Renault R30

[Pit]

Those components look... fatigued at best. And what is the duct tape doing there?

[autogyro]

Those components look... fatigued at best. And what is the duct tape doing there?

It does not look like duck tape to me, more like thick selotape just for location while a fix is made.

[mith]

OK, that might be just fatigued, but why did they cut front of the inlet off and why are they glueing it back instead of using new part? I compared it with older photos and it looks the same for me. So maybe they wanted to put some sensors there? Can someone explain it to me?

[mrmr]

is the vertical splitter behind the tape new? Maybe this was the only way to do it at an "away game".

[PlatinumZealot]

@n_smikle - don't you think FIA did full DD check after last upgrade?

Look at the manchild answer:

Flat floor below bodywork rule stands only for area between wheels (wheels, not axles). For that same reason nose has no flat floor below itself.

This rule?

3.12.5 All parts lying on the reference and step planes, in addition to the transition between the two planes, must produce uniform, solid, hard, continuous, rigid (no degree of freedom in relation to the body/chassis unit), impervious surfaces under all circumstances.
Fully enclosed holes are permitted in the surfaces lying on the reference and step planes provided no part of the car is visible through them when viewed from directly below. This does not apply to any parts of rear view mirrors which are visible, provided each of these areas does not exceed 12000mm² when projected to a horizontal plane above the car, or to any parts of the panels referred to in Article 15.4.7.

It speaks of all parts on the reference and step plane. So that Is what I was following.
You guys post the exact regulation you are talking about I need to see it and surprisingly that still would still not excuse renault's diffuser holes because, You can see that some parts of these holes are:

1. Almost touching the rear wheel center line. (not between the tyres as you say)
2. Lying on the reference plane. (other teams hole lie on a vertical plane).

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/3349/d10aus1806.jpg

Not that I am debasing Manchild's interpretations, but this diffuser is something unprecedented and needs some more looking into.



My only guess is that they are within a certain width or there are similar holes cut out on top of the diffuser roof.

[Blackout]

New sidepod deflectors...

[mx_tifoso]

New sidepod deflectors...

I don't think so...

Malaysia


Australia

[Blackout]

Yes the R30 has new sidepod deflectors and even bargeboards..! (for the first time since 2008)

[madly]

Yes the R30 has new sidepod deflectors and even bargeboards..! (for the first time since 2008)

Any source of the info about bargeboards? From side view changes (if any) are rather subtle.

[madly]

Rear diffuser in Sepang, back of the "new" sidepods. Small winglet is painted yellow on the sides now

[PNSD]

Is it me or is there a slot in that rear wing, to the left of the Bridgestone logo on the endplate?

[Carlo's]

Is it me or is there a slot in that rear wing, to the left of the Bridgestone logo on the endplate?

Yes, most teams have this slot in their rear wings.

[madly]

[madly]

Stil no front view of new sidepods...

[Carlo's]

madly, fix the links because they don't work.