Pastor Maldonado is confident Lotus are progressing to a position of competitiveness with the E22 despite the car's belated appearance for pre-season testing.Lotus were unique amongst the 11 teams on the grid this season not to attend the Jerez test last month, with the cash-strapped outfit opting to focus on developing their new charger at their Enstone base instead. Despite finishing fourth in the 2013 Constructors' Championship, Lotus have endured a troubled winter. Maldonado replaced Kimi Raikkonen alongside Romain Grosjean after the Finn, who revealed in September he hadn't been paid all year, left for Ferrari, and the team were left reeling on the eve of the Jerez event by Eric...
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