Team Lotus reveals the abandoned vintage livery
Tony Fernandes’ Team Lotus stated earlier that they are going to be back for another season by the name of Lotus and they announced that they are going to use the classical golden and black livery for the 2011 Formula 1 season as they hope to continue the
legacy of the legendary Lotus team that departed from the sport in 1993. The team was able to secure 7 titles before that and Lotus is definitely one of the best teams in the history of the sport.
However, it seems that they were unable to perform anywhere near the top running teams. In fact, they are one of the worst teams of the season statistically as they were unable to secure a single point. The FIA introduced 3 new teams to the Formula 1 grid
for 2010 that included HRT, Virgin Racing Team and Lotus Racing Team.
After a disappointing performance by the team, Group Lotus decided to part ways with the team and it seems that both of these companies are now fighting over the naming rights which were initially with Group Lotus. Tony Fernandes, the team boss of Lotus
claims that he bought the rights from David Hunt but Group Lotus rejects these rumours.
Team Lotus was expected to use the classic Lotus livery for the 2011 Formula 1 season but after all these conflicts and controversies, the team stated that they are not going to use it.
Nevertheless, they recently revealed the images of the classic design they wanted to use for 2011. Quite obviously, they were exceptional and nostalgic as they reminded the fans of the legendary Lotus.
Since Group Lotus signed with RenaultF1 for the 2011 Formula 1 season, Renault changed its name to Lotus Renault GP and as a result, they stated that they will use the classic John Player colours for their livery.
Team Lotus organized a competition online for their fans so they could see how the livery looks like. But it seems that it would be useless for them now. Team Lotus will use the same green and yellow colours next year and it would be interesting to see how
the two Lotus teams challenge each other on track.
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