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Friday, March 21, