some funny incidents sometimes repetitive. Caterham, which was founded in 1960 as a Lotus dealer, acquired the rights to build the Lotus Seven. Now, Team Lotus Caterham Cars has purchased through a holding company, part owned by Tony Fernandes Malaysia.Starting from the British GP at Silverstone this weekend, Caterham logo will appear on sidepods both Team Lotus F1 car. Caterham Logos will Appear on Team Lotus’ F1 Cars
Interestingly, this comes 50 years after the first victory of the Lotus in Formula 1 Grand Prix (GP Innes Ireland in the U.S.). Earlier this year, Caterham launches first new model for 15 years, sports prototype racing car SP/300.R.After the announcement, managing director of Caterham Cars, Ansar Ali, said:
"This is a monumental opportunity for Caterham Cars. We are a low volume niche sports car manufacturer but we are now a key partner for Formula One team with a very bright future. In terms of global visibility for the brand Caterham, you do not get much better than Formula One . Caterham has a long and distinguished history in motorsport grassroots, but this puts the company ahead of a truly global audience to sit down with major car brands including Ferrari, McLaren and Mercedes-Benz. "
