Lotus E21 Renault

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United States 2013 - Thursday (14.11.2013)

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"...and there, very much in flames, is Jacques Laffite's Ligier. That's obviously a turbo blaze, and of course, Laffite will be able to see that conflagration in his mirrors... he is coolly parking the car somewhere safe." Murray Walker, San Marino 1985

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Very difficult to see (no better photo on line...), but Lotus had tyre squirt slots on the E21's floor:
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emmepi27 wrote:Very difficult to see (no better photo on line...), but Lotus had tyre squirt slots on the E21's floor:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BZbryToCIAANJuV.jpg
In ABU DHABI
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kwanchepan wrote:
emmepi27 wrote:Very difficult to see (no better photo on line...), but Lotus had tyre squirt slots on the E21's floor:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BZbryToCIAANJuV.jpg
In ABU DHABI
http://i.imgur.com/sOZ5K0H.jpg

In US Austin
http://i.imgur.com/p7zXkfl.jpg
Yes! That's what i'm talking about! =D>

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emmepi27 wrote:
kwanchepan wrote:
emmepi27 wrote:Very difficult to see (no better photo on line...), but Lotus had tyre squirt slots on the E21's floor:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BZbryToCIAANJuV.jpg
In ABU DHABI
http://i.imgur.com/sOZ5K0H.jpg

In US Austin
http://i.imgur.com/p7zXkfl.jpg
Yes! That's what i'm talking about! =D>
That sounded a bit like Vettel... :P

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mikeerfol wrote: That sounded a bit like Vettel... :P
eheheh :roll:

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emmepi27 wrote:Very difficult to see (no better photo on line...), but Lotus had tyre squirt slots on the E21's floor:
Here's one of my shots from the weekend of the E21 showing the slots you spotted....

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scarbs wrote:
emmepi27 wrote:Very difficult to see (no better photo on line...), but Lotus had tyre squirt slots on the E21's floor:
Here's one of my shots from the weekend of the E21 showing the slots you spotted....

http://scarbsf1.com/blog1/wp-content/up ... Scarbs.jpg
Very good! =D>
It's looks like Ferrari
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if those are indeed slots and not holes, the gap is absolutely tiny.

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thisisatest wrote:if those are indeed slots and not holes, the gap is absolutely tiny.
They are slots as holes in the floor are not allowed with current regulations

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Just a little comparision :wink:
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Interesting to see that both mercedes and especially red bull choose for real slots rather then ferrari and lotus for holes connected with a legality paper slot to the edge of the floor. What are advantages and disadvantages of both 'concepts'? Vortex verses spilling air perhaps? Bleeding some the exhaust gasses those slots?
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The same solution as in Spa. Nobody complained about it there, and it's a good solution to get standing water away. With all the rain predicted, I think they'll be thankful they made those slits.
#AeroFrodo

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turbof1 wrote:The same solution as in Spa. Nobody complained about it there, and it's a good solution to get standing water away. With all the rain predicted, I think they'll be thankful they made those slits.
Yeah but this is downhill into a corner, instead of a straight like at spa, and rly we have had many wet races at both spa and brazil, dont rly understand why they do this now...

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