MOTOR RACING - The new Lotus drivers for 2010 have been announced. Lotus, new to the Formula One World Championship in 2010, have announced Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen as their new drivers. The pair have won one grand prix each, with Italy's Trulli taking first place in the 2004 Monaco Grand Prix and Finland's Kovalainen winning the 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix. Team principal Tony Fernandes said: "It was not a straight-forward decision because we spoke with other drivers who I rate very highly, but ultimately we have opted for a careful mix of experience, youth and ambition."There had been rumours of Jacques Villeneuves coming out of retirement to take one of the drivers' positions, but clearly Lotus have decided that current driving experience is what is required. One of the new Lotus drivers, Kovalainen, seems very excited about driving for Lotus in 2010. "The team has ambitious plans for the future and everyone will see Lotus F1 Racing in Bahrain GP as a professional, competitive yet very humble group of intelligent individuals," he said.
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