The E23 is set to make its track debut at the first pre-season test, which takes place from the 1-4 February at the Jerez circuit. After ditching Renault at the end of 2014, this year's Lotus will be powered by Mercedes. Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado remain at the team for the 2015 season.
Matthew Carter, Lotus F1 Team CEO:
"The E23 Hybrid represents a new era for Lotus F1 Team, not only in the change to a Mercedes Benz power unit, but also it is the fruition of a busy winter behind the scenes," said Lotus F1 Team CEO Matthew Carter. "Improvements within our Design, Aero and Simulation departments have all contributed to the development of a car which is a huge step forward. As a team we are confident that the new car coupled with additions to the race team will enable a huge leap forward and we are full of optimism going into the new season. "It is time to put the disappointment of last season behind us and benefit from 12 months of hard work; we are ready to return to our rightful place at the pinnacle of the sport." Nick Chester, technical director, added: "The E23 Hybrid represents a massive step forward for us. It’s no secret that we struggled with last year’s car so we’ve targeted every area that caused us an issue. "We’ve made strong progress in the wind tunnel as well as in areas such as packaging and cooling. We expect the E23 to perform far, far better than its predecessor. In terms of what’s new, obviously a massive change for us is a new power unit supplier. We made this change as it looked and looks to be the one area of the car which could bring us the greatest performance gain. "It’s not just performance, but reliability and driveability as well as packaging and cooling too. We know we’ve made a big step. We won’t know how our car will fare in relative terms until we’re out in action at a Grand Prix, but we certainly expect to be much more competitive than last year." Here are all of the images released by Lotus:
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