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6th April 2012, 15:04 #1
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Time for the name Lotus to leave F1
Lotus F1 team committed to name despite end of title sponsor deal - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com
The whole saga of this once great name being exploited as nothing more than a marketing exercise should end along with the Group Lotus sponsorship of the team that should now be called Genii Capital.Riccardo Patrese - 256GPs 1977-1993
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6th April 2012, 15:15 #2
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May the forza be with you
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6th April 2012, 15:20 #3
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The same can be said of Caterham.
I wonder whether there are millionaires/corporate types who enjoy assembling/fixing their 7 in the kitchen?The world according to Taki Inoue: https://mobile.twitter.com/takiinoue/st ... 7249326080
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6th April 2012, 15:44 #4
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Originally Posted by wedge
Lotus, whether that be group, cars or racing team, has no involvement in F1. The only reason the name is in the sport is because an international financial advisory and investment firm, which specialises in brand management, and who have aquired the name think "it is a good name for F1".
It was a good name in F1.Riccardo Patrese - 256GPs 1977-1993
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6th April 2012, 17:04 #5
The whole name thing has been incredibly stupid. Maybe Lotus should change it's name to Caterham to confuse me more.
C'est la vie ja taksi tuo.
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6th April 2012, 17:14 #6
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I think they should stick to the name "Lotus". It's such a pretty name. And if someone brought back "Brabham" or "Tyrrell", it wouldn't bother me even if they had no connection whatever with the original team or its owners.
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6th April 2012, 18:31 #7
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6th April 2012, 18:40 #8
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*facedesk*
After all that! Three years of legal wrangling and mud slinging and now NO ONE wants to be Lotus? Sigh. I hate this 'sport' sometimes.All other opinions are wrong....
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6th April 2012, 20:49 #9
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Originally Posted by Sonicyou can't argue with results.
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6th April 2012, 21:02 #10
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In a way this Lotus situation is sad since with Kimi and all the publicity, the F1 team has given the brand a lot of publicity and they could've actually sold some cars with the help of the F1 team.
“Leave me alone!”
I think this event back in November 2020 but I might be mistaken.
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