Lotus insists its IndyCar engine supply is under control

Lotus is confident that it will be able to meet its supply requirements for the remainder of the IndyCar season, despite admitting that it is still playing catch-up from its late arrival in the series.

A lack of engines meant that the Lotus-powered teams had to share a single car during the opening phase of pre-season testing, and the problems extended right up to the eve of last weekend's opening race in St Petersburg, with Dragon Racing's Sebastien Bourdais not receiving an engine until the day before the first practice session.

But Group Lotus director of motorsport Claudio Berro told AUTOSPORT that he was confident that the manufacturer will breach the gap.

"We have enough engines," he said. "We had eight engines in St Petersburg, and we will have another two at Barber to take the total to 10. The plan is to have 25 engines for the season."