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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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Lotus E21 Renault

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The new bulge and the different fins
http://f1.f-e-n.net/images/f1/2013/2013 ... 9P2111.jpg
Now - then
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Japan 2013 - Thursday (10.10.2013)

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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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Japan 2013 - Friday (11.10.2013)

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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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Japan 2013 - Saturday (12.10.2013)

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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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SatchelCharge wrote:
What's this little doodad with an FIA seal? The ECU?
it says LVDT o it so its probably the LIU for the linear sensors for damper displacement to connect to the Ecu. Check the McLaren Electronics website
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Why are they using heat gun
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bucker wrote:Why are they using heat gun
http://scarbsf1.com/blog1/wp-content/up ... G_0165.jpg
To test heat build up in the disc to see how it copes?
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Probably just to preheat the carbon discs. Carbon discs works like sh** at ambient temperature. They have no bite at all before reaching a couple of hundred degrees.
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India 2013 - Thursday (24.10.2013)

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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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So the E21 is still evolving ! the fins placed low on each RW endplate are new :
-until Japan/Korea: http://cdn-3.motorsport.com/static/img/ ... 3/s1_1.jpg

-India: http://i.imgur.com/DGo6Em2.jpg
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India 2013 - Friday (25.10.2013)

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India 2013 - Saturday (26.10.2013)

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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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Lotus has modified the 3 vortex generators on top of the sidepods.

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Crucial_Xtreme wrote:Lotus has modified the 3 vortex generators on top of the sidepods.

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They look the same to me... (Japan)
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Take that up with Piola.

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Looks like they didnt race the new RW update
Old one (with old bodywork)
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