These days Snetterton doesn’t often play host to contemporary Grand Prix drivers, but on Thursday next week Jarno Trulli will have a go in the new Lotus Evora Cup car at the unglamorous Norfolk circuit. It’s a great PR stunt for Lotus, and it reinforces the links between the new F1 team and the road car company, both of which of course have Malaysian owners.
The following day Jarno will join new team mate Heikki Kovalainen for the launch of the new team at a rather more upmarket venue in London. Lotus is keen to remind us that in the past its F1 drivers have played a role in developing its sporty road cars, with Jim Clark and Nigel Mansell among those to have undertaken the task.
- Jarno Trulli will drive a Lotus Evora Cup car at Snetterton
Adam Cooper F1 