Lotus Renault GP R31

[Aviatore_Gilles 3049]

Solo kers? quindi funziona per 6,6 secondi, poi si devono ritirare

[luke36 6]

Renault reveals R31 in Valencia

Renault launches the new R31 in Valencia

The newly-named Lotus Renault GP team has become the fourth F1 team to reveal its new car for the 2011 F1 season.

 

The covers came off the R31 during a launch event at the Valencia circuit ahead of the three day test which will begin on Tuesday.

 

After an impressive return to form with the R30 last year, Renault will now hope to challenge for victory again this season with team chairman Gerard Lopez saying he was confident that the team can hit its target of improving in both the drivers' and constructors' championship.

 

?For Genii Capital and Lotus Renault GP, the 2011 season will be the one in which we achieve our aims,? said Gerard Lopez. ?We now have 100 per cent ownership of the team, and we're tackling the coming championship with the intention of continuing to do things our way ? but always with humility.

 

?I would like to welcome Lotus Cars, a new ambitious title sponsor with us for the long term. Renault and Total have also chosen to accompany us again in this adventure and we thank them for their valuable contribution. Our aim for 2011 is to continue our march towards the front of the grid, seize the slightest opportunity and do better than last season in both the drivers' and constructors' championships. We feel we are well prepared for the challenge ahead.?

 

The R31 features a new suspension layout on the rear end as part of a raft of changes compared to the R30, with technical director James Allison insisting it was difficult to compare the two cars.

 

?2011 is a different year with a new set of regulations and that's why the R31 is a very different car,? he said. ?For example, KERS is back this year and the car has been completely re-engineered to accommodate that system in an efficient way. We've also chosen to change the layout of our rear suspension by opting for a pull rod system for the first time in decades. As I said before, anyone can see that the treatment we have given to some specific areas is completely new compared with anything we have done previously. All of those things are aimed at trying to maximise the R31 under the 2011 rules.

 

?There are many teams that know how to produce a good car and we're under no illusion about the scale of the challenge facing us in 2011. I think that last year we perhaps exceeded the expectations of some people in the pit lane, but we certainly didn't outperform our own expectations. While we were happy to be moving back in the right direction, we would be frustrated if we started 2011 operating at the same performance level we showed last year. That means we want the R31 to be competitive right from the off and in with a chance of scoring podiums or better from the first race. Considering the tremendous effort that has gone in at all levels to produce this car, that would be a fitting reward for all concerned.?

[Lotus 4]

Mi sa che hanno preso ispirazione dalle Wolf WR8 e WR9 piuttosto che dalla Lotus, compreso il caos visivo dei vari marchi

avevo in mente infatti quell'abbinamento di colori funereo ma non ricordavo su quale auto l'avessi gi? visto... ? l'et?, purtroppo!

 

[Visitatore Rhobar_III]

Se davvero questa vettura ha gli scarichi davanti alle pance, non riesco a capire quattro tipi di problematiche:

 

A) Quale effetto può avere il calore sparato direttamente nella zona vicino alle ruote anteriori, che sono quelle direzionali?

B ) Non è che parte del calore degli scarichi rientra nelle pance, creando problemi di smaltimento termico (una specie di riflusso di calore)?

C) Per essere in quella posizione, devono aver allungato di molto la lunghezza dei terminali: quanto potrebbe essere costato in termini di potenza?

D) Quali effetti possono esserci dal punto di vista aerodinamico?

 

A parte questo, la presenza delle bocche ex-FDuct ai lati della presa dinamica, io me la spiego solo in un modo.

Ovvero, che la R31 ha conservato sì il sistema di FDuct, ma lo ha automatizzato, realizzandolo in modo alternativo a quello dello scorso anno, ma simile magari per certi versi a quello a canalizzazioni interne della Mercedes.

Ma soprattutto, non più controllato dal pilota.

E' possibile secondo voi?

 

Altrimenti la presenza di quelle bocche per me resta inspiegabile.

Modificato 31 Gennaio, 2011 da Rhobar_III

[Beyond 6190]

boh, su questi fantomatici scarichi ci vogliono conferme chiare. magari ? tutta una storie e li tengono sempre dietro

[Lotus 4]

@Rhobar_III

 

Se è così viola sicuramente lo "spirito" del regolamento...

Modificato 31 Gennaio, 2011 da Lotus

[Magico_Schumi 14]

petrov campione del mondo

Povero Petrov, tra neosenniani, alonso-ferraristi e Lotus (l'utente ) quest'anno sar? perseguitato ad ogni starnuto.

[Mito Ferrari 981]

Povero Petrov, tra neosenniani, alonso-ferraristi e Lotus (l'utente ) quest'anno sar? perseguitato ad ogni starnuto.

quest'anno far? il campionato della vita,zittir? tutti

[luke36 6]

... Sia ben chiaro: io non gufo Petrov. Sono straconvinto delle sue qualit? tanto che non necessita di gufate

[mp4/18 351]

bellissima.

[Visitatore Rhobar_III]

boh, su questi fantomatici scarichi ci vogliono conferme chiare. magari ? tutta una storie e li tengono sempre dietro

 

Gazzetta c.i.t.

 

ha spiegato il d.t. James Allison, vecchia conoscenza di Maranello: "Abbiamo completamente cambiato la filosofia che sta alla base del progetto e ne ? un classico esempio l?uscita degli scarichi che soffiano in una zona inedita (a fianco dell?abitacolo? Lo si scoprir? solo domani n.d.r.)".

