Lotus F1 technical director Nick Chester admits that reliability is expected to remain a concern for all eleven teams through to the opening race of the season in Melbourne – and maybe beyond.Speaking as Lotus formally unveiled its E22 in the Bahrain International Circuit pit-lane, Chester could not avoid the talking point of the first two test sessions, even though his squad opted to skip the opening session at Jerez towards the end of January. Although the team subsequently claimed to have completed 100km of running during a private 'filming day' at the same venue shortly before departing for Bahrain, it has since encountered similar problems to the other Renault-powered runners, with...
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