[andykeck]

I got a big problem with this. In the other thread, Spacepig said it better than me, so I'll quote here:

Originally Posted by Spacepig

When did anyone tell Brawn the same thing? Ross Brawn had the class and the self-conviction to put his own name on the car, and now he's building one hell of a legacy based on that name. Maybe in 20 years or whatever Brawn GP will be as storied and famous as Williams or Mclaren. The point is, he will have earned it. He didn't go out and buy the rights to Vanwall or Cooper and slap someone else's name on the car to try to create some fake heritage and history.

I've got no problem with Litespeed, but they should have some integrity and self-respect and call themselves Litespeed. Or if they have suddenly realized how stupid and banal that name is, they can come up with a new one of their own choosing. Whatever. But it's embarrassing that they can buy the name Lotus from some scavenger who bought it out of bankruptcy, and now they get to claim Chapman's legacy as their own. It's not theirs, and it's not David Hunt's to sell either.

If they get in, the official record books will show that these guys are the fourth winningest team in F1 history! You think that's right? Well I don't. I think it's fakery. They have nothing to do with Team Lotus, Colin Chapman, Lotus Cars Ltd, Classic Team Lotus, Lotus Cars USA, the Chapman family, or anyone else remotely connected to that heritage.

Hopefully the FOTA teams stay in. Because if they do, Litespeed most likely won't get one of the three remaining spots, and they can leave Team Lotus in the history books where it belongs.