Luiz Razia will join Alexander Rossi in turning out for Team Lotus at the Young Driver Test in Abu Dhabi.
Brazilian to take the wheel in Abu Dhabi
Luiz Razia will join Alexander Rossi in turning out for Team Lotus at the Young Driver Test in Abu Dhabi.
The Brazilian, who drove at last year's edition of the test for Virgin Racing, is currently one of Lotus' test drivers.
Razia has spent the past year racing in the GP2 Series for the AirAsia team and also took part in Friday's practice session at the Chinese Grand Prix.
The 22-year-old is understandably delighted to once again be able to strut is stuff amongst the best up-and-coming drivers.
"I believe this is confirmation of all the good progress we have made this year and I am very pleased to be working with the team again," he said.
"We had a great relationship throughout our first season and it will be good to continue that in Abu Dhabi.
"The test in F1 is a very big deal for me - it is a full day behind the wheel so I will be able to get a lot from it and hopefully give the team some good feedback.
"They will have a lot to test ahead of 2012 and I am really looking forward to being involved in that."
Involved
Team boss Riad Asmat believes that Razia has earned his opportunity.
"Luiz has been a key player in the 2011 season in helping grow our GP2 team from a starting point of an empty factory in late 2010 to finishing sixth in our first championship," said Asmat.
"Throughout the season he has also been involved in the F1 operation, both on track where he took part in FP1 for us in China and did a very solid job there, and in sitting in on briefings with the engineers at various races to grow his experience of the F1 environment and help increase his knowledge of the way we work so he can jump straight into the F1 seat when he has his chance.
"I am sure he will perform extremely well for us in both the GP2 event and in the F1 car and we are all looking forward to seeing him successfully complete this next stage of his development."
