On Wednesday, Lotus announced the hiring of a new female Formula One developmental driver. The news, predictably, was met with overwhelming strife. Most critics weren't upset about Lotus hiring a female as much as they were mad about the team giving a developmental seat to a driver who doesn't seem close to being able to qualify for a superlicense. Many suspect that Carmen Jorda's appointment at Lotus has more to do with her bringing sponsorship money to the team than her racing ability. One of the loudest critics was Jorda's former GP3 teammate Rob Cregan. Cregan, the son of former Yas Marina circuit boss Richard Cregan, teamed with Jorda in 2012. On Twitter, he didn't mince words about his perception of Jorda's capabilities. "Carmen Jorda couldn't develop a roll of film, let alone a hybrid F1 car." Although Lotus said in a release that Jorda "has a distinguished racing career," the fact remains that in 10 years of racing, Jorda has never won a race. Further, in her last three years of racing in GP3, she's failed to score a single point and her best finish was 13th place. Driver Richie Stanaway, who won a GP3 race in 2014, was more succinct in his comments about Jorda. Replying to the news she had been added to the Lotus stable, Stanaway tweeted simply, "LOL." Mitch Evans, the 2012 GP3 champion and a race winner in GP2 (the series directly below F1), tweeted directly at Lotus to remind the team that "it's not April 1st yet." Despite her critics, Jorda is staying upbeat. "It feels like a dream come true to join Lotus," she said in a release. "I've been racing since I was 10 years old, so it was my dream to drive a Formula One car since I was very young."