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Team Lotus, originally Lotus Racing, was a Malaysian-licensed Formula One racing team and constructor, based in Hingham, Norfolk, UK, which competed during the 2010 and 2011 Formula One seasons. The team scored no championship points in the two years it competed.
Not to be mistaken for the original 1954–1994 F1 team, Team Lotus. Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen continued as the team’s full-time drivers in 2011, with Karun Chandhok joining as the team’s reserve driver alongside third driver Luiz Razia and test drivers Davide Valsecchi and Ricardo Teixeira.
Lotus Racing team principal Tony Fernandes purchased the rights to the Team Lotus name from David Hunt, with the intention of renaming the team to reflect its historical counterpart for the 2011 season. The use of the Team Lotus name led to a naming dispute with Lotus Cars.
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Team Lotus, a sister company of Lotus Cars, competed in Formula One between 1958 and 1994, winning seven constructors' titles and six drivers' titles between 1963 and 1978. The Lotus name returned to Formula One in 2010 through Tony Fernandes 's Lotus Racing team, which used the name on licence from Group Lotus.
With a legacy spanning from 1958 until 1994, Team Lotus clinched seven constructors’ titles and six drivers’ championships. Team Lotus made an impact almost immediately, scoring its first points with Cliff Allison, who finished fourth at the 1958 Belgian Grand Prix, the fifth round of the season.
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Fernando Alonso secured the Drivers’ Championship in 2005 and 2006, alongside winning the Constructors’ Championship for the team with Giancarlo Fisichella. After selling a majority stake to Genii Capital in 2009, the team partnered with Lotus Cars in 2011, leading to a rebrand as Lotus Renault GP and, subsequently, Lotus F1 Team.
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