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Who is the real Loticus?

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A great diagram from Jow Saward detailing how two Lotii(?) in F1 came to be.

I can't see how (Lotus) Renault can truly claim to be Lotus. If they are the real Lotus then it begs the questions
What happens if Lotus Tissues sponsors Team Lotus?
Are McLaren really McLaren?
Am I still me?

Perhaps Lotus should be renamed to the Teams of Existential Doubt (or TED1 & TED2 for short).

Kobayashi isn't giving up (again)

Again showing he doesn't know the meaning of defeat, Kobayashi is again showing the fighting spirit that we love in F1 drivers and refusing to accept his F1 career is over.


With the pull-out of Toyota and subsequent announcement that they won't be selling the team as a going concern putting the brakes on his aspirations there, Kobayashi is now hoping to link with another famous name - Lotus.

I think This is a good move for him and also for Lotus which I think will be a surprise package next year, should they also take on Trulli as is widely rumoured. They would have both an exceptional (when the mood takes him) and and experienced development driver in Trulli, but they would also have a young gun with fighting spirit which could teach Trulli how to get his head right.

Possibly the same perfect balance that Williams have gone for?

Stay tuned...