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Mike Gascoyne: “Our test season was extremely productive - in general we’ve had very good reliability, and the team is in very good shape going to the first race.”

Tony Fernandes: “We are all looking forward to Bahrain; to have Lotus Racing on the grid will be a momentous occasion for all involved and, indeed, for our fans, whose support has been absolutely fantastic since we launched just under six months ago.

“Yes we are a little slower than the major leading teams, however we will get there, with passion, hard work and a clear vision - our aim for this first Grand Prix will be to finish and steadily but surely improve, race by race.”