loque Schreef:
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> Nickv Wrote:
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> > Lotus Renault is simply Renault, Group Lotus
> just
> > sponsor it. Just like Vodafone McLaren. Group
> > Lotus don't actually own the team. So Renault
> can
> > still advertise with Lada (which IIRC is also a
> > sponsor of Petrov).
>
> It won't be Lotus anything soon, 'cause I'm fairly
> sure Gascoigne's Lotus will win the court case.
> Then you'll see the Lotus sponsors on the Renault
> turn into Proton instead. I don't really see it
> going any other way since Gascoigne bought the
> license off David Hunt, they already have the
> name, you can't have two teams called Lotus just
> because the other one has road cars by the same
> name.
>
> If an oil baron from Qatar bought an F1 team and
> tried to call it Mercedes after his dog, he would
> get told to go @#$%& himself. It's a bit of a
> shaky comparison, but it stands to reason.
I can't see it go another way either. The question in the court case is whether Proton have rightfully terminated the contract (I believe David Hunt had some ties to Group Lotus, so that's where Proton come in) with Fernandes. I think not.