Under the skin of the Lotus E21
Lotus kicked off the 2013 Formula 1 season when it pulled the covers off the E21, a car Kimi Raikkonen is sure is capable of title success. Craig Scarborough analyses the key details of Lotus's new challenger
At a simple launch ceremony at Enstone last night we were able to see the first 2013 F1 car.
Although the Lotus E21 looks very similar to the 2012 car, this is a reflection of the lack of rule changes in the formula this year. Thus we can see the E21 is clearly evolved from the race-winning E20, with the main changes being in the sidepods and in the details.
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