system (radiators, heat exchangers): Caterham F1 TeamCockpit instrumentation: MESSeat belts: SchrothSteering wheel: Caterham F1 TeamDriver’s seat: Caterham F1 TeamExtinguisher system: FEVWheels: BBS to Caterham F1 Team specificationFuel cell: ATLFuel provider: TotalLubricants provider: VariousWheel base: More than 3000 mmOverall Length: Approx 5 metres Overall Height: 950mm

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Heikki started his motor racing career karting in the early 1990’s. His first recognition came with second place in the Finnish Formula A Championship in 1999 and 2000. That year also saw Heikki add the Scandinavian Championship and the Elf Masters, held at Paris Bercy, to his achievements, earning him the title of Karting Driver of the Year in his native Finland. Heikki’s success saw him move up to the British Formula Renault Championship in 2001, bringing two wins, two poles and three fastest laps, enough to give him fourth place in the Championship, plus the 2001 Finnish Automobile Sports Federation “Rookie of the Year” award. That same year, Heikki made his F3 debut at the world renowned Macau Grand Prix, finishing 8th.In 2002 Heikki moved on to compete in the British F3 Championship, scoring an impressive five wins, three poles and three fastest laps, securing his third position in drivers’ standings. He was once again given the “Rookie of the Year” award, and won the prestigious F3 support race at the British Grand Prix. He capped an impressive year by finishing second in Macau and fourth at the Marlboro Masters at Zandvoort. In 2003 Heikki moved to Japan to compete in the World Series by Nissan: a win and two poles were enough to earn third place in the Championship. That same year he also made his F1™ test debut, driving the Renault R23 at Barcelona and the Minardi Cosworth at Vallelunga two weeks later. 2004 brought more success for Heikki, securing the World Series by Nissan Championship. Driving for the Pons Team he crushed the opposition, with six wins, nine poles and ten

fastest laps to his name, competing alongside Tiago Monteiro, Enrique Bernoldi and Narain Karthikeyan. As a member of the Renault Driver Development Programme Heikki assisted with the development of Renault’s Championship winning R24, adding to his growing F1™ experience. Stade de France, Paris, was the venue for the season ending Race of Champions in 2004. Alongside Marcus Gronholm, Heikki represented Finland in the Nations Cup , where he and his team mate took the runner-up spot. However, the top step of the podium did not elude him long, with Heikki winning the coveted Champion of Champions title by beating 2004 World Rally Champion Sebastian Loeb and seven times Formula 1™ World Champion Michael Schumacher in front of a packed stadium. In 2005 Heikki moved up to GP2, taking part in the inaugural series with Arden Motorsport. His impressive development continued, finishing second overall in the series, securing five wins and two poles along the way. 2006 saw Heikki make the step up to the very pinnacle of world motorsport, replacing Frank Montagny as the Renault F1™ Team’s third driver. A series of impressive displays in testing saw him achieve his primary Formula 1™ goal, with the announcement he had been promoted by the Renault F1™ Team to a full-time race seat for the 2007 season. Pitted against the vastly experienced Giancarlo Fisichella, Heikki enjoyed an excellent debut season in 2007, out-performing and out-scoring his team-mate, becoming second best rookie of the season after Lewis Hamilton

DRIVERSand taking a very credible seventh place in the final Championship standings. These achievements did not go unnoticed, and in December 2007 Team Vodafone McLaren Mercedes announced Heikki as team-mate to Lewis Hamilton, a position he held for the 2008 and 2009 seasons, until the announcement of his appointment to Lotus Racing in 2009. 2008 saw Heikki claim both his first pole position, at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, and his first race win, at the Hungarian Grand Prix, where he became the 100th driver to win a Formula 1™ Grand Prix.Having joined the new Lotus Racing team in 2009, Heikki finished 20th in the 2010 season and his heroic fire-fighting skills at the Singapore Grand Prix earned him the coveted title LG Moment of the Year. In 2011 he raced in the world famous Team Lotus colours and for 2012 will remain with the Anglo - Malaysian team in its new guise of Caterham F1 Team.

