Lotus expected to confirm Grosjean “very soon”

Romain Grosjean should continue to defend the Lotus colors F1 Team next year. If the former GP2 Series champion sometimes has difficulty remaining patient in the face of the lack of competitiveness of his E22, the change of engine manufacturer with the arrival of Mercedes en lieu and in place of Renault Sport F1 allows enstone and its pilots to remain optimistic for the future. While Pastor Maldonado will return for a season, the Frenchman should also be there.

Federico Gastaldi, Deputy Team Principal of Lotus F1 Team, is in any case confident. “Romain is on pole for a steering wheel in 2015 and for us it is just a matter of details to be sorted out. We should make an announcement very soon. Maybe it's fun to let the media speculate! We are about to make an announcement and there is no pressure. »

Lotus F1 Team is impatiently awaiting the end of this trying season for the British team which has only entered the points twice to occupy eighth place in the Constructors' Championship. Enstone has long devoted the bulk of its workforce to preparing the future E23 which will be powered by Brixworth. “It was something that had been planned for a long time,” added Federico Gastaldi. “We realized it was time to move in a new direction and we are pleased to have publicly announced it. The Mercedes AMG Power Units have already made a positive impression and we believe they will be an essential part for success. It has become clear that they have the best package in the field in terms of engines. Their forces, combined with ours, will form a powerful combination in 2015.”