The Lotus F1 team has become the latest team to release images of its 2014 contender, the E22.
Unlike the McLaren-Mercedes MP4-29 and the Williams FW36, the Renault-powered E22 features a highly unusual assymetric split-nose design, which has been labeled as a 'forklift'.
The livery of Lotus' new challenger, which will be driven by Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado, is sharing much the same colour scheme as its predecessor, but includes branding of some new partners of the Enstone-based team.
Images of the E22 have been revealed, however, Lotus looks set to be the only squad that will not be present at next week's pre-season testing in Jerez after announcing that attending the Spanish session was 'not ideal' for its build and development programme.
The team has announced that it will officially present the E22 F1 car at the beginning of the first pre-season test at Sakhir's Bahrain International Circuit in February, one month before the season-opener at Australia's Melbourne Park street circuit. (March 16)
2026 F1 Championship Standings (as of March 15)
| P | Driver | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell | Mercedes | 51 |
| 2 | Andrea Antonelli | Mercedes | 47 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 34 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 33 |
| 5 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 17 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 15 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 9 |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 8 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 8 |
| 10 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 4 |
| 11 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 4 |
| 12 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 3 |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 2 |
| 14 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 2 |
| 15 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1 |
| 16 | Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 0 |
| 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 0 |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 0 |
| 19 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 0 |
| 20 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 0 |
| 21 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 0 |
| 22 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 0 |
| P | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 98 |
| Poles: 2 Sprint wins: 1 GP wins: 2 | ||
| 2 | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 67 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 3 | McLaren Mastercard F1 Team | 18 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 4 | TGR Haas F1 Team | 17 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 5 | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 12 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 6 | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls | 12 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 7 | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 10 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 8 | Audi Revolut F1 Team | 2 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 9 | Atlassian Williams F1 Team | 2 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 10 | Cadillac F1 Team | 0 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 11 | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 0 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
2026 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of March 1)
| P | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pedro Acosta | Red Bull KTM | 32 |
| 2 | Marco Bezzecchi | Aprilia Racing | 25 |
| 3 | Raul Fernandez | Trackhouse Racing | 23 |
| 4 | Jorge Martin | Aprilia Racing | 18 |
| 5 | Ai Ogura | Trackhouse Racing | 17 |
| 6 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM | 13 |
| 7 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | 12 |
| 8 | Marc Marquez | Ducati Lenovo | 9 |
| 9 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo | 8 |
| 10 | Franco Morbidelli | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | 8 |
| 11 | Luca Marini | Honda HRC Castrol | 6 |
| 12 | Johann Zarco | Castrol Honda LCR | 5 |
| 13 | Enea Bastianini | KTM Tech3 | 4 |
| 14 | Diogo Moreira | Pro Honda LCR | 3 |
| 15 | Joan Mir | Honda HRC Castrol | 3 |
| 16 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha | 2 |
| 17 | Alex Rins | Monster Energy Yamaha | 1 |
| 18 | Maverick Viñales | KTM Tech3 | 0 |
| 19 | Toprak Razgatlıoğlu | Pramac Racing | 0 |
| 20 | Jack Miller | Pramac Racing | 0 |
| 21 | Alex Marquez | Gresini Racing | 0 |
| 22 | Michele Pirro | Gresini Racing | 0 |
| P | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 45 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 1 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 2 | Aprilia Racing | 43 |
| Poles: 1 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 1 | ||
| 3 | Trackhouse MotoGP Team | 40 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 4 | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | 20 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 5 | Ducati Lenovo Team | 17 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 6 | Honda HRC Castrol | 9 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 7 | Honda LCR MotoGP | 8 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 8 | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | 4 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 9 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 3 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 10 | Prima Pramac Racing | 0 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
| 11 | BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP | 0 |
| Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||


