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March 2, 2013: Romain Grosjean said he enjoyed his late call-up to drive for Lotus on day three in Barcelona and would willingly do the same again tomorrow

March 2, 2013: Kimi Raikkonen wants to return to the cockpit of the Lotus tomorrow, but the team is waiting on final confirmation from its doctors that he will be well enough

March 1, 2013: Romain Grosjean says Lotus is "somewhere in the four or five best cars" after concluding his pre-season testing schedule

March 1, 2013: Romain Grosjean finished the second day of testing on the top of the timesheets, setting the fastest time in the afternoon before rain started to fall again in the final 30 minutes

February 28, 2013: Romain Grosjean says there is no reason to think Lotus will not be among the teams fighting at the front of the pack at the opening round of the season, but said he still needs time in the car to refine his set-up

February 28, 2013: Mark Webber set the fastest time on the opening day of the final test in Barcelona, making the most of a dry track in the afternoon to set a 1:22.693

February 27, 2013: Romain Grosjean has a "long-term future" at Lotus according to the team's owner Gerard Lopez

February 24, 2013: Romain Grosjean believes an incident-free start to the season will mean he can win back the trust of his fellow drivers and put the incidents of 2012 firmly behind him

February 23, 2013: Lotus team principal Eric Boullier has played down his team's testing pace over the last two weeks, saying the upgrades brought to next week's test are what really matter

February 22, 2013: Romain Grosjean says the Lotus E21 is better than its predecessor in the wet after experiencing changeable conditions on the final day of the second test

February 22, 2013: Lewis Hamilton set the pace on a disjointed final day of testing at Barcelona, with rain and numerous red flags interrupting running

February 22, 2013: Lewis Hamilton set the pace on a disjointed morning on the final day of testing at Barcelona, with rain and numerous red flags interrupting running

February 22, 2013: Romain Grosjean expects to get equal treatment with Kimi Raikkonen at Lotus this season, but admits "the team is surfing on his name"

February 22, 2013: Romain Grosjean speaks to ESPN after Thursday's running to reflect on a tough winter and reveal his hopes for 2013

February 21, 2013: Romain Grosjean said carrying out a race simulation on the third day of testing at Barcelona was "very hard"

February 21, 2013: Fernando Alonso finished the third day of the Barcelona test at the top of the timesheets after wrapping up his testing programme this week with Ferrari

February 21, 2013: Fernando Alonso set the fastest time of his final morning in the Ferrari at the second test at Barcelona

February 14, 2013: Lotus team principal Eric Boullier says Romain Grosjean has returned to this year with more confidence despite his hit and miss year in 2012

February 6, 2013: Romain Grosjean admitted that he is feeling optimistic at the potential of the Lotus E21 having been "a bit cautious" on Tuesday