Jolyon Palmer is aiming for a "long term" future with Renault in F1, ahead of his debut season in the sport next year.
The French manufacturer confirmed it had signed a letter of intent to take over the Lotus F1 Team in September and the deal was officially announced earlier this month.
Palmer took the GP2 title in 2014 and signed as Lotus F1's reserve driver for this season, driving the E23 in first practice sessions and tests.
With Romain Grosjean moving over to the new Haas F1 squad for 2016, Palmer was confirmed as his replacement, partnering Pastor Maldonado.
Ahead of his F1 debut at the Australian Grand Prix next March, Palmer says he already has his sights set on a long term future at Enstone.
"Next for me is to be with Renault long term," he said. "I think 2016 will be exciting. It won’t be the easiest year in a transition season but the long term potential is huge.
"I want to have a good year, show my best, and progress as a driver, and hopefully the team will keep me and we have a good car fighting for championships in the future."
Looking back at his time as the team's reserve driver, he added: "The year was very good for me. I learnt a huge amount and coming from GP2 into Formula 1 there was a lot to take in, certainly more than I expected.
"The way the team operates is the biggest difference, there’re so many involved in Formula 1. By being at the races and driving the car a lot it made for a big learning curve and I was rewarded with the drive for next year."
This article first appeared on Richland F1.
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Palmer took the GP2 title in 2014 and signed as Lotus F1's reserve driver for this season, driving the E23 in first practice sessions and tests.
With Romain Grosjean moving over to the new Haas F1 squad for 2016, Palmer was confirmed as his replacement, partnering Pastor Maldonado.
Ahead of his F1 debut at the Australian Grand Prix next March, Palmer says he already has his sights set on a long term future at Enstone.
"Next for me is to be with Renault long term," he said. "I think 2016 will be exciting. It won’t be the easiest year in a transition season but the long term potential is huge.
"I want to have a good year, show my best, and progress as a driver, and hopefully the team will keep me and we have a good car fighting for championships in the future."
Looking back at his time as the team's reserve driver, he added: "The year was very good for me. I learnt a huge amount and coming from GP2 into Formula 1 there was a lot to take in, certainly more than I expected.
"The way the team operates is the biggest difference, there’re so many involved in Formula 1. By being at the races and driving the car a lot it made for a big learning curve and I was rewarded with the drive for next year."
This article first appeared on Richland F1.
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