Lotus has halted development of its 2014 car, the E22, as it looks to turn its full focus to next season following a lacklustre campaign so far.
The team have failed to perform anywhere near the same level they did in 2013 when they challenged Ferrari for third place in the constructors’ championship.
So far this year they have scored just eight points compared to 187 at the same point last year and Romain Grosjean doesn’t expect them to score anymore, simply responding with “no” when asked if the E22 was capable of scoring in the last few races.
As a result, the team have chosen to stop development and focus on next year’s car completely.
“We have some problems with the aerodynamic consistency of the car,” added Grosjean. “It’s a problem we have had since day one and it’s something we certainly cannot 100 per cent solve for this year.
“We are on next year’s car. There is no more development for this year’s car,” he confirmed.
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