Lotus E23 Mercedes Speculation Thread

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That Lotus steering wheel with the PCU10 looks like one of the nicest out there. Not huge like the STR, not a cluster of knobs and buttons like Ferrari. Its as nice as the Mercrdes and McLaren ones, i liked the Marussia one as well.

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what fuel and lubricants will Lotus use whit Mercedes? Total has been historicaly a Renault partner,both on motosport and road cars!?
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ajnšpric_pumpa wrote:what fuel and lubricants will Lotus use whit Mercedes? Total has been historicaly a Renault partner,both on motosport and road cars!?
Petronas products for the engine/PU and Total/elf products for the rest, according to Chester.

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E23 ? It doesn't have the twin tusk nose.
http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/12040 ... -for-lotus
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offcourse not. It's not officially revealed and any reveal will not come like this.

it's an older model, with the lotus livery. Looks like a version back when it was still Renault (with Kubica).
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Lotus E23 Hybrid officially revealed! http://www.lotusf1team.com/news-archive ... 23-hybrid/

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I like it the most so far. It looks like a totally different DNA to the e22. Neat and tidy!
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Hopefully it goes like how it looks. Very beautiful car!

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whoa out of the blue!

hmmm interesting. Almost looks like it's not a F1-car but some other GP formula.
I like it!
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look at those side-intakes at the airbox! that looks awesome :shock:
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"Hamilton was beating Verstappen 7-0, then the ref decided F%$& rules, next goal wins
while also sending off 4 Hamilton players to make it more interesting"

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Interesting roll hoop intakes.

The thing that concerns me the most is the lack of sponsors, which can affect the development of the car throughout the season.
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Is it me or are the endplates on the frontwing not connected with the 3-layered flaps? Like there's a gap. Is this new?