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Fabio Leimer tests with Pirelli and Lotus
Fabio Leimer
Swiss driver Fabio Leimer, the winner of the GP2 Series last year, tested a 2012 Lotus F1 Team car as part of his prize for winning the championship from Pirelli.
The 25-year-old completed 78 laps and around 300 kilometres of the Paul Ricard circuit in the south of France, run in 3.8-kilometre configuration and using part of the famous Mistral straight.
Leimer was using Pirelli’s demo tyres, as required by the current Formula One regulations, and a two-year-old car. Demo tyres, which carry the same coloured markings as the actual Formula One tyres, are not as technologically advanced as the tyres used at grands prix, but still come in different compounds and are not far off...
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