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 Post subject: Re: 2011 Launch Thread
PostPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 5:25 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: 2011 Launch Thread
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I like high noses, so I like this car :thumbsup:


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 Post subject: Re: 2011 Launch Thread
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the high nose reminds me a bit on F2000


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 Post subject: Re: 2011 Launch Thread
PostPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 10:21 pm 
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'The KERS is positioned inside the fuel tank'
http://en.espnf1.com/f1/motorsport/story/39100.html
This is where Mclaren and Ferrari have a big advantage if all the top cars use Kers.

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 Post subject: Re: 2011 Launch Thread
PostPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:07 pm 
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I think the way the front wing is attached to the nose is interesting, wonder how much aero advantage there is in that....

Also glad it hasn't gone to town on the shark fin....hope this begins a trend of them being phased out rather than them becoming more exaggerated as I feared...


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 Post subject: Re: 2011 Launch Thread
PostPosted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 11:31 am 
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I like the front of the car... but i don't like the 'emptyness' at the rear... It just looks like some bodywork is missing around the rear-suspension


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 Post subject: Re: 2011 Launch Thread
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LeonArtez wrote:
I like the front of the car... but i don't like the 'emptyness' at the rear... It just looks like some bodywork is missing around the rear-suspension


It reminds me of the 1988 F3000 March 88B car with that particular emptiness from the rear of the car and the exposed rear suspension.

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 Post subject: Re: 2011 Launch Thread
PostPosted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 7:55 pm 
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I think Aldo Costa said somewhere that they changed their push rod suspension to have less volume at the rear so they can make better aerodynamical usage of it.


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 Post subject: Re: 2011 Launch Thread
PostPosted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 1:57 pm 
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Mercedes Grand Prix W02

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 Post subject: Re: 2011 Launch Thread
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That car is *completely* different to the other teaser Mercedes did. So..yeah.


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 Post subject: Re: 2011 Launch Thread
PostPosted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 5:06 pm 
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The one Marcel posted was later posted on Mercedes GP website so I guess the 3D rendered one is the real one

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 Post subject: Re: 2011 Launch Thread
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Yeah, but the teasers are also official ones on the site, which as I said are totally different to that render. Not even close to the same shape of car.


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 Post subject: Re: 2011 Launch Thread
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Massive Pic of the new W02
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 Post subject: Re: 2011 Launch Thread
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Link to see the launch of the new lotus renault GP (R31) live http://www.launch.lotusrenaultgp.com/


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 Post subject: Re: 2011 Launch Thread
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Anyone knows how late the cars are going to be launched tomorrow?


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 Post subject: Re: 2011 Launch Thread
PostPosted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 1:42 am 
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Fermani2 wrote:
Anyone knows how late the cars are going to be launched tomorrow?

viewtopic.php?p=393851#p393851

If I understood correctly what you are looking for.


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 Post subject: Re: 2011 Launch Thread
PostPosted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:00 am 
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Team Lotus has unveiled its T128 2011 Formula 1 car - a significantly more aggressive design than its 2010 contender, and a machine the squad hopes will propel it firmly into the midfield and points contention.
The T128 will not appear in public until Wednesday, when it joins the second day of the Valencia test. But Lotus chose to reveal images of the car in a special edition of its Team Lotus Notes online magazine.
Lotus had always admitted that last year's T127 was a deliberately conservative machine built simply to get the team onto the grid in a very limited timescale, rather than with outright performance in mind. It halted development on the 2010 car early in the season to focus on the 2011 design, which is more in line with modern F1 practice, and features Renault V8 power and transmission systems from Red Bull.
The images released so far suggest the car features a more intricate front wing design, sharply sculpted sidepods, and an airbox reminiscent of the 2010 Mercedes, as well as a more conventional higher nose.
The team's chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne is confident that Lotus has achieved everything it wanted to with the T128.
"I think that basically this car looks like a frontrunning car in every area," he said. "We said very clearly that we want to start challenging the established teams and I think that's very achievable."
The car launch comes with the Lotus naming rights dispute still very much alive, and Tony Fernandes' squad had chosen to continue with the traditional Lotus type numbering system by choosing T128 for its car, rather than the TL11 title that was initially announced.
Fernandes said it was a relief to be able to focus on the new car after a winter of legal disputes with Renault's new title sponsor Group Lotus.
"There has been so much has focus off-track it's a thrill to be able to get back to talking about racing," Fernandes admitted.
"The launch of the T128 is a big step forward for Team Lotus and I want to thank the whole team for the amount of hard work that has already gone into T128, and I want to thank Renault and Red Bull Technology for their tremendous support in helping us make this step forward and for being such great team partners."

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 Post subject: Re: 2011 Launch Thread
PostPosted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:11 am 
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I thought that Mercedes-like airboxes were banned ? :o


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 Post subject: Re: 2011 Launch Thread
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Dear God, THAT is a direct copy of the TF110. From the front wing to the side pods to the nose.

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 Post subject: Re: 2011 Launch Thread
PostPosted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 8:14 am 
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I like it.

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