Lotus E21 Renault

[korzeniow]

Note the hash tag:

#LongerLastingRubber

[stefan_]

Romain has a new chassis this weekend.

Bahrain 2013 - Friday (19.04.2013)


via Lotus F1 Team




via Lotus F1 Team

[korzeniow]

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Shot of Lotus FRIC control unit - silver box on the left down corner pic.twitter.com/KJm8UYVCzJ via. @janci1612 #F1

[Blackout]

How do they now it's for the FRIC system? it looks different to all the other electronic boxes we used to see on Enstone's cars though. And Renault/Lotus is using interconnected front and rear suspenions since 2009.
Better pic

[stefan_]

Bahrain 2013 - Friday (19.04.2013)

[korzeniow]

On the last picture, there is blistering visible on Kimi's front tyres

[Blackout]

They indeed can ad more undercut to that area

[Blackout]

But the E20 wasnt different.
I think the sidepod radiators are very different... The left one sits on the floor while the right one floats...

[Forza]

F1 Bahrain GP - Friday - 19/04/13

[Neno]

I always wondered why Lotus front wings are thicker then mercedes or red bulls, even ferrari's? They really looks massive in comparation.

[shelly]

Also ferrari had thick fornt wing till 2010-11 but now they have followed redbull and made them thinner. Probably they had to change the inner structure and /or the layup

[Neno]

Also ferrari had thick fornt wing till 2010-11 but now they have followed redbull and made them thinner. Probably they had to change the inner structure and /or the layup

But isn't better save a few grams of metal/carbon or whatever structure is made front wing, and make car lighter and save weight? that would be logical step, but well i am not expert and i am maybe wrong

[BoBee]

Also ferrari had thick fornt wing till 2010-11 but now they have followed redbull and made them thinner. Probably they had to change the inner structure and /or the layup

But isn't better save a few grams of metal/carbon or whatever structure is made front wing, and make car lighter and save weight? that would be logical step, but well i am not expert and i am maybe wrong

They might not wont any flexing of those parts as the airflow coming from the front is so crucial for the rest of the car balance and DF obviously. I think they want to keep it as rigid as possible.
I think i saw Massas FW flexing in China it was kinda Red Bull type from 2011

[korzeniow]

other shot of Lotus' supposed FRIC controll unit;



Mercedes's sidepod for comparsion:

[korzeniow]

really close shots of FW: