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Old 13 Nov 2001, 17:21 (Ref:174057)   #1
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Lotus to turn back into F1 ?
According to rumours, David Hunt (brother of the legendary James Hunt) is in talks with BAT about renaming BAR to Lucky Strike Lotus....

what do u guys think, I think this is just a rumour, I don't think it'll happen
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Old 13 Nov 2001, 18:18 (Ref:174072)   #2
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What's the big deal if they do? Simply slapping the name Lotus to a mid-pack team does nothing. They still won't be affiliated with Lotus Sport, and they will carry none of Colin Chapman's heritage. Why not slap the name Tyrrell on a Minardi and Brabham on an Arrows while you're at it.
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Old 13 Nov 2001, 18:22 (Ref:174075)   #3
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I think we should slap Trabant on the Ferrari........
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Old 13 Nov 2001, 18:23 (Ref:174077)   #4
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I don't mean to hijack renaultbel's thread, but has anyone else got any similar "slap it on" suggestions.....?
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Old 13 Nov 2001, 18:25 (Ref:174081)   #5
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Bennetton could slap Renault on their cars and … oh wait … never mind.
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Old 13 Nov 2001, 18:30 (Ref:174086)   #6
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This rumour has been discounted for several weeks now.

It's a non-starter.

However, slap Wartburg on McLaren.
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Old 13 Nov 2001, 19:51 (Ref:174145)   #7
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Yeah, just forget it.
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Old 13 Nov 2001, 21:03 (Ref:174241)   #8
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Number Juan has a lot of promise if they can keep it on the circuit!
its just a half-witted gimmick to increase publicity to sell more t-shirts or caps...
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Old 13 Nov 2001, 21:10 (Ref:174247)   #9
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It's time to revive the Borgward!
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Old 13 Nov 2001, 21:13 (Ref:174251)   #10
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Old 14 Nov 2001, 07:39 (Ref:174356)   #11
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According to Autosport, the rumours were true, but the talks "fell through..."

And yes, it was an effort to gain more sponsorship!
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Old 14 Nov 2001, 09:34 (Ref:174378)   #12
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I think that we should Slap Eddie Ervine!
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Old 14 Nov 2001, 11:39 (Ref:174398)   #13
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Skoda would be nice - I just loved those Skoda jokes. We could put a triple wide wing on the rear of the Skoda Prost so that we can get plenty of frogs to push start the thing. Plus a rubber band powered launch control.
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Old 14 Nov 2001, 11:45 (Ref:174401)   #14
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According to Autosport, the rumours were true, but the talks "fell through..."

And yes, it was an effort to gain more sponsorship!
More sponsorship ??? BAR has all sponsorship they need from BAT !
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Old 14 Nov 2001, 13:24 (Ref:174429)   #15
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The BAT deal ends next year. Do you think that with huge debts the team might be a bit worried?
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Old 14 Nov 2001, 17:59 (Ref:174551)   #16
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Another one going in Prost's ways...
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Old 14 Nov 2001, 18:22 (Ref:174571)   #17
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Going slightly off the topic, how much debt is Prost (or should I say Prost GP) in?
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Old 14 Nov 2001, 19:43 (Ref:174622)   #18
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US$ 24 million... and yet to pay Ferrari US$ 20 million for the engines.
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Old 14 Nov 2001, 20:27 (Ref:174645)   #19
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I may be hideously wrong, but isn't BAR in about £60 million debt???

And yet to win a race.
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Old 14 Nov 2001, 22:52 (Ref:174707)   #20
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If so, they shouldn't even race...


better Honda buy them.
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Old 15 Nov 2001, 04:26 (Ref:174776)   #21
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What's the big deal if they do? Simply slapping the name Lotus to a mid-pack team does nothing. They still won't be affiliated with Lotus Sport, and they will carry none of Colin Chapman's heritage. Why not slap the name Tyrrell on a Minardi and Brabham on an Arrows while you're at it.
You are right, but in the case of Minardi it coult be called "Tyrrell" in some sense, because Paul Stoddart bought the rests of Tyrrell team before he engaged Minardi. But it's better with his actual name: European Minardi.
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Old 15 Nov 2001, 05:50 (Ref:174784)   #22
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Even though the name would have nothing to do with Lotus cars, wouldn't it be great to see names like Lotus, Ligier (not Prost!), BRM and Tyrrell back in the sport. Add to that Brabham and Cooper and it's like the 60s all over again.
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Old 15 Nov 2001, 11:23 (Ref:174851)   #23
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Don't mess with Brabham, please... if they must return, it should be in the same levels of Sauber last year, to speak the least.
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