Lotus Racing mengumumkan pelumba simpanan mereka Fairuz Fauzy akan diberi peluang untuk melakukan catatan masa pada sesi latihan bebas 1 pada perlumbaan di British, Hungarian, Singapore dan Abu Dhabi. Kali terakhir Fairuz keluar pada sesi latihan bebas 1 ialah semasa di GP Sepang yang lepas.
Di Lotus Festival yang berlangsung di Snetterton 2 minggu lepas, Fairuz dipertanggungjawapkan untuk melakukan shakedown pada chasis terbaru Lotus yang kini digunakan oleh Jarno Trulli, Chasis T127-04
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. - Fairuz Fauzy [Pemandu simpanan Lotus Racing]
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 - Mike Gascoyne [Lotus Racing Technical Chief]
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