The Lotus team boss Tony Fernandes has announced through his Twitter account that the team have signed a driver for the 2010 F1 season, but he hasn’t revealed the driver’s identity.

This is the first driver that Lotus have signed for their rookie season.

Fernandes said their would be an official announcement soon.

“One Malaysia formula one team aka lotus has signed it’s first driver. Public announcement soon. The dream continues.”

The Malaysian backed team are aiming for a roll out of the new car in mid-February to test it before the season opener in Bahrain in March.