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Strong driver reaction to Jorda F1 role

Carmen Jorda’s promotion to the role of development driver for Lotus has been met with a strong reaction from GP3 drivers.

Lotus announced on Thursday afternoon that Jorda would join the team as development driver, attending a number of races with a view to driving the E23 at some stage this season.

Jorda has most recently raced in GP3 over the past three seasons, with 44 starts yielding a best result of 14th place. Her appointment as part of an F1 team - with Lotus saying she will help develop its 2015 car - has led to a strong reaction from two of her former GP3 competitors on social media.

Rob Cregan - Jorda’s team-mate at Ocean Racing Technology in 2012 - tweeted:

While Richie Stanaway, who won two races in GP3 last season, also responded to the announcement:

And GP2 driver Mitch Evans also added a sarcastic response to the news:

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.