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Lotus hoping to avoid need for pay driver in 2014
Lotus is in no rush to name a replacement for Kimi Raikkonen Getty Images Enlarge Lotus is hoping it will not have take a pay driver next year to compliment its budget as it weighs up possible replacements for Kimi Raikkonen. Raikkonen will leave the team at the end of the year to go to Ferrari after Lotus could not offer him the financial guarantees he wanted for the future. Nico Hulkenberg and Felipe Massa are believed to be among the front runners to replace the Finn, with the latter rumoured to have significant financial backing from Brazil. However, team principal Eric Boullier is hoping he will not have to employ a pay driver as he looks to secure a budget with new investors....
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