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Renault sells its shares and created Lotus Renault GP
What was virtually an open secret for quite a long time in the paddock of Formula 1 has finally been confirmed: Renault has sold its 25% stake in the team and after an agreement between Capital and Group Genii Lotus, Lotus Renault has finally born GP.
It initially said the announcement would be made well in advance but confirmation has come just now. Thus emerges a more complicated problem for Tony Fernandez, Lotus Racing team owner who has registered the team for the 2011 season under the name of Team Lotus.
From now on there will be very attentive to begin to see who gets the real name of the legendary English club founded by Colin Chapman. According to the scenario you just confirmed with the purchase of 25% of Renault F1 by the Lotus Group (with the true support of Proton and Clive Chapman), it seems that Tony Fernandez, who will be hitting the steering wheel and call their otherwise the car next year.
The Lotus Group was looking for, seems to have run its course. The brand idea was to rejuvenate the old laurels and as things were taking place that was not possible, so that from now on but the conditions are in place for at least the fans of the British to return home to dream (at least initially) a place on the podium … Imagine Robert Kubica at the Lotus Renault GP . Read the rest of this entry »