Formula 3 champion Esteban Ocon has completed his maiden Formula 1 test with Lotus at Valencia. Ocon, signed to Lotus's young driver scheme, accumulated over 650 kilometres of running in the E20, the car which Kimi Raikkonen drove in the 2012 season. Ocon received the test as part of his development, as well as a reward for claiming the title in his rookie year. "The test driving the E20 went really well," he said. "I had to adapt to the car quite rapidly which I […]

Newly crowned Formula 3 Champion Esteban Ocon will receive his first Formula 1 test with Lotus in Valencia next week. Ocon, 18, clinched the crown at Imola last weekend after opening up an unassailable lead over 2015 Toro Rosso driver Max Verstappen. Ocon has been part of Lotus's junior programme since 2010 and will pilot their 2012 car, the E20, at the Ricardo Tormo circuit on October 22 to 23. The test is part of his ongoing development with the scheme, as well as a […]