Lotus E22: First pictures - F1 Fanatic

Posted: 24 Jan 2014 04:02 AM PST

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January 24, 2014 at 12:02 pm by Keith Collantine

Here are the first pictures of Lotus's new contender, the E22, which features a double-pronged nose.

Lotus issued the images via its Twitter account after McLaren revealed its MP4-29.

No further information was issued about the new car, which is expected to make its first track appearance at the second pre-season test at Bahrain on February 19th. It bears the logos of PDVSA, who back new driver Pastor Maldonado, and new sponsor Yotaphone.

: Lotus E22 render, front three-quarter, 2014

: Lotus E22 render, top, 2014

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Posted: 24 Jan 2014 04:12 AM PST

Friday, January 24th 2014, 12:12 GMT

Lotus releases first image of new car

Lotus released an image of its 2014 Formula 1 car on Friday and unveiled a two-pronged solution to the new rules' controversial nose design.

Although Lotus has already announced that it will not run its new E22 until the second pre-season F1 test in Bahrain, it issued a computer-generated image of the new car via its Twitter feed.

The picture reveals that Lotus has split its nose section into two downward-sloping points.

Front end aesthetics have been a huge talking point in F1 over the winter, with the 2014 rules mandating lower front ends but a loophole allowing teams to meet this demand with very narrow protusions.

Lotus has taken an alternative route to McLaren and Williams, the other two teams to have shown the front end of their 2014 designs so far, both of which have gone for central 'finger' sections.

Gallery: 2014 F1 designs so far