Τελικά, η Lotus επέλεξε να διατηρήσει το ίδιο οδηγικό δίδυμο με φέτος, καθώς ανανέωσε το συμβόλαιο του Romain Grosjean για έναν ακόμη χρόνο. Φέτος, ο Γάλλος δεν είχε σταθερή απόδοση, έκανε σοβαρά οδηγικά λάθη, τα οποία πλήρωσαν κι άλλοι οδηγοί, δέχθηκε αποκλεισμό για το Grand Prix της Ιταλίας, όμως έδειξε ότι έχει την ταχύτητα να δώσει καλούς βαθμούς στη Lotus, αρκεί, βέβαια, να είναι σταθερός.
Δηλώσεις του φετινού Πρωταθλητή των Πρωταθλητών, αλλά και του Προέδρου της βρετανικής ομάδας, Eric Boullier, μπορείς να βρεις στο παρακάτω Δελτίο Τύπου.
[Πηγή: Lotus F1 Team | Photo Copyright: Andrew Ferraro/LAT Photographic/Lotus F1 Team]
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This year, Romain made his return to Formula One with us. He finished on the podium in Bahrain (P3), Canada (P2) and Hungary (P3), finishing the Drivers’ Championship in eighth position with 96 points.
Romain Grosjean commented, “It’s fantastic for me to be continuing with Lotus F1 Team for 2013. It’s superb to have the support of everyone at Enstone. I’m really looking forward to rewarding their faith when we take to the track in Australia. I learnt a lot in my first full season in Formula 1 and my aim is to put these lessons into practice with stronger and more consistent performance on track next year. There are a lot of exciting developments occurring behind the scenes at Enstone and I am very excited with the prospect of the E21. I’ve already had my seat fitting and spoken with all the personnel involved with the build of the new car; I just can’t wait to get behind the wheel.”
Eric Boullier commented, “Romain is a great talent and we are pleased that he is continuing with us for a second season. With the continuity of two exceptional drivers like Romain and Kimi we are well placed to build on our strong 2012 with even better results in the year ahead. Both drivers worked very well together in their first year as team-mates, and I think there is the potential of even better things from the season ahead. We were regular visitors to podiums in 2012 and we certainly intend to continue with this trend in 2013.”
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