Lotus have been speaking about Kimi Rakkonen’s successful return to Formula 1.

The former World Champion took part in his first test for the team this week following two years away from the sport.

Speaking about how it went, Trackside operations director Alan Permane said: “From the first run he was pretty much there.”

“It’s very difficult to know where he should be but he was pretty much on the pace on the first run. He didn’t find a whole lot of pace during the day.”

“I don’t see any reason why he won’t be on the pace – you can tell he’s a very, very experienced driver.”

“It was very clear we were working with a former world champion. It was a good day.”

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