Lotus E22 launch thread

[GOTMAXPOWER]

Surprise!

Lotus's Twitter has just posted this:

 

[FahrerGott]

That's different...

Fake Charlie Whiting ‏@charlie_whiting 18s
Oh dear. The @Lotus_F1Team E22 seems to be suffering from #cameltoe. The bodywork may be a bit tight.

 

[sems4arsenal]

Dem Tusks

 

[SVT Cobra GT]

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

Is it an optical illusion or is the right penis slightly longer than the left penis, even when you consider perspective?

 

[prisonermonkeys]

I was wondering where I put my barbecue fork.

 

[Pezzarinho17]

Is it an optical illusion or is the right penis slightly longer than the left penis, even when you consider perspective?

I just noticed that, I know they had an asymmetric chassis top in 2012 but that was due to housing the suspension anti-roll bars.

Everyone looking at the nose of course, but I like their take on the rear bodywork as well. The engine cover opens up right where the beam wing used to be, and the rear wing pylon starts.

 

[Wardez]

Best solution so far, ugly, but not depressing.

They have a Williams style low rear end with that airbox cover protruding tail vane.

 

[Furinkazen]

What the 🤬 did I just wake up to see on my FB news feed from Lotus and Mclaren?

 

[SilverArrow]

What happened to Burn?

 

[Furinkazen]

All the designs this season remind me of a cross between the old Coke Bottle nose McLarens and the FW26 walrus from Williams in 2004.

 

[FoRiZon]

Yay weird F1 design era again!
Now let's hear its V6 engine......

EDIT: Found out that while this lotus has a nose goes in, the Mclaren has a nose sticking out. Pair it toge..... Ah forget it.

 

[Tom]

What happened to Burn?

Probably couldn't stand the irony, what with Crashtor in the car.

 

[Wiegert]

If those two prongs really are asymmetrical, I'd be interested to hear their reasons for it.

EDIT: Found out that while this lotus has a nose goes in, the Mclaren has a nose sticking out. Pair it toge..... Ah forget it.

Cars must be assigned genders this year? Must have missed that regulation change.

 

[Louie_Schumii]

Surprise!

Lotus's Twitter has just posted this:

The first car this year that doesn't look like a joke to be honest. I'd rather be looking at barbecue forks than middle-aged mens appendages during a Grand Prix weekend.

 

[HKS racer]

Modern F1 noses = fail.

 

[FT-1]

Top down view confirms uneven penis lengths

 

[HKS racer]

ROTFL

Why o why.

This is the official end of F1.

 

[SpeedyishOlly]

Well that's going to annoy me all season.

 

[PeterJB]

Maybe it locks in with the McLaren.

 

[sems4arsenal]

Looks like the other tusk is a crash structure

 

[Panoz]

Lotus' inspiration for the nose.

 

[Wardez]

ROTFL

Why o why.

This is the official end of F1.

You must of been one of those guys that said the same thing when they switched engines to the back

 

[Sixflags48]

This nose paired with the Maldonado/Grosjean pair will be a deadly combination.

 

[Pezzarinho17]

Very clever! Longer is the crash structure, other is part of the vanity panel. Rules only allow singular cross sectional area for the crash structure...

 

[HKS racer]

You must of been one of those guys that said the same thing when they switched engines to the back

At least they switched something related to motorsport.
This year they just added penis in front of cars.
And Lotus weren't happy enough with only one.

Well look at the positive side, this year we could make unlimited jokes about F1.

Very clever! Longer is the crash structure, other is part of the vanity panel. Rules only allow singular cross sectional area for the crash structure...

Nope, it's for giving more pleasure to the girl.

 

[Roger the Horse]

I want the genital comments to stop being funny, but in my head, they can't.

 

[Louie_Schumii]

Yay weird F1 design era again!
Now let's hear its V6 engine......

EDIT: Found out that while this lotus has a nose goes in, the Mclaren has a nose sticking out. Pair it toge..... Ah forget it.

I want the genital comments to stop being funny, but in my head, they can't.

My sentiments exactly. Which genius at the FIA decided that these cars didn't need at minimum a vanity panel (which I have to point out is more appropriate to have on these cars than last year's).

 

[HKS racer]

This season will be hard...

...core.

 

[Pezzarinho17]

Oh god, imagine these cars without!!!