Romain Grosjean has played down concerns Lotus is way behind its major rivals in simulator testing of the 2014 car. While the Enstone based team's top rivals including Red Bull, Ferrari, Mercedes and McLaren have been computer simulating their new V6-powered cars for months, a different picture has emerged from the Lotus camp. Although highly competitive in 2013, there have also been reports of financial troubles at Lotus, amid rumours the crucial Quantum buy-in has failed. Indeed, the team's preferred choice of driver for 2014, Nico Hulkenberg, has signed instead for the less competitive Force India, while Lotus replaces the Ferrari-bound Kimi Raikkonen with the lucratively-sponsored...
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