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**enteltcheft** · 12-09-2010, 03:36 PM

Lotus Renault GP are surely the more legitimate team due to the fact that they are partly owned by Lotus Cars (Proton) and Genii, where as Team Lotus just bought the rights to use the name from David Hunt who had bought the rights in the 90's.

Colin Chapman ran Lotus Cars and Team Lotus seperately but they were under the umbrella of a company he owned.

Team Lotus shut its doors in 1994 but David Hunt became the owner of what was left, which essentially was debt and a name.

Lotus Cars has been owned by a number of different companies.

All that remains of the team that Chapman started is the name. There is no team. What the two parties are arguing about is a brand not an F1 racing team.

12-09-2010, 03:36 PM	#20
enteltcheft Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 422 Senior Member	Lotus Renault GP are surely the more legitimate team due to the fact that they are partly owned by Lotus Cars (Proton) and Genii, where as Team Lotus just bought the rights to use the name from David Hunt who had bought the rights in the 90's. Colin Chapman ran Lotus Cars and Team Lotus seperately but they were under the umbrella of a company he owned. Team Lotus shut its doors in 1994 but David Hunt became the owner of what was left, which essentially was debt and a name. Lotus Cars has been owned by a number of different companies. All that remains of the team that Chapman started is the name. There is no team. What the two parties are arguing about is a brand not an F1 racing team.
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