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Lotus E21 Renault

Team: James Allison (TD), Naoki Tokunaga (DTD), Tim Densham (CD), Dirk De Beer (HA), Gerard Lopez (Chairman), Eric Boullier (TP), Patrick Louis (COO), John Mardle (OD), Steve Nielsen (SD), Alan Permane (CRE)
Drivers: Kimi Räikkönen (7), Romain Grosjean (8)

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Post Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:02 pm

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Spot the difference.
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Post Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:02 pm

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F1 Technical article on the launch.

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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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Post Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:02 pm

Leon wrote:the same type of pseudo new car as in previous year

But at least the parts are fitting better this year. Last time it was looking like a patchwork.
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Post Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:04 pm

Two versions of the car even in the first pics, how enigmatic.
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Post Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:04 pm

right click -> view image

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Post Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:04 pm

MadYarpen wrote:[img]http://www.thef1times.com/images/lotus/e21-2.jpg[img]
Spot the difference.

Some half assed renders on that site.
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Post Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:05 pm

I wonder if the driver's name is required to be there? Would fit with MB experiments last year - maybe a specified area on the car?

That might be the only thing we can learn from this clothes horse ;)
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Post Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:08 pm

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Post Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:09 pm

No idea why the generated computer images of the car, bad ones at that.
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Post Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:09 pm

This is what i'm talking about:
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It would be the first time since 2003 that Enstone keeps the same chassis design... unless today's car is a modified old E20 :mrgreen:
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Post Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:15 pm

Blackout wrote:This is what i'm talking about:
http://www10.pic-upload.de/28.01.13/ckqiwwbpknmw.jpg

It would be the first time since 2003 that Enstone keeps the same chassis design... unless today's car is a modified old E20 :mrgreen:


It's just a show car. They put some winglets and exhaust ramp on E20. Just like last year.
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Post Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:15 pm

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I hold on to my thought that the first time we will see the E21 will be when it rolls out of the garage at Jerez.
"...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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Post Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:17 pm

The team itself released a collection of computer generated images, with different exhausts and an un-stepped nose. I wouldn't read into it too much.

Image gallery of the real launched car:
http://www.f1technical.net/gallery/2013 ... e21-launch
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Post Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:18 pm

gray41 wrote:No idea why the generated computer images of the car, bad ones at that.


They are much more exciting though.

Does this front suspension look like pull-rod?

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More rendered pictures:

http://www.formula1onlive.com/2013/01/l ... otuss.html
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Post Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:19 pm

Via Ted Kravitz on Twitter.

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So the computer-generated ones picture the real car, with "the device" inlets and refined exhaust?
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