Lotus-Renault have announced that their 2011 challenger, the R31, will be launched on January 31st at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in the outskirts of Valencia.
The outfit joins Sauber in debuting their car the day before pre-season testing kicks-off on February 1st.
The team will also be launching their brand new website to coincide with the unveiling of the R31. (http://lotusrenaultgp.com/)
Other teams to have announced their launch plans are Ferrari in the final week of January and Toro Rosso’s ST6 which will see the light of day on the 1st of February.
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