Andretti to drive F1 car in Austin

Mario Andretti will drive the Lotus team’s 2010 Renault R30 at the opening ceremony at Circuit of The Americas on Sunday.

Lotus says that Andretti will “formally cut the ribbon to open the track by driving the opening laps of the circuit, in what will be his first time behind the wheel of a contemporary Formula One car since he last competed in the sport in 1982."

The car will also be driven by the team’s regular third driver, Jerome D’Ambrosio, and by actor and sportscar racer Patrick Dempsey.

The R30, originally raced by Robert Kubica and Vitaly Petrov, is used by the team for demo runs. speed.com