Malaysia and F1

A lot of brouhaha was made about Malaysia’s Proton entering the F1 extravaganza after it had bought over the prestigious constructors, Lotus. It was said that it would be just a beginning for Malaysia to be in the world’s eye as a developed and technological country. And that it will be good advertisement for Malaysia to get on the world’s automotive stage. From what I saw so far Proton and Malaysia is hardly getting the publicity they hoped. Already three races have gone by and Proton is hardly mentioned. All we can read in the media are the words Lotus, Kovalainen-Finland, and Trulli-Italy.

I wonder if the motoring world knows that Lotus represents Malaysia if not Proton in F1 now!