Renault F1 today announced that Group Lotus (owned by Proton) will be the major title sponsor and shareholder and in 2011 the Renault F1 will be renamed to Lotus Renault GP. Not only that, they also announced that Lotus Renault will be using the black and gold livery on their car.
This announcement and action by Proton is indirectly telling Tony Fernandes:
(a) Since you (Fernandes) are using Renault engine next year, we’ll (Proton) buy Renault so that you (Fernandes) won’t be called Lotus Renault
(b) Since you (Fernandes) have decided to race the black and gold livery, we’ll (Proton) will make the announcement first to run that same livery and……buck off Fernandes!!!!, says Proton.
In my opinion, Proton’s action is such a disgrace to the nation.
Firstly, as fellow Malaysians why don’t we join hands in developing the current F1 team that we have, (i.e. Fernandes’ Lotus Racing) instead of buying shares into other teams. I wonder if Fernandes had decided to use Ferrari engine in 2011, would Proton approach Ferrari to buy some of its share just to ensure Fernandes can’t use the (hypothetically) Lotus Ferrari name?
Secondly, Proton made the shot to use black and gold livery on Renault next season even knowing the intention of Fernandes to use the similar livery.
This is totally childish mindset of Proton. Using money (which I presume to be taxpayers’) to do something so stupid like this. What’s the point?
Extremely disappointed with Proton. Sigh…….
did u know why proton do such things….