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Grosjean to stay at Lotus in 2015
Lotus has confirmed Romain Grosjean will partner Pastor Maldonado at the team next season.
Grosjean has raced at Lotus since 2012 but in the past few months has been waiting on confirmation of his position at the team in 2015. After a breakthrough year in 2013 with six podiums and 132 points, he has struggled this year in an uncompetitive car, but is confident the arrival of Mercedes engines in 2015 will boost the team's competitiveness.
"It's fantastic for me to be continuing with Lotus F1 Team for 2015 and it's superb to have the support of everyone at Enstone," he said. "It's no secret that we've had a really tough season this year, but the team has remained focused and we're all determined to return to regular points-scoring in 2015.
"I have been spending a lot of time recently at Enstone and I'm feeling very positive about the potential of the E23, which should represent a return to form for the team. We have one race left in 2014 so I'll be pushing to do the best job possible in Abu Dhabi before my focus switches fully to 2015."
Team boss Gerard Lopez said Grosjean had proved himself worthy of a new contract this season.
"It is with great pleasure that we can formally confirm that Romain Grosjean will continue with Lotus F1 Team alongside Pastor Maldonado next season. You really learn something about a driver when they have the chips against them and Romain has delivered impeccably in 2014 despite the very big challenges he has faced. We know that Romain will always get the most out of the car at his disposal, which is why we can't wait to harness his potential with Mercedes-Benz power in 2015."
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