Lotus E21 Renault

[Gridlock]

Zoom! And enhance!



Anyone got a better-res version? Crappy 150Kb JPG source (right-click>open new tab for bigness)

James Allen (with input from Mark Gillan) analysis here: http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2013/01/a ... ts-it-like

[Gridlock]

@ScarbsF1

#E21 details: The sidepod tunnels exit around the gearbox and diffuser http://t.co/cftbqLSr

[Rhodium]

am I the only one to find the new livery horrible?
this is very bad taste in my opinion.

[Gridlock]

It really makes the GENII logo pop

[Rhodium]

I wait to see the car on the track.
I feel it is not complete.

I can not believe that Lotus uses the front wing and rear wing they used last year.

Moreover, what about double DRS?
surprising not to see instaled on this car.

Like last year, this car seems to be "some kind of Frankenstein."
E20 with pieces of the E21.

I'm looking forward to be on February 5th!

[diego1960]

am I the only one to find the new livery horrible?
this is very bad taste in my opinion.

Nope, I've complained a million times. It gets even worse when you look at the overalls

I really liked the trend of the first year as Lotus, where every sponsor was written in gold letters even if their colors where different originally. No discounts for anyone, the idea was (as it should have been) gold and black. The 2013 livery is an abomination by these standards.

I quite like the car though, the studio images.

[stefan_]

For the ones who missed the live streaming.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpeWSDxWDnE[/youtube]

[flynfrog]

looks like Kimi Helped with the wheel design

[Rikhart]

looks like Kimi Helped with the wheel design

What do you mean?

Edit: yeah I read the buttons now...

[Pierce89]

I wait to see the car on the track.
I feel it is not complete.

I can not believe that Lotus uses the front wing and rear wing they used last year.

Moreover, what about double DRS?
surprising not to see instaled on this car.

Like last year, this car seems to be "some kind of Frankenstein."
E20 with pieces of the E21.

I'm looking forward to be on February 5th!

You do realise that cars are almostt always launched with old wings?

[Rhodium]

not necessarily.

last year, Ferrari had a new front wing for the launch.
it was not used in the Melbourne GP ...
but a new wing anyway.

[tathan]

A new wing that was never used might as well be an old wing or something the YTS lad threw together... The point is they're not going to give the other teams a month's head start on copying anything new they thought of, which is probably why it seems like a bit of a frankenstein car, a combination of obvious refinements and incongruous bits that are standing in for the real improvements.

[Diosfenix]

http://safetycast.wordpress.com/2013/01 ... -ananilis/

[zonk]

we no abla espaniol

[coaster]

I wish they would dump John-Player-Special-tobacco-retro paintwork, it makes the car look like darth vaders helmet!