Tony Fernandes, team principal and owner of Team Lotus, says his outfit has decided to hold off any rebranding until the outcome of its naming dispute has become clear.
We reported earlier that there was the possibility that the team could rename itself, to bring it inline with Fernandes takeover of Caterham Cars.
This remains an option, according to Fernandes, but in an ideal world, he would like to marry the two brands together, but he is opting to await the verdict of the Lotus vs. Lotus court case before a name change takes place.
“I don’t know yet, to be honest,” he told Autosport in response to whether the team will be rebranded.
“I am waiting to see what happens with the case, and all these sort of things. But an ideal scenario would be a marriage of the two.
“The ideal world is both. People have said that Lotus has its own F1 team, but so what? There is Manchester United and Manchester City.
“People will come to understand what each brand stands for, and say – we want this, or we want that. It is no different to me, and I really hope we can keep both.”
The Malaysian business man did confirm that his GP2 team, currently running under the AirAsia brand, will be renamed Caterham GP2, with AirAsia as a likely title sponsor.
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