According to Autosport, Lotus F1 are going to be ready to test their new car at the second Jerez test on 17th February. Considering the team only got a place on the grid on the 12th September I think that’s quite a feat.
The teams technical director Mike Gascoyne say that the team is a week ahead of their plans, which should allow them to comfortably make the test, and have the second chassis running by the final Barcelona test.
The full article is here:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80763