Renault Power Unit Hardware & Software

All that has to do with the power train, gearbox, clutch, fuels and lubricants, etc. Generally the mechanical side of Formula One.

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R.S.17 or R.S.18 :?

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Watch the Clip ;)
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I watched many times, but I only saw 17-18 change :-)

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What are those "whipping" sounds ??

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mclaren111 wrote:
14 Feb 2018, 15:53
What are those "whipping" sounds ??
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Smart, not letting the engine idle, nice way to hide details, sounds pretty smooth though.
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Vladimir wrote:
13 Feb 2018, 11:27
https://www.gptoday.com/full_story/vie ... __Alonso/

Good signs for McLaren and Renault!
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It has that oscilating sound like in the renault fire up...what is that? Other have a more linear sound?
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GoranF1 wrote:
16 Feb 2018, 17:12
It has that oscilating sound like in the renault fire up...what is that? Other have a more linear sound?
The blip the throttle of the Renault engine repeatedly. This one just runs.

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Very nice sound, bit of V8 start up noise :-)
More deep sound than last year.

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GoranF1 wrote:
16 Feb 2018, 17:12
It has that oscilating sound like in the renault fire up...what is that? Other have a more linear sound?
Yeah.. I don't like how it sounds. Not good. Not good. Drat! Another year wasted!
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hurril wrote:
16 Feb 2018, 17:17
GoranF1 wrote:
16 Feb 2018, 17:12
It has that oscilating sound like in the renault fire up...what is that? Other have a more linear sound?
The blip the throttle of the Renault engine repeatedly. This one just runs.
Which would make sense if they are just warming it up and doing basic system checks.
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Only system check, probably initial data collecting for later fine tune.

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