These preprocessor functions depend on interpolation schemes in Iris: https://github.com/ESMValGroup/ESMValCore/blob/d37a5029f8f30868c312b3ad57bb9abb5dc182a3/esmvalcore/preprocessor/_regrid.py#L75-L79 which are not lazy: https://github.com/SciTools/iris/blob/57096f29f6f2c5ff278d616df5e2da4d2bab95e2/lib/iris/analysis/_interpolation.py#L208-L209