Lotus has 'a good idea' of Grosjean replacement

At the center of debates for several weeks with the buyout by Renault, Lotus F1 Team does not have Pastor Maldonado only one of its two drivers for the 2016 season. The departure of Romain Grosjean for Haas F1 Team confirmed, the formation ofenstone admits today that he is close to concluding his discussions.

“Yes, we are close to making an announcement, comments Federico Gastaldi, Lotus Deputy Team Principal. This is something that will come sooner rather than later. We're not going to reveal any clues before announcing it, but we spoke to several drivers with interesting CVs, and we have a pretty good idea who we will have in the car. »

Several drivers currently remain available, including Kevin Magnussen, who confirmed yesterday his separation from McLaren.