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title: "2015 Lotus passes FIA crash tests"
canonical: "https://readmotorsport.com/2015/01/16/2015-lotus-passes-fia-crash-tests/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Connor McDonagh"
section: "F1 News"
published: "2015-01-16T15:24:32Z"
modified: "2015-01-16T15:24:32Z"
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# 2015 Lotus passes FIA crash tests

Lotus has announced via Twitter that their 2015 challenger dubbed the ”L0tus E23” has passed the mandatory FIA chassis homologation tests.

After a poor 2014 season only scoring ten points, the Enstone based team will be hoping for an upturn in form. The team will run the Mercedes PU106A Hybrid power unit in 2015 which should theoretically see the team move up the field.

> Back from passing its [@FIA](https://twitter.com/fia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) chassis homologation tests, our [#E23](https://twitter.com/hashtag/E23?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) is coming together very nicely… [#sneakpeek](https://twitter.com/hashtag/sneakpeek?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/zAVyWaE4rd](https://t.co/zAVyWaE4rd)
>
> — BWT Alpine Formula One Team (@AlpineF1Team) [January 16, 2015](https://twitter.com/AlpineF1Team/status/556035455779880960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)