Grosjean buoyed by Lotus form

Romain Grosjean is upbeat about the performance of the new Lotus E20 after his first day of testing with the car at Jerez on Thursday. The Lotus driver was quickest of those in 2012-spec machinery today, finishing second to Nico Rosberg and ahead of world champion Sebastian Vettel in the Red Bull RB8. Grosjean downplayed the times, but said he was very happy with how the new Lotus handles.

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