Lotus Renault GP signs Grosjean as reserve driver

Romain Grosjean has declared that he signed a contract with the Lotus Renault GP Team as a reserve driver for the 2011 season. The 24-year-old already drove for the team as race driver in 2009 and says that he's very happy with this second chance to make name in Formula One. The French driver will also drive in GP2 and GP2 Asia with the Dams team.

Grosjean said to TF1: "2011 will be my comeback year with a third driver spot at Lotus Renault and a whole season in GP2 and GP2 Asia with the Dams team. To be third pilot allows me to gain a huge amount of experience, to be in the paddock, to see people, and to understand what I was lacking in my first Formula One experience. Now my idea is to be a race driver in 2012."