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Fernandes pleased to be making F1 return
Lotus Team Principal Tony Fernandes will make a Formula 1 comeback of his own next weekend as he travels the final European race of the season at Monza. The Malaysian businessman, due to other commitments, has been unable to attend the last three Grands Prix.
Lotus enjoyed its best ever grid position at Spa last weekend, with Heikki Kovalainen starting on the seventh row for the Hingham-based outfit, and the legendary team name now returns to the Italian Grand Prix – the home event for other driver Jarno Trulli - for the first time in 16 years.
“I’ve had to watch the last few races on TV as other commitments have kept me away from the races, so it’ll be good to be back on-track in Italy,” Fernandes smiled
“The last couple of weeks have been very exciting for the whole team – we’ve seen Nabil Jeffri, a Malaysian superstar in the making, become the youngest ever driver to test an F1 car at the aero test we ran on Wednesday and it was a very proud moment for me to see him put in a great day’s work for us in what must have been a pretty stressful environment for such a young guy.
“He proves what I’ve always believed – work hard to achieve your dreams and they will come true. That’s the same for everyone in Lotus Racing – exactly one year ago, on September 12, our Formula 1 dream came true and now we’ll be competing at one of the world’s great race tracks, bringing the green and yellow cars back to where they belong, and I can’t wait to see the reaction of the crowds when we take to the track.”
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