Lotus F1 Team proudly presented its 2015 challenger; the E23 Hybrid.
The E23-Mercedes will be tested during four days at Jerez by Frenchman Romain Grosjean and newcomer Pastor Maldonado.
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Lotus E23-Mercedes. (Photo: Lotus F1 Team) |
Matthew Carter, Lotus F1 Team CEO: "The E23 Hybrid represents a new era for Lotus F1 Team, not only in the change to a Mercedes Benz Power Unit, but also it is the fruition of a busy winter behind the scenes. Improvements within our Design, Aero and Simulation departments have all contributed to the development of a car which is a huge step forward."
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Lotus E23-Mercedes. (Photo: Lotus F1 Team) |
Nick Chester, Lotus F1 Team Technical Director: "The E23 Hybrid represents a massive step forward for us. It’s no secret that we struggled with last year’s car so we’ve targeted every area that caused us an issue. We’ve made strong progress in the wind tunnel as well as in areas such as packaging and cooling. We expect the E23 to perform far, far better than its predecessor. We learnt a lot in many areas of the car over the course of 2014 so there are many lessons which have been applied. We know we’ve made a big step. We won’t know how our car will fare in relative terms until we’re out in action at a Grand Prix, but we certainly expect to be much more competitive than last year."
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Lotus E23-Mercedes. (Photo: Lotus F1 Team) |
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Lotus E23-Mercedes. (Photo: Lotus F1 Team) |