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The two Lotus Praga LMP2 cars of the Koweda team have been seized by French authorities Tuesday afternoon in the paddock of the Le Mans circuit, one day prior to the first practice session of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The action was taken by one of the supplier of the German team owned by former HRT F1 team director, Colin Kolles for alleged non-payment of bills.
One report says that suspension components, gearboxes and the steering wheels were taken from the team's pit in Le Mans by bailiffs at 5pm on Tuesday.
The two Lotus entries are scheduled to be driven by James Rossiter, Kevin Weeda and Christophe Bouchut (N° 31), and Thomas Holzer, Dominik Kraihamer et Jan Charouz (N° 32).
The court case in the city of Le Mans is due at 3pm local time today, Wednesday. Team sources are hopeful that a successful resolution would allow the two cars to take to the track in free practice, which runs from 4 to 8pm.
The action was taken by one of the supplier of the German team owned by former HRT F1 team director, Colin Kolles for alleged non-payment of bills.
One report says that suspension components, gearboxes and the steering wheels were taken from the team's pit in Le Mans by bailiffs at 5pm on Tuesday.
The two Lotus entries are scheduled to be driven by James Rossiter, Kevin Weeda and Christophe Bouchut (N° 31), and Thomas Holzer, Dominik Kraihamer et Jan Charouz (N° 32).
The court case in the city of Le Mans is due at 3pm local time today, Wednesday. Team sources are hopeful that a successful resolution would allow the two cars to take to the track in free practice, which runs from 4 to 8pm.
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