Lotus E20 Renault

[Crucial_Xtreme]

Aero test rig on RW

[Forza]

I would expect them to put some more heat protection on the upper wishbone. Also the trace of exhaust flows by side of the bodywork. There is also that metal protection on the floor. "OP" on it means optional in my view and I assume they use it to clean the rear tyres They have a bit grooved surface on the middle on this picture.

[MIKEY_!]

Metal shielding on the rear floor???

[Pierce89]

Looking at above pictures, is it normal in F1 for the rear mount on top rear a-arm to be mounted conventionally? I thought F1 wishbones used flexure mountings so they could eliminate some friction.

edit: sorry mods. decided I needed to quote the pic to show the specific picture I'm asking about because there are quite a few up there.

[MIKEY_!]

And they look circular which is unusual.

[Testarossa2012]

More pics:

http://formula12012testjerez.blogspot.c ... lotus.html

[beelsebob]

And they look circular which is unusual.

What look circular? The exhaust exists? That's mandated by the rules.

[blokkie]

And they look circular which is unusual.

What look circular? The exhaust exists? That's mandated by the rules.

No , I think he means the wishbones .. at the point where they connect with the body of the car.
Thos connection points are circular

[Crucial_Xtreme]

Flo-Vis

[Blackout]

And new DRS

The sidepod intakes seem to have 4 secondary side crash structures now (two per sidepod - like the R31) while they had only 2 in Jerez.


http://i49.servimg.com/u/f49/14/79/55/26/lotu_g10.jpg

Jerez

http://i49.servimg.com/u/f49/14/79/55/26/669_210.jpg

Today



Barcelone/Jerez

http://i49.servimg.com/u/f49/14/79/55/26/q7oot10.jpg

R31:

http://www.racecar-engineering.com/wp-c ... upe207.jpg

[Blackout]

New rear bodywork with a thinner cooling outlet ?

[kwanchepan]

The outfit of the central part is much smaller than original one.

[shelly]

Side crash structures detached from the sidepod begin to come out. Will we see them on mclaren and ferrari also, after all the pre-launch speculation?

[Owen.C93]

The crash structures must bring decent gains if they crash tested both versions to run the pre-season.

Here you can see a hole for driver cooling

[PlatinumZealot]

And they look circular which is unusual.

What look circular? The exhaust exists? That's mandated by the rules.

No , I think he means the wishbones .. at the point where they connect with the body of the car.
Thos connection points are circular

I think they must be metal then. To withstand the heat. Maybe inconel or Titanium or even Zirconium or Osmium.