Lotus gives Palmer hope

Lotus CEO Matthew Carter has given hope to Jolyon Palmer by urging him to be patient as he attempts to earn an F1 drive.

The GP2 champion is the current Lotus test driver and has competed in free practice one several times this season

Carter told AUTOSPORT: "Jolyon is a competent race driver; you don't win GP2 unless you are a very good race driver, and he is going to push for a race seat.

"Whether that seat is with us or someone else on the grid, he needs to get in the car and show what he can do, and we are giving him the opportunity to do that.

"We're evaluating him, we know what he does in the simulator, with his feedback brilliant from that to the car.

"Jolyon is doing very well and we're pleased with the way it's going. But at the moment the drivers are under contract; Jolyon is aware he has to be patient.

"If you want something badly enough - and with only 20 F1 drivers out there it's a fairly elite club - then you have to exercise patience."

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