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Lotus could return to F1 in 2010
07 June 2009 09:08pmThe famous Lotus name could return to Formula One in 2010 following a 15-year absence, after a proposed entrant secured permission to use the iconic brand.
Formula Three team Litespeed said on Sunday that it had secured a deal with current Lotus owner David Hunt to use the name if its entry for next season's F1 championship is accepted.
"Team Lotus is synonymous with great British engineering and F1 innovation," team principal Nino Judge said "which easily demonstrate why ex-Lotus personnel would want to bring this championship-winning name back to the formula."
Litespeed said former Lotus driver Johnny Herbert would also be involved in the team.
Lotus competed in 491 Grands Prix between 1958 and 1994, winning seven constructors' titles. Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Jochen Rindt, Emerson Fittipaldi and Mario Andretti all won drivers' titles for the British team.
On Friday, governing body FIA will announce the list of the 13 teams who will race in 2010. Other famous old names such as Brabham, Lola and March are also vying for entry, along with the United States-based USF1.
AP
