The most interesting thing I thought about that article is that Lotus was"
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The new Lotus team is already being treated by F1 authorities as a continuation of the former one, which was set up by the legendary Colin Chapman, earning prize and appearance money on the basis of Team Lotus's historic results.
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This has to be quite an advantage and perhaps why Lotus seem to be doing so well throughout the year? The additional money must be helping with development costs. I'm sure HRT would love some of the additional money.
Seems a little unfair since it really isn't anything near a continuation of the former team, even if the "Team Lotus" name came back into being.