JordanMugen wrote: ↑09 Nov 2022, 23:57
With Geely owning Lotus, could Alpine F1 Team therefore become Team Lotus or Lotus F1 Team (whichever one Enstone was, I don't remember) again?
Lotus-Renault does have a lovely ring to it, and despite Renault's claims of Alpine being a "high-end" brand, arguably Lotus still has higher prestige, albeit both exotic sportscar brands are IMO still a long way behind Ferrari in 'prestige' and public recognition (or even behind Porsche really).
I feel that predominantly only French car enthusiasts and anoraks (like myself) would be familiar with older (or even modern) Alpine (or similarly Matra) sportscars unlike the broader public recognition of Ferrari, Porsche or even Mercedes sportscars, and to a lesser extent McLaren and Aston Martin.
Alpine is open to capitalize on the financial valuation of its F1 Team assets. Looks like they're looking for a buyer/ partner. Maybe Andretti. What are they waiting for, go knock on Porsche's door. "Pssst, I got a team to sell".
Wouldn't you expect that they've already spoken? Since Audi wanted McLaren to stop selling their cars when they spoke of that partnership, should we expect the same from Porsche? Maybethat's why we haven't heard anything.
That would make Andretti a dream partnership, for a company trying to break into the US market?
Not to mention that the "red,white and blue" is the same as the "bleu, blanc et rouge", Only the order changes.
It's disingenuous.
