ikk ön en ▁left ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁re join ▁Ferr ari . ▁The ▁E 2 2 ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁use ▁Ren ault ' s ▁new ▁ 1 . 6 - lit re ▁V 6 ▁tur bo charg ed ▁engine , ▁the ▁Energy ▁F 1 - 2 0 1 4 . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁car ▁of ▁the ▁En stone - based ▁team ▁which ▁used ▁Ren ault ▁engines ▁until ▁Ren ault ▁R S 1 6 , ▁before ▁a ▁new ▁one - year ▁deal ▁with ▁fellow ▁Da im ler ▁brand ▁Mer cedes . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁miss ▁the ▁first ▁pre - season ▁test ▁at ▁J ere z ▁de ▁la ▁F ron tera , ▁but ▁released ▁computer - render ed ▁images ▁of ▁the ▁car ▁in ▁the ▁week ▁before hand , ▁showing ▁a ▁distinct ive ▁asym met rical ▁for ked ▁nose ▁design . ▁ ▁After ▁disappoint ing ▁results ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁few ▁races , ▁the ▁car ▁picked ▁up ▁pace ▁when ▁the ▁season ▁came ▁to ▁Europe , ▁with ▁Rom ain ▁Gros je an ▁qual ifying ▁fifth ▁and ▁coming ▁home ▁in ▁e ighth ▁position ▁at ▁the ▁. ▁Lot us ▁never theless ▁strugg led ▁to ▁ear n ▁points ▁throughout ▁the ▁season , ▁with ▁only ▁two ▁more ▁point - sc oring ▁finish es ▁at ▁Mon aco ▁for ▁Gros je an ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁for ▁M ald on ado . ▁The ▁team ▁would ▁admit ▁that ▁a ▁fundamental ▁design ▁f law ▁on ▁the ▁ch ass is ▁was ▁h ug ely ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁poor ▁performance ▁during ▁the ▁season