Lotus has confirmed that test driver Fairuz Fauzy will be making four more Friday free practice runs before the end of the season. The Malaysian first sat in the car in-season at home track Sepang and is now lined up for Hungary, Singapore and Abu Dhabi as well as this weekend’s first 90-minute session at Silverstone.
Courtesy of Formula 1’s limited testing regulations which kicked in at the start of last year, drivers such as Fauzy are now presented with few opportunities for running time although the 27-year-old will be substituting for Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen two times apiece in his four remaining sessions.
“First I want to thank Tony, Mike and the whole team for the chance to get back in the car,” he said on Monday morning. “I really can’t wait to see how far we’ve moved forward since I was last out on- track and I’m very proud to have been given the chance to play another active role in our continuing development.
“I did the shakedown of chassis 04 at Snetterton a couple of weeks ago but obviously couldn’t really push there, so it’ll be great to get back out and add whatever I can to help the team keep moving towards the midfield.
"To start out at Silverstone is going to be very special indeed – I live literally a few metres from the track, so I’ll have a lot of friends, family and fans there to cheer me and the whole team on and it’ll be great to be among the first F1 cars to try out the new section.”
Having made the decision alongside Team Principal Tony Fernandes, Mike Gascoyne is also pleased that Fauzy will receive more chances before the current season is over.
“Every time Fairuz has been out on-track for us he’s done a great job and taking part in four more races is a just reward for the contribution he’s already made to the establishment and growth of our team,” the Technical Director said. “It’s another chance for us to learn more about how to get the most out of him in the car, as well as providing us with another invaluable viewpoint on the characteristics of our car.”
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