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Todt plays down fears Lotus-Renault deal to fail

Todt plays down fears Lotus-Renault deal to fail Jean Todt has played down fears Renault's planned takeover of the embattled Lotus team could fall through. It is now over a month since Renault signed its famous ‘letter of intent' to buy the Enstone based outfit and rebrand it as the French carmaker's works team from 2016. But since then, the story has gone quiet, and figures reportedly central to the 'potential acquisition' like F1 legend Alain Prost have taken a lower profile. It has triggered speculation all is not well with the deal, with Romain Grosjean's initially odd decision to jump ship for Haas now making more sense. 'Yes, it would have sounded good,' Grosjean told F1's...
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