 Pastor Maldonado driving the E22 at the 2014 Singapore Grand Prix | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | Lotus | ||||||||||
| Designer(s) | Nick Chester (Technical Director) Chris Cooney (Engineering Director) Martin Tolliday (Chief Designer) Simon Virrill (Project Leader) Nicolas Hennel (Head of Aerodynamics) Jon Tomlinson (Chief Aerodynamicist) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | Lotus E21 | ||||||||||
| Successor | Lotus E23 Hybrid | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications[1] | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Composite monocoque structure, designed and built in-house, carrying the Renault V6 as fully stressed member | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Carbon fibre top and bottom wishbones operate an inboard rocker via a pushrod system. This is connected to a torsion bar and damper units which are mounted inside the front of the monocoque. Aluminium uprights | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Carbon fibre top and bottom wishbones with pull rod operated torsion springs and transverse-mounted damper units mounted inside the gearbox casing. Aluminium uprights | ||||||||||
| Engine | Renault Energy F1-2014 1.6 L (98 cu in) V6, turbo | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Lotus 8-speed semi-automatic titanium gearbox with reverse gear. | ||||||||||
| Weight | 692kg, with driver, cameras and ballast | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Total | ||||||||||
| Lubricants | Total | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Pirelli P Zero (dry), Cinturato (wet) | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | Lotus F1 Team | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | 8.  Romain Grosjean[2]13.  Pastor Maldonado[2] | ||||||||||
| Debut | 2014 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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The Lotus E22 is a Formula One racing car designed by Lotus to compete in the 2014 Formula One season.[3] The chassis was designed by Nick Chester, Chris Cooney, Martin Tolliday and Nicolas Hennel with Renault supplying the team's powertrain. It was driven by Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado,[2] who replaced Kimi Räikkönen after Räikkönen left the team to rejoin Ferrari. The E22 was designed to use Renault's new 1.6-litre V6 turbocharged engine,[4] the Energy F1-2014.[5] 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.
- ^ "Lotus E22 - F1technical.net".
- ^ a b c "Pastor Maldonado will join Lotus in 2014 alongside Romain Grosjean". SkySport F1. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ Noble, Jonathan (7 January 2014). "McLaren reveals new F1 car launch date". Autosport. Jonathan Noble. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ Lopez, Gerard (15 January 2014). "Es kommen keine neuen Schulden dazu" [No new debts will arise]. Auto, Motor und Sport.de (Interview) (in German). Interviewed by Michael Schmidt. Motor Presse Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
We will use the Renault Engine and have worked for long time to determine what the ideal agreement looks like for us.
- ^ "Renault unveil 2014 turbo engine". Formula One World Championship Limited. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.