Six drivers have been shortlisted for the 1Malaysia – Lotus F1 Team said Tony Fernandes on Thursday.
He also mentioned that Fairuz Fauzy was the only Malaysian driver to be on that list. A lot of speculations have been going on about Jarno Trulli joining the team however when asked, Tony Fernandes the principal for Lotus F1 did not comment.
“What I can say is, Fairuz Fauzy is on the list. We will announce the line-up in November,” he told Bernama after delivering a talk at Universiti Malaya here.
“I hope the Malaysian driver will be selected as either the second driver or third driver for the team,” he said.
We are quite certain that Fairuz will get to race in Formula One next year. There are quite a few Malaysian drivers out there with potential however due to experience and his age Fairuz seems to be the most likely candidate for F1 Lotus.
Fernandes did not mention any other names despite having a said that the list has been shortened to 6 drivers. Our money is on Trulli and Fauzy to be the drivers for Lotus F1 Team. Also bare in mind that there will be a third test driver needed. We shall have to wait till November to get the final answer on this long awaited question.
Source: Bernama
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