A Lotus Lola B12/80 LMP2 car, Why?

Hi again. Third post of the week. Sebring 12 hour this weekend of round 1 of the new FIA World Endurance Championship. Lotus will be in LMP2 class with their own Lola B12/80 under the Lotus banner. German Team Kodewa, which ran the HRT Formula 1 operations in 2010-11 will run the car. The car will be powered by Lotus-badged Judd V8s developed by Engine Developments, which is also building the Lotus's IndyCar engine. With Thomas Holzer, Luca Moro and Mirco Shultis driving the car this season, and a possibility of second Lotus Lola B12/80 at Le mans latter in the year.



images © Lotus LMP2 / Daniel Simon

F1 a side because they own 25% of the team itself. Here is my problem with Lotus LMP2 car? Why? Why are they doing this? Why are they not developing their own LMP2 (which they were going to do two years ago what I heard, 3d image below) car instead of using a Lola B12/80 in the past lotus them-self build their own race cars. Why are they branding the engines a Lotus engine (same with Indy Car Series with Lotus Turbo V6s) which are basically Judd engines. They never did this before with Cosworths, Fords and so forth with their own racing cars, why doing it now. This is really pissing me off, big-time with the brand. Believe me I would have a go if Porsche or Ferrari did the same thing too if this was happening.



I just wish Lotus will develop their own cars, don't branded the engine as their own when it is not. Just like the images below of the Lotus Eleven, Lotus 30 and Lotus Elise GT1. That is my beef with this story folks.







End of post for now. New post soon with a bit of less grumpiness. That is all. Bye.