Lotus have announced their driver line-up for their first Formula 1 pre-season test of the 2014 season, starting in Bahrain on Wednesday, 19 February.
First on duty will be Romain Grosjean who will be on duty in the eagerly anticipated E22 on the first two days - Wednesday and Thursday, thereafter team newcomer Pastor Maldonado will take over the cockpit for the final two days - Friday and Saturday.
This will be first public running of the Renault V6 turbo powered Lotus E22, which made its track debut at Jerez last week under controlled conditions of a 'promotional event' as allowed by the regulations.
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Bahrain Test 1 schedule so far:
| Team | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Red Bull Racing | Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel | Daniel Ricciardo | Daniel Ricciardo |
| McLaren | Kevin Magnussen | Kevin Magnussen | Jenson Button | Jenson Button |
| Force India | Nico Hulkenberg | Nico Hulkenberg | Sergio Perez | Sergio Perez |
| Marussia | Jules Bianchi | Max Chilton | Max Chilton | Jules Bianchi |
| Caterham | Robin Frijns | Kamui Kobayashi | Kamui Kobayashi | Marcus Ericsson |
| Toro Rosso | Daniil Kvyat | Jean Eric Vergne | Daniil Kvyat | Jean Eric Vergne |
| Lotus | Romain Grosjean | Romain Grosjean | Pastor Madonado | Pastor Madonado |
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