Thread: Team Team Lotus to confirm name and Renault bits but Grp Lotus start Norfolk Civil War?
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Old 30 Sep 2010, 20:33 (Ref:2767421)   #52
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Originally Posted by MatadorRacing_F1 View Post
Not in the least. They have no business whatsoever branding their team Lotus, having no history being associated with Team Lotus nor Group lotus. Air Aisa F1, One Malaysia F1 or whatever rubbish they could have come up with would have been totally appropriate. Litespeed doing the same thing would have generated the same reaction and opinion from me.

This is just as valid as HRT picking up and borrowing/buying the rights to Brabham F1 or Virgin calling themselves Tyrrell racing.

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Senna/Team Lotus fan, Lotus car fan.
Oh noes, a Senna/Team Lotus "fan" disapproves!

Guess the Chapman family blessing doesn't account for anything then.
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