Thread: Team Team 'Lotus' ?
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Old 28 May 2011, 09:52 (Ref:2887022)   #53
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medius should be qualifying in the top 5 on the gridmedius should be qualifying in the top 5 on the grid
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Originally Posted by TrapezeArtist View Post
From my reading of the report (I couldn't face reading the actual judgement) I'm not sure whether Tony Fernandes's cars can be called Lotus. Clearly they can call their team Team Lotus but Group Lotus have the right to the name Lotus in Formula 1. So if Team Lotus can't call their car a Lotus, do they have to call it a Team Lotus?
Yes they can call it a Lotus.

The High Court delivered its verdict on the Lotus naming issue on Friday - when Mr Justice Peter Smith declared that Team Lotus was allowed to keep its name and use the Lotus chassis moniker in F1.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/91788
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