Pastor Maldonado will join Lotus in 2014 alongside Romain Grosjean
A "fantastic opportunity" for Venezuelan as Hulkenberg is overlooked
Monday 2 December 2013 11:41, UK
Lotus confirmed their preference for Pastor Maldonado over Nico Hulkenberg on Friday, with the Venezuelan partnering Romain Grosjean in the Enstone team's 2014 line-up.
Of Lotus's new signing, Team Principal Eric Boullier said: "It is clear that Pastor has pace and potential - demonstrated by his 2010 GP2 Series title success and then through strong races throughout his career at Williams F1 Team - and we are convinced that we will be able to provide the correct environment to enable him to flourish regularly on track." He added: "It is with great pleasure that we can formally confirm that Romain Grosjean will continue with Lotus F1 Team next season. "He has really made the most of his tremendous talent over the latter part of the 2013 season and will be a fantastic asset to our 2014 challenge."I'm very proud to reach @Lotus_F1Team and motivated for the next 2014 F1 season, lets push very hard!!!!
- Pastor Maldonado (@Pastormaldo) November 29, 2013
