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Lopez: E22 design gamble backfired
Lotus chairman Gerard Lopez admits the team are unlikely to save their 2014 campaign due to a design flaw with their E22 chassis.
After successful seasons in 2012 and 2013 with two race wins and several podiums, Lotus were expected to be there or thereabouts again this year, but they have fallen by the wayside.
The Enstone squad are eighth in the Constructors' Championship with just eight points and they last finished in the top 10 at the Monaco Grand Prix back in May.
Lopez, who is also the team's acting team principal, concedes things are unlikely to improve in the final six races of this season.
"We had a lot of issues at the beginning of the season with the drivetrain and then...
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