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Recent winner of the Petit Le Mans in Road Atlanta, Frenchman Nicolas Prost will Tuesday take the wheel of Lotus E20 usually assigned to Romain Grosjean and Kimi Raikkonen in the yopung driver test at Abu Dhabi.
The son of fourt-ime F1 champion Alain Prost had so far not had the opportunity to take part in Formula 1 official testing.
At each of his performances at the wheel of a Lotus - particularly in the context of the World Series by Renault - the Rebellion Racing regular had to settle for an older generation model (obliged by regulations).
This time it is the 2012 version of the Lotus that he will drive on November 6-8 at the Yas Marina circuit. This will be an opportunity for him to compete against other young talents from different backgrounds.
"This is a fantastic opportunity for me to gain experience at the highest level of motorsport. I have finished twice as the first "privateer" in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and I'm fourth in the World Endurance Championship, this is an exiting direction in my driving career,” said Nicolas Prost.
The son of fourt-ime F1 champion Alain Prost had so far not had the opportunity to take part in Formula 1 official testing.
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| Nicolas Prost, Lotus (Photo: WRI2) |
At each of his performances at the wheel of a Lotus - particularly in the context of the World Series by Renault - the Rebellion Racing regular had to settle for an older generation model (obliged by regulations).
This time it is the 2012 version of the Lotus that he will drive on November 6-8 at the Yas Marina circuit. This will be an opportunity for him to compete against other young talents from different backgrounds.
"This is a fantastic opportunity for me to gain experience at the highest level of motorsport. I have finished twice as the first "privateer" in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and I'm fourth in the World Endurance Championship, this is an exiting direction in my driving career,” said Nicolas Prost.