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F1: Lotus to confirm Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen

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Khatir Soltani
From GMM

At noon Malaysian time on Monday, Lotus looks set to announce that Jarno Trulli has been signed for the 2010 season.

Citing a person with apparent knowledge of the three-year deal, the Associated Press said the Italian's contract will have an option to leave the team at the end of each season.

Reuters mentioned Heikki Kovalainen as a likely teammate for the 35-year-old former Renault and Toyota driver, after Takuma Sato's manager Matthew Winter said the Japanese is out of the running.

"We know Taku has not got Lotus -- we found out yesterday," he said.

Kuala Lumpur-born Fairuz Fauzy will almost certainly be named as the reserve driver.


Khatir Soltani
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