The ban on front and rear inter-connected suspension systems certainly didn't change the pecking order as some predicted, but one of the biggest losers was Lotus and they're still feeling the impact of the ban according to technical director Nick Chester. The team arguably had, alongside Mercedes, one of the most advanced systems on their car and the impact of removing it hurt the E22's already poor performance. Chester says progress has been made over the summer break in clawing back those losses, but they still "hurting" from the change. "We have made some progress in reducing the deficiency from losing the interconnected suspension but we are still hurting a little...
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