![]() Romain Grosjean driving the E22 at the 2014 British Grand PrixĪfter disappointing results in the first few races, the car picked up pace when the season came to Europe, with Romain Grosjean qualifying fifth and coming home in eighth position at the Spanish Grand Prix. The team was forced to miss the first pre-season test at Jerez de la Frontera, but released computer-rendered images of the car in the week beforehand, showing a distinctive asymmetrical forked nose design. This was the last car of the Enstone-based team which used Renault engines until Renault RS16, before a new one-year deal with fellow Daimler brand Mercedes. The E22 was designed to use Renault's new 1.6-litre V6 turbocharged engine, the Energy F1-2014. It was driven by Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado, who replaced Kimi Räikkönen after Räikkönen left the team to rejoin Ferrari. The chassis was designed by Nick Chester, Chris Cooney, Martin Tolliday and Nicolas Hennel with Renault supplying the team's powertrain. The Lotus E22 is a Formula One racing car designed by Lotus to compete in the 2014 Formula One season. Lotus 8-speed semi-automatic titanium gearbox with reverse gear. Aluminium uprightsĬarbon fibre top and bottom wishbones with pull rod operated torsion springs and transverse-mounted damper units mounted inside the gearbox casing. ![]() This is connected to a torsion bar and damper units which are mounted inside the front of the monocoque. Pastor Maldonado driving the E22 at the 2014 Singapore Grand PrixĬomposite monocoque structure, designed and built in-house, carrying the Renault V6 as fully stressed memberĬarbon fibre top and bottom wishbones operate an inboard rocker via a pushrod system.
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