Lotus E20 Renault

[Crucial_Xtreme]

Is their front wing new? They've always had the most complex interpretation of those regulations, and I can't remember what it looked like at the end of last season.

The FW on the launch car is a little different compared to what they used in Brazil.

[madly]

Is it camera angle or FW looks deeper, than last years?


Is it more room in central part of FW and under nose?
Barge boards in R31 started earlier at front.

[warmasice]

Just noticed this image from the launch video. Looking inside the intake, you can see bits that don't fit together very well. Doesn't give me much confidence about the way the rest of the car is put together.. especially for a team that should have high aspirations. (Or maybe it's late and i should go to sleep hehe!).



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[Blackout]

Does this look like a new monocoque ?



edit: congrats you were faster

[Afterburner]

Should we expect an E20B mid season?!

[Trocola]

Just noticed this image from the launch video. Looking inside the intake, you can see bits that don't fit together very well. Doesn't give me much confidence about the way the rest of the car is put together.. especially for a team that should have high aspirations. (Or maybe it's late and i should go to sleep hehe!).

I think it is like that because it is just a plastic model of the car, just for showing. It is like the Mclaren MP4-26 that was "built" on the street: just a plastic model of the car, just for the show

Testing starts in two days, and probably the real car must be, at this moment, in Jerez.


Trocola

[yace]

This sketch explaining why Lotus has such smooth transition. As I've wrote in my previous post, it is due to difference in position of suspension vs. chassis.

i think the angle of the ferrari step is due to the pull rod suspension

[therealjustin]

The best looking stepped-nose car thus far. The longer transition area really helps.

[raymondu999]

i think the angle of the ferrari step is due to the pull rod suspension

Why though? Would the rockers force the feet higher up in the cockpit or something?

[Mr.S]

Well I think Mercedes are going to be clearly better than Renault at this year. My feeling. The car looks meh,very so-so. There is nothing wow about it. I just dont like the car for some reason,nothing to do with the team.

And I do think of all the launches,that from the naked eye Force India car looks like a real winner. The car has been growing on me. I expect a Solid 5th from Force India this year & see them beating Lotus. Probably a very far fetched guess but apart from the FW there is nothing interesting in this car.

I'm thinking the opposite. The force india is 1 year behind in their detailed design features; hence why i think it will have problems finding downforce. This car has everything right on it. The colour and the simplicity is throwing us off.
Imagine if a redbull were black? would it be plain or wicked?

Force India to beat Mclaren & Renault. I'm calling it now. My 2 cents.

[kris]

Force India to beat Mclaren & Renault. I'm calling it now. My 2 cents.

FI to beat Mclaren

[mahesh248f1]

Not right to assume that the car would be faster just because it looks better, but being retrospective, I have always felt the cars which look better are the ones which performs better, or is it what the car dose that makes it look good, I am not too sure. Lotus have done a great job here , happy to see kimi back

[Owen.C93]

[dren]

Those sidepods look really tight from this picture. I expect this car to be pretty competitive. We may have 5 teams fighting it out for podiums this year.

[Crucial_Xtreme]

Different front wing than launch.



Different nose step too!
Today


Launch


Different front suspension too

Yesterday:


Today