The new Malaysian-backed team brought the Lotus name back into F1 for the first time since 1994, when Team Lotus collapsed because of financial reasons.

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He convinced the board of Lotus Cars owner Proton to back his ambitious plans, which also include the launching of five new road-car models.

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Bahar decided to back Renault and ended the licensing agreement with Team Lotus, claiming that Fernandes breached its terms.

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The row dates back to 2009, when Fernandes was granted by Group Lotus the rights to use the Lotus name in F1 for a new team he was setting up to race in the 2010 season.

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Go back through the last few months of your Outlook calendar, Lotus Notes, or handwritten diary.

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We went to Lotus, told them what we thought would work, and they came back with this design.

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But the former Toyota and Force India technical chief admits the talk of Lotus' illustrious history is something he's trying to put to the back of his mind.

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