Jarno made a fighting start to his Formula One™ career when he joined the Minardi team in 1997, but after just seven races he was asked to replace the injured Olivier Panis at Prost where he made an immediate impact. He finished fourth in the German GP and led the Austrian GP until he was cruelly denied a sensational podium finish with an engine failure. Nonetheless, Jarno had made his mark and stayed at the Prost team for a further two seasons. Results were not forthcoming but he claimed his first career podium with a fine drive to second place in the wet European GP in 1999. The result was something of a fitting farewell to his time at Prost as Jarno

joined the Jordan Grand Prix squad for the new Millennium. It was another barren period for Jarno in terms of podium results but a handful of fourth places and some sublime qualifying performances attracted the attentions of the Renault team for 2002. His first year at the French manufacturer alongside Jenson Button did little to improve upon his previous results but in 2003, with the team’s technical department led by Mike Gascoyne, he was given a more competitive car with which to show his full potential. Racing alongside Fernando Alonso, Jarno returned to the podium for the first time since his Prost days with third place in the German GP at Hockenheim. The result gave Jarno renewed confidence and paved the way for Jarno’s breakthrough season in 2004. Once again partnering Alonso, Jarno attained regular points and podium challenges before taking a breathtaking victory around the streets of Monte Carlo. Jarno had established himself as one of the men to beat but midway through the year relations with his team had started to deteriorate and towards the end of the year he opted for a surprise switch to Toyota with whom he would stay until 2009. In his five-and-a-bit seasons with Toyota Jarno put in some incredible performances both in qualifying and in races. In his first full season with the team in 2005, with Mike Gascoyne at the technical helm, he was one of the Championship leaders in the early races taking Toyota’s first ever podium results in Malaysia and Bahrain. Toyota’s competitiveness dropped off after Gascoyne’s departure from the team in 2006 and Jarno was only able to fight for occasional points finishes until a reversal of fortunes in 2008. His scored his first podium in three years at the French Grand Prix and Toyota were one

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of the teams to beat in the first races of 2009. Jarno took an incredible pole position in Bahrain but a miscalculated race strategy prevented him from converting it into the team’s maiden victory. Nevertheless, with two podiums from the first four races and a highly competitive second place in the team’s home race in Japan, Jarno ended the season – what would be Toyota’s final in Formula 1™ – with some career-high performances.Jarno had a tough 2010 season with Lotus Racing, with reliability issues repeatedly bringing his races to an early end. The switch to Red Bull Technology gearbox and hydraulic systems went a long way to eradicating those issues and gave Jarno another chance to show the world exactly why he is regarded as being one of the sport’s quickest ever one lap specialists, and a race winning driver, as he secured two 13th place finishes in 2011, helping the team end the season in its targeted tenth place in the championship.

Educated at The London School of Economics, Tony Fernandes has established himself as one of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs. His illustrious career started in 1987 when he assumed the role of Financial Controller for Warner Music International London before moving to Virgin Communications at the end of the 1980s as Senior Financial Analyst. In 1992, he returned to his native Malaysia as Managing Director of Warner Music Malaysia. At the end of the Millennium, Tony became Vice President ASEAN of the company, but it was in 2001 that Tony’s vision took him and his associates to new heights. Together with partners Dato’ Pahamin Rejab (former chairman of AirAsia), Dato Kamarudin Meranun (now Deputy Group CEO, AirAsia), and Dato Aziz Bakar (now Chairman of AirAsia), Tony founded Tune Air Sdn Bhd in 2001, with a vision to democratise air travel and free it from the clutches of the elite by offering low fares and high quality, under the banner “Now Everyone Can Fly”. They bought the then loss making AirAsia from its Malaysian owner DRB-Hicom, for a token RM1 (USD 0.25 cents), and agreed to take on the airline’s RM40 million debt. They started with two planes, one destination (Pulau Langkawi) and a staff of 250. The airline, together with Indonesian and Thai affiliates, now operates 82 new Airbus A320s and flies to more than 65 destinations in Asia from hubs in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. The company employs almost 7,000 staff and has carried more than 75 million guests in its short history.

A similar opportunity arose with Lotus Racing, with Tony first approached about a sponsorship opportunity with a new team (having already brought AirAsia into F1™ with AT&T Williams as a team partner). Having been an avid motorsport fan since childhood, he saw the opportunity to bring the much-loved Lotus name back to F1™ and, with a consortium of Malaysian business interests, successfully led the creation and launch of the team in 2009, with the key milestone being September 12th’s confirmation of the team’s entry into the 2010 FIA Formula 1™ World Championship.Having led Lotus Racing to its first season objective of tenth place, Tony and his fellow shareholders oversaw the transition to Team Lotus for 2011 and to Caterham F1 Team in for 2012 and he and the whole team is now aiming to move up the grid and fight for points in their third season.In 2010, the French government awarded Tony the title of Officier of the Légion d’honneur, the highest award for a non-French national, for his outstanding contributions to the aviation industry. He was also recently named “Asia Businessman of the Year 2010” by the international magazine Forbes, and in February 2011 Tony was awarded a CBE by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for services to promote commercial and educational links between the United Kingdom and Malaysia. Tony was also bestowed with the honour of being made Tan Sri Tony Fernandes in 2011 by the Malaysian King, an accolade he achieved for services to his country.

