Testing What Exactly?

At the launch of the new Lotus Renault R31 at Valencia this week, the team announced that Bruno Senna and Romian Grosjean were joining the squad as test/reserve drivers…alongside Ho-Pin Tung, Jan Charouz AND Fairuz Fauzy.
In a sport that offers practically zero in-season testing, what does a team really need with FIVE test drivers? It’s one thing to have a pipeline of young talent but who’s kidding who here? With Robert Kubica the firm #1 there is only one seat available in 2012 – or 2011 if Vitaly Petrov blows his second chance. Five into one doesn’t go.

– MCZF1

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