 

ecco l'articolo originale:

http://www.gazzetta.it/Motori/Formula1/31-01-2011/ecco-renault-nero-oro-712681074259.shtml

[luke36 6]

 

Guardo e riguardo questa immagine !!!!!

 

Un diffusore cos? anteriore ? Non ? per caso che si voglia simulare un effetto "minigonne" ? Non sono gli scarichi quelli li. Sono diffusori !!! Vuoi vedere che si ripeter? il 2009 ?

[luke36 6]

Qui una opinione su sito internazionale. Interessante.

Renault?s Exhaust-Blown Front Diffuser

January 31, 2011

 

Images of Lotus Renault GP?s R31 are all over the internet now, and people analysing the images have noticed that the exhaust exits are nowhere to be seen.

 

I?m hearing that the car is running an incredibly innovative exhaust system. Rather than routing the exhausts to the rear, the exhaust exits the car at the front, blowing over a front-mounted diffuser to generate additional downforce. If this is true, it would certainly explain the disappearance of the exhaust exits from the expected locations, and would be a major innovation in F1.

[luke36 6]

I can confirm that the concept of the exhausts on the R31 is to exit via the side of the side pods, towards the front, essentially to blow hot air at the front of the floor area.

 

MOLTO INTERESSANTE

[Visitatore Rhobar_III]

Interessante s?.

 

Ma cosa dice il regolamento tecnico in proposito?

E' possibile farlo?

[luke36 6]

LOTUS-RENAULT R31 http://spontoncristiano.wordpress.com/

 

Finally, after many rumors and fake photos circulating these days on sites that deal with motor sport, Renault has unveiled the Lotus-Renault R31 or better.

Very eye-catching livery reminiscent of the last Lotus Renault driven by Ayrton Senna in 1985. At the technical level appears to be a very innovative car / aggressive and it seems that the engineers are starting from a blank sheet of paper because it has few features similar to the previous R30. It 's a car born to maximize the presence of the KERS car and trying to make the most of the regulations imposed by the FIA in 2011. It is confirmed that the high nose tends to fall in the area ends with a section V. This concept was introduced by Adrian Newey to Red Bull RB5 and carried to the extreme last year with the RB6. Curious shape of the rear wing support which has a forward curvature that resembles the nose of the Toyota TF109. The front wing but is very well maintained and developed a triplane that resembles the one installed on the R30 version, while the rear wing configuration is very simple but in 2011 (undoubtedly will undergo many changes before Bahrain)

The sides have curved shapes that are extremely low in the rear to get as much airflow as possible to the rear. The air intakes in contrast to other Renault Enstone born in recent years have a confined space. The fins on the sides of the passenger compartment and in the stomach area, unlike the other teams have seen so far seem larger and very sophisticated aerodynamic level to try to convey as much air as possible in the underbody and the rear.

As for the splitter Renault has used the same concept introduced on the R30 from the Malaysian GP again later by other teams.

The air intake Roll bar has a classic oval-shaped ones, but the two small air intakes on either side who last year were used to feed the lead F-Duct (this year it is illegal). Will serve as the engine to breathe better, to cool the system, or KERS, or have anything else? Who knows ...

The bonnet has quite classic forms and presentation of the fin that was going to link up with the rear wing but has a big loophole in the terminal area to evacuate the largest quantity of hot air from the engine. However, all teams will introduce later in the test, a bonnet with a fin shorter than those used until last year to try to "clean" as possible turbulence on the rear wing.

The rear area is the one that most surprised and perplexed me most of these new cars in 2011. As was expected as the rear suspension is a pull-rod. This made the engineers have designed a new gearbox to fit the new suspension model. Renault, so how will the Red Bull, has decided to adopt this scheme to try to create more space in the back as possible so as to render the speaker as effectively as possible and thus able to generate significant downforce load. The speaker, however, was masked as it seems to be the one used in the first race from the Renault R29. This is an area that will undergo significant changes before the opening race in Bahrain.

The news that more likely will create the first "scandal 2011" is the exhaust. You've seen you? I have not been able to understand where they are connected and where they can blow the exhaust gases. A person present at the presentation that I asked questions I indicated that we got news that the machine is installed an incredible and innovative drainage system. Discharges instead of going out in the back blowing out the front in a front to generate more downforce. I doubt that this is a particularly valuable in locating the exhaust gas in the front area will spring up in the turmoil harmful to the rear of the car. I would say that while not having them yet to be seen, the discharges are placed under the arms back in that area because this is the materiel that is usually used to resist heat.

 

However, if the 'indiscretion provided above is true and confirmed to be a great innovation for modern Formula 1.

The Kers that Renault will use the one developed by Magneti Marelli and will be an evolution of what Renault has used the same for several races in 2009. Unlike the season, R31 batteries to store energy recovered during braking will be linked in a special section created specifically under the petrol tank

[luke36 6]

Sembrerebbe che lo f-duct sia idrocomandato vedendo queste foto.

 

[luke36 6]

Sar? ma per me questa monoposto ha gi? vinto il premio dell'innovazione e fantasia progettuale. Fa gi? discutere per alcune soluzioni. Molto bene.

[Visitatore Rhobar_III]

Mmmm... lo dicevo io che la presenza delle due bocche era sospetta.

 

Chiss? che non sia effettivamente come ho pensato, ovvero che non abbiano escogitato un sistema automatizzato.

Unito alla soluzione degli scarichi (se davvero sono l? dove si pensa), se si rivelasse una buona soluzione, vedo questa vettura come un'ottima outsider.

[The-Flying-Finn 4631]

Bel colore. La cassa da morto dove si mette?