Lucas Papademos, the new Greek prime minister, is preoccupied with the financial crisis and uncomfortable dealing with the name row.

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The name derives from a 1913 incident in which black came up a record 26 times in a row in roulette.

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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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