Lotus says it has several ‘tasty’ options to replace Romain Grosjean at the team next year, as it continues to push to complete a Renault deal. Grosjean has elected to join the new Haas team for 2016, after a planned Renault takeover could not be completed in time for him to commit to stay at Enstone. It has left Lotus seeking a partner for Pastor Maldonado, with contenders believed to include Kevin Magnussen, Jean-Eric Vergne, Stoffel Vandoorne and current reserve Jolyon Palmer. Frenchman Esteban Ocon has been strongly linked with a reserve driver role. Joint decision Lotus deputy team principal Federico Gastaldi suggested a decision would be taken jointly with Renault – with nothing...
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