Lotus will test a revised nose on its car during practice for the United States Grand Prix as it looks for solutions to next year's regulations. The current twin tusk design has been outlawed in a regulation tweak aimed at improving the look of the noses. Lotus technical director Nick Chester confirmed that the team would be testing a 2015 nose during FP1 in Austin but says it is just a case of putting a part from next year's car on to the current chassis to gather data. “This will be for evaluation and aero data logging,” Chester said. “It's something we're doing as part of our preparations for the E23 Hybrid, next year's car. It won't be the definite launch E23 nose but it is an...
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