Lotus T127 Cosworth

[raymondu999]

That outside winglet/vane seems to be Toyota TF109-like

[scarbs]

Looks like they've added a slot along the footplate, I've not seen that on the lotus before

[wesley123]

the whole wing itself is different, the end plate is different, compining both the dual end plate and single end plate together. An also the third plane has an weird wavy shape

[zgred]

Slightly better resolution.

[raymondu999]

Definitely looks more and more like a TF109 wing

[mith]

That curved bit on the endplate look very toyotish Her's comparison to TF110:

[raymondu999]

So do the cascades and actual plane, no? They look loads like the TF109.

[mith]

It's not surprising, as we all know, they've hired few aero guys from Toyota. What I'm wondering, is if the gossips about engine and hydraulic deal with Renault will prove to be true.

[ESPImperium]

OFICIAL: Cosworth end supply with Lotus.

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/09/12/c ... ne-supply/

Lotus are already looking like they will take the step up in 2011 and go straignt into the midfeild action. Also Tony Fernandez also said on the BBC1 F1 Forum that he and his team have just unravled the logistics of what is where in the naming rights of the Team Lotus name. Could the Team Lotus name make its way onto the 2011 entry list???

[FW17]

Next year Lotus is going to be a copy of RB6 and RB5

[raymondu999]

And you know that... how... exactly?

[FW17]

Toyota and MG had a history of copying sucessful aero concepts from other teams in the past. I do not see them risking too much to come up with their own concept from scratch.

But then again they could surprise us with a unique Gascoyne design as the R23.

[rich1701]

Toyota and MG had a history of copying sucessful aero concepts from other teams in the past. I do not see them risking too much to come up with their own concept from scratch.

But then again they could surprise us with a unique Gascoyne design as the R23.

Toyota and MG had a history of copying sucessful aero concepts from other teams in the past. I do not see them risking too much to come up with their own concept from scratch.

But then again they could surprise us with a unique Gascoyne design as the R23.

Gascoyne is not an Aerodynamicist these days, If anything you would expect the 2011 car to look more like the Force India if Mark Smith joins the team earlier enough to influence the basic aero package.

[astracrazy]

if the new renault engine and gearbox was put into this years car, roughly, how much extra time would it be worth?

[marcush.]

in your dreams...nothing.if there was an advantage it would be fuel consumption =lower starting weight =better full tank performance...Maybe the Renault box is a lot more efficient than the xtrac thing.So those 2% could be of help in lap time.the main advantage would be getting rid of their major reliabilty issue.