Grosjean: Lotus exceeds expectations

Romain Grosjean claims Lotus had a better than expected start to 2013 Formula 1 testing at Jerez on Tuesday, as he ended the day third fastest. The Frenchman was the first man to try out the new Lotus E21, which the team hopes will be enough to lift it into top three contention this year. And although Grosjean ended up nine tenths of a second behind pacesetter Jenson Button, he was hugely encouraged by what he discovered.

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