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NASCAR: Lotus F1 driver Jarno Trulli travels to the US

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Khatir Soltani
From GMM

As fellow drivers seemingly line up for his seat at Lotus Racing Formula 1 team, Italian Jarno Trulli has been spotted in the US.

In recent days, rival drivers including Bruno Senna and Vitaly Petrov have been linked for 2011 with the Malaysian team, who are thought certain to renew Heikki Kovalainen's contract.

At the same time it has emerged that, immediately after the Korean grand prix, 36-year-old Italian veteran Trulli travelled to Miami.

He met up with his old friend and current NASCAR Sprint driver Juan Pablo Montoya, and they dined on Thursday night at the Italian restaurant Il Gabbiano. Montoya even Tweeted the news about it.

Trulli during his test with MWR. (Photo: MWR)

Last year, when his future beyond the withdrawing Toyota team was uncertain, Trulli also visited America, testing a NASCAR and visiting the Sprint Cup race in Phoenix.

Referring to the late 2009 test with Michael Waltrip Racing, he said his performance had been "very strong" and "on the pace of the best ones".


Khatir Soltani
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