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Lotus to put finances before driver decision

Lotus have said they will put driver decisions on hold while they sort out the Formula One team's finances for next season. Team principal Eric Boullier told the autosport.com website that finalising a deal with new investors was more of a priority than hiring a replacement for 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen. "I want to close this (deal), because it is important for the team. It will give it the financial stability for more than five years and it will give us also two steps forward in terms of revenue," he said. "After that, we can then think about the drivers for next year - but also for 2015, 2016, and 2017." Raikkonen is moving to Ferrari, the team with which he...
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