The intakes are much larger compared to other cars. The sidepods meanwhile are nothing alike previous Renault designs. Last year, similar intakes on the R30 were introduced for the F-duct, a system that is banned in 2011. The airbox then features the conventional air intake, but adds to that 2 small intakes on each side of the roll hoop, catching air to cool the hydraulics and gearbox. The nose is also quite a bit higher than on the Renault R30 and lacks sidepanels under the nose - a feature which on the R30 created a venturi to gain frontal downforce. Renault's version however is nicely integrated and has no rough edges. It immediately caught attention of the onlookers, not only because of its attractive livery, but also due to its technical design properties.Īfter starting from a clean sheet of paper for this car, the R31 features a clear V-shaped nose, a concept thought out by Adrian Newey for the Red Bull RB5. The R31 was presented by Lotus Renault GP on the 31st of January and debuted the day after that at Valencia. Team: Lotus F1 Team 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)ĭrivers: Robert Kubica (9), Vitaly Petrov (10)
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