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Lotus T127 Cosworth

Team: Riad Asmat (CEO), Mike Gascoyne (CTO), Tony Fernandes (TP)
Drivers: Jarno Trulli (18, Heikki Kovalainen (19), Fairuz Fauzy (test)

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Lotus T127 Cosworth

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allanporsche
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Re: Lotus T127

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Did lotus improve their rear suspension through Barcelona?I heard their original version of rear suspension were made of steel rather than carbon fiber in order to promote reliability.
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raceman
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allanporsche wrote:Did lotus improve their rear suspension through Barcelona?I heard their original version of rear suspension were made of steel rather than carbon fiber in order to promote reliability.
uhmmm :roll:

I suppose this is the case of HRT rather than Lotus..... :!:
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mycadcae
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Gear Box Problem...Lotus F1

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What is the problem of Lotus F1? .. Hydraulics problem that day, so the issue gear box ...
Regard,
Nik Wan, Mechanical Designer, CATIA V5/ Solidworks/Autodesk Inventor/ AutoCAD
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zgred
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Re: Gear Box Problem...Lotus F1

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Heikki Kovalainen wrote: We had a gearbox problem while we were firing up on the grid. The gearbox selected two gears at once - there was some sort of software issue which caused it to fail. It’s unfortunate, because we have had such a good weekend, but these things happen. Next up it’s Monaco, and I know we’ll be stronger again there, so we can focus on the next race and hope the luck returns.
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zgred
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Re: Lotus T127

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Image
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mith
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Re: Lotus T127

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Lotus shoes? :D
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Pit
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mith wrote:Lotus shoes? :D
Lotus energy drink, lotus shoes... That's some serious business right there!
By the way- is this red thing the fuel tank?
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autogyro
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Re: Lotus T127

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mx_tifosi wrote:Image
Love the way the push rod goes through the corner of the aerofoil section top front wishbone. Nice clean car but few inovations.
I hope there is no gearbox problem this time Dieter :wink:
It is such a pity Lotus have not asked the FIA to allow them to fix a pneumatic valve spring problem. That way they could have gained over 2 seconds.
I bet Cosworth are furious about that oversight :x :wink:
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Saribro
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Re: Lotus T127

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Just a cover on the radiator.
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lotus7
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Re: Lotus T127

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Saribro wrote:Just a cover on the radiator.
Surely not a permanent cover, only to protect the radiator fins when the mechanics are working there
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raceman
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Re: Lotus T127

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zgred wrote:Image
hmmm

What on Earth do I have to do to make this car go faster??
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raymondu999
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Re: Lotus T127

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Well he's holding a checklist :P

1. Increase downforce
2. Increase mechanical grip
3. Reduce drag
4. Remove Trulli

Did I miss anything out? :P
失败者找理由，成功者找方法
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nacho
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Re: Lotus T127

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Kovalainen only 2.9 away of the top spot in FP3.
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nacho
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Less than a second from Q2 and roughly 2 seconds off the top teams, not bad.
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allanporsche
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Does the circuit eliminate part of mechanical downforce issue?If the answer is negative.I am glad the lotus take a steady pace.
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