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Dato’ Kamarudin Bin Meranun has become one of Malaysia’s most successful business tycoons, working alongside Tony Fernandes to make Air Asia a true phenomenon within and outside of the aviation industry. With an honours and masters degree in Finance, Kamarudin’s career started at the end of the 1980s when he joined the Arab-Malaysian Merchant Bank where he stayed from 1988 to 1993 as a Portfolio Manager, managing both institutional and high net-worth individual clients’ investment funds. In 1994, he was appointed Executive Director of Innosabah Capital Management Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Innosabah Securities Sdn Bhd. He subsequently acquired the shares of its joint venture partner of Innosabah Capital Management Sdn Bhd, which was later renamed Intrinsic Capital Management Sdn Bhd. Kamarudin then sold a private music label to Warner Music and later joined forces with his long-serving business partner Tony Fernandes to co-found AirAsia, Tune Hotels and AirAsia X. He now holds the position of Deputy Group CEO of AirAsia and Deputy Team Principal of Caterham F1 Team .

SM Nasarudin SM Nasimuddin joined Malaysia’s renowned Naza group of companies following a four-year period of study in the USA from where he graduated in business economics. He joined Naza Kia Sdn Bhd as a management trainee in 2005 and has since been intrinsically involved in various areas of the company. In 2006, he was appointed Head of Operations at Naza Corporation Sdn Bhd and took up CEO positions in three Naza companies in 2008 – Nasim Sdn Bhd (Peugeot franchise), Naza Corporation Sdn Bhd, and NZ Diners Sdn Bhd (Naza’s first foray into the food business, Bubba Gump Shrimp). He was appointed CEO and executive chairman of NAZA Group of Companies on 16 May 2008, following the demise of his father and founder of NAZA, Tan Sri SM Nasimuddin SM Amin. In 2009, Nasarudin became Chairman of the Malaysian French Chambers of Commerce and Industry, as well as becoming one of the two Deputy Team Principals of Caterham F1 Team.

Riad Asmat’s career has been driven by a passion for motorsports. Soon after graduating from Western Michigan University, Riad joined the world’s premier sportswear company, Nike. Based in Malaysia, he joined the public relations division. It was at Nike where he cultivated his deep passion and love for sports. As part of his role with Nike, he had to work closely with the various government agencies, sports associations and sports officials. While his personal interest was sports, he was equally committed to achieving the objectives of his company and enhancing Nike’s image and position in the Malaysian sports market. His obsession for sports has been a major factor throughout his career. While he enjoyed sports, from football and karting to golf, his keen interest in motorsports developed further when he joined the Sepang International Circuit. This became evident when he was with the courier company UPS where Riad developed a sponsorship programme for several race car drivers.

His interest in motorsports reached its pinnacle when he joined Proton in 2006. At Proton, Riad with his vast experience in running the operations in global companies (like at UPS) combined with the personal keenness in motorsports, was soon able to help the national car company further develop its motorsports programme. Riad played a central role in Proton’s motorsports programme which includes R3 and the Proton Axle Team. He was in charge of overseeing the various motorsports programmes and managed, from Proton’s end, the company’s involvement in the A1 Grand Prix. Riad’s expertise and vast experience in operations has resulted in Proton’s motorsports programmes being developed to a fairly successful level. Under his belt, new Malaysian-managed motor racing teams have been created and young potential Malaysian drivers have been given the opportunity to race. As Caterham Group CEO Riad provides the sort of dynamic and success-oriented leadership that the parent company and the Anglo-Malaysian team requires. His knowledge of motorsports coupled with his vast experience contributes daily to the success of the team.

