Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: The new team was unrelated to the previous incarnation of Team Lotus when it was first founded , although it was funded by a Malaysian Consortium including Proton ( the owner of Lotus Cars ) .
Simplified: The new team was unrelated to the old Team Lotus . The new team was funded by a Malaysian Consortium ( group of companies ) including Proton .