Lotus E21 Renault

[Rikhart]

With thicker wings, you can place ballast on them, which can be good for setup.

[BoBee]

agree

[stefan_]

Bahrain 2013 - Friday (19.04.2013)

[MarkedOne8]

I read somewhere that they are trying to increase the ground effect with thicker mainplates and lower parts of front wing.

[shelly]

other shot of Lotus' supposed FRIC controll unit;

http://i.imgur.com/v1q5V3H.jpg

The two pipes of the same size and type of those spotted by Piola on merceds nose some week ago seem to confirm that it is a part of the fric system

[stefan_]

Bahrain 2013 - Saturday (20.04.2013)

[Forza]

F1 Bahrain GP - Saturday FP3 - 20/4/13

[stefan_]

Bahrain 2013 - Saturday (20.04.2013)

[Forza]

F1 Bahrain GP - Saturday FP3- 20/4/13

[MarkedOne8]

Practice 2 speed trap:
http://www.formula1.com/results/season/ ... _trap.html
Qualifying speed trap:
http://www.formula1.com/results/season/ ... _trap.html

I really, really don't understand the decision to lower the top speeds. It's clear that the team went backwards relatively to the others. They gained nothing in terms of Qualifying speed and I really doubt that lower top speeds will give them anything better in race.

[stefan_]

Bahrain 2013 - Saturday (20.04.2013)

[BoBee]

Practice 2 speed trap:
http://www.formula1.com/results/season/ ... _trap.html
Qualifying speed trap:
http://www.formula1.com/results/season/ ... _trap.html

I really, really don't understand the decision to lower the top speeds. It's clear that the team went backwards relatively to the others. They gained nothing in terms of Qualifying speed and I really doubt that lower top speeds will give them anything better in race.

I just hope you are wrong...

good find though...

[stefan_]

Bahrain 2013 - Sunday (21.04.2013)

[MarkedOne8]

Afther the Bahrain GP, Grosjean admitted that the new chassis didn't improve the things and that the problem wasn't chassis regarded. So, it is somewhere in Grosjean's package excluding chassis correctness.

[Kansas]

His setup window is too narrow.

Eric also stated that they struggle to get the balance right for medium compound.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/107018