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R I A D A S M A TC A T E R H A M G R O U P C H I E F E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E R

D A T O ’ K A M A R U D I N B I N M E R A N U ND E P U T Y T E A M P R I N C I P A L

S M N A S A R U D I N S M N A S I M U D D I ND E P U T Y T E A M P R I N C I P A L

SENIOR MANAGEMENT

Mike Gascoyne is one of the most renowned technicians in Formula 1™ and has carved out an illustrious career at the pinnacle of international motorsport over the last two decades. Having studied for a Ph.D. in fluid dynamics at Cambridge University throughout the 1980s, Mike’s passion for motorsport took him into the world of Formula 1™ for the first time in 1989 when he joined the McLaren team as an aerodynamicist. At the turn of the 1990s, Mike took up a brief sojourn as Chassis Dynamicist at Tyrrell working under famed designer Harvey Postlethwaite, which led to a three-year post as Head of Aerodynamics at Sauber, where he stayed until 1993. The following season saw Mike return to the Tyrrell team in the more senior role of Deputy Technical Director, a position he held until the team’s demise in 1998. That year, Mike joined the Jordan Grand Prix team as Technical Director and led the team to its most successful season ever in 1999 with two race victories, six podiums and third place in the Constructors’ Championship. During the 2000 season Mike was approached to join the Benetton team, which was to become Renault in 2002. In his Technical Director capacity, Mike transformed the team into a winning operation, taking Renault to its debut victory in the 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix.

Having established himself as a man capable of turning around team fortunes, Mike was snapped up by the relatively new Toyota team at the end of 2003. Although unable to have much impact on its 2004 challenger, Mike set about developing the team’s 2005 race car. The Cologne-based squad enjoyed its most competitive year in Formula 1™ that season with five trips to the podium and an overall fourth place in the Constructors’ Championship. 2006 saw Mike move back to the UK to become Chief Technology Officer for the Spyker F1™ team in time for the 2007 season in which the team was to sensationally lead a rain-hit European Grand Prix. In 2008, Spyker was taken over and renamed Force India with Mike retaining his role. The highlight of that year was seeing team driver Adrian Sutil running in a competitive fourth place in the Monaco GP before after another driver crashed into him just seven laps from the end of the race. After leaving Force India before the 2009 season, Mike made his Formula 1™ return with Lotus Racing as Chief Technical Officer, confounding all expectations by designing, building and racing a modern F1™ car in just six months. The successful conclusion of the 2010 and 2011 seasons were another first for Mike, helping lead the team from literally four people in September 2009 to a total number now of over 250.

Mark grew up in a village called Pelsall which is about 15 miles north of Birmingham. His first motorsport interest was motocross and as a youngster he competed for two years before eventually discovering Formula 1. His first grand prix was Silverstone 1981 which John Watson won. He immediately got the F1 bug and then spent a few years going to three or four European races per season and quickly became a firm fan. Mark left school to undertake a technical apprenticeship with GKN Automotive who sponsored him to undertake a Mechanical Engineering degree course at the Polytechnic of Wolverhampton and he left there with a first class honours degree in 1984. Mark knew he wanted to work in motor racing but had to be patient and find an inroad. His first job in the industry was in 1988 at Comtec, the composites wing of March Engineering and he spent six months there working on project engineering. From there Mark joined Reynard Racing Cars in 1989 and started working with Gary Anderson, firstly on the 1990 F3000 car. That was his first experience of working in a drawing office and he was given a blank sheet of paper to work on the gearbox, which was somewhat daunting. The end result of that was actually the first ever transverse gearbox in F3000 and then in 1990 Gary was asked by Eddie Jordan if he would take on Eddie’s F1 project, so three people, Gary Anderson, Andrew Green and Mark, designed the first Jordan car which finished fifth in the constructors’ championship in its first year which was a magical experience.

Mark then stayed with Eddie Jordan for 11 years, seeing the technical team grow from three to around eighty. For the first six or seven years he was responsible for the gearboxes, hydraulic systems and some composite work, and was then appointed Head of Mechanical Design, and then Joint Chief Designer. He overlapped with Mike Gascoyne for the last couple of years he was there, firstly when Mike was Chief Designer and then working with him when he was made Technical Director. Mike then went to Renault and Mark joined him there in 2000 as Chief Designer. He thoroughly enjoyed that role as they joined at a time when Renault had just bought the Benetton team which was going through a lean spell and three years later the team had progressed enough to win the Hungarian GP in 2003. From Renault Mark went to Red Bull Racing in 2005, firstly as Deputy Technical Director and then Technical Director. The team was going through a transitional phase having been bought from Jaguar but he enjoyed his time helping to build the team before moving across to Force India as Design Director in 2007. Two years later Mark was promoted to Technical Director before making the move to Caterham F1 Team in 2011.

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M A R K S M I T HT E C H N I C A L D I R E C T O R

M I K E G A S C O Y N EC H I E F T E C H N I C A L O F F I C E R

P R E S S P A C K // S E N I O R M A N A G E M E N T

Keith Saunt has an enviable career in the top flight of motor racing and his move to the new Lotus Racing squad as Chief Operations Officer in 2009 saw his Formula 1™ career come full circle. Born and bred in Norwich, UK, Keith started his racing profession at Team Lotus International where he worked with Clive Chapman in the Purchasing and Logistics department. Keith then moved to the Benetton Formula 1™ team, initially heading up the Buying department. He quickly assumed responsibility for all internal manufacturing as well as all purchasing and logistics. He was latterly to become Special Projects Manager at the team, leading a number of engineering and operational projects throughout the business. In 1999, he took a short break away from Formula 1™ but soon returned to the sport with the Renault team as Head of Manufacturing. In this key role, Keith was responsible for all project management, manufacturing, purchasing, production and management reporting.

In 2006, Keith was offered the Chief Operating Officer role at Red Bull Racing, managing the team’s Formula 1™ facility in Milton Keynes. Shortly after assuming this post, he was asked by Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz to become Director of Red Bull Technology charged with delivering a brand new manufacturing centre which enhanced the overall capability of the Red Bull Racing team. Keith left Red Bull in 2008 and in 2009 joined Lotus Racing as COO, reporting directly to Chief Technical Officer Mike Gascoyne, to help establish the team’s racing operations at its UK facility in Hingham. As COO of Caterham F1 Team he has played an integral role in the establishment of the team as a serious force in F1™ for the long-term, a fitting accolade for someone with Keith’s experience.

Mia Sharizman has a total of 12 years experience in motorsports, starting with organizing the MotoGP in 1998 to helming the Motorsports Association of Malaysia (MAM) as its CEO since 2008. Upon graduating from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in 1996 with an LLB (Hons) and subsequently accepted to the Malaysian Bar in 1997, Mia Sharizman joined Malaysia Airports Management and Technical Services Sdn Bhd in 1997 as a junior executive. After successfully organizing the MotoGP event in 1998, Mia became among the pioneer staff members of the Sepang International Circuit in 1998. He spent 5 years with SIC rising from Legal Officer to Events Coordinator, Broadcasting Manager and eventually Manager of Events and Operations Services.

In 2003, Mia was offered the opportunity by Motorsport Asia Limited (MAL) to embark on an ambitious project to organise and promote the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, Formula BMW Asia, and the Asian Touring Car series’. For the next 5 years as the General Manager, he gained experience in organising and undertaking all operational matters of the series and the Asia Festival of Speed events in every circuit in Asia and the Middle-East. In late 2008, Mia took on the challenge to be the Chief Executive of the Motorsports Association of Malaysia (MAM), striving to improve and change the face of Malaysian Motorsports by enhancing its development programme to move the sport forward in Malaysia.In 2009 he accepted the huge responsibility of helping create a new F1™ team from nothing, and now plays a key role in helping Caterham F1 Team reach its long-term goals.

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M I A S H A R I Z M A NG E N E R A L M A N A G E R C E O O F F I C E

K E I T H S A U N TC H I E F O P E R A T I N G O F F I C E R ( U K )

P R E S S P A C K // S E N I O R M A N A G E M E N T

The Caterham F1 Team production and race team base is in Hingham, Norfolk in the UK, a 50,000 square foot facility that is fully equipped to enable the team to face the challenges of an aggressive car build programme. currently employs approximately 250 people. In the initial stages of car development in 2009 / 2010, the team established technical partnerships with Cosworth (engines), aerodynamics specialists Fondtech as well as gearbox / hydraulics specialists Xtrac. These were updated for 2011, with Renault Sport F1 supplying engines and Red Bull Technology the gearboxes, hydraulics and KERS systems while Fondtech continues to provide wind tunnel facilities alongside the Williams windtunnel in Grove, Oxfordshire, which came online in September 2011. The team also collaborates with two Malaysian universities – Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) for engineering and composites support.

An open plan design office housing 70 designers exists on the first floor with conference facilities adjacent. This floor also houses the offices for management, marketing and the support functions of Information Technology, the team’s engineers and all the other administration functions. On the ground floor further offices for operational departments lie next to the machine shop which comprises CNC mills and lathes as well as manual machining centres and support equipment. A composites function boasts two modern autoclaves, one big enough for the largest of F1™ carbon components and both a large pattern shop (including 5-axis router) and an impressive clean room for laminating key car parts. A fully equipped quality and inspection department is also on site which opens onto the race shop where the cars are built, re-built and prepared for racing. The other race team support functions of sub-assembly, gearbox, hydraulics and electronics are also housed within this facility.

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T O N Y F E R N A N D E S

CATERHAM F1 TEAMTom Webb

email: tom.webb@caterhamf1.commobile: +44 (0) 7581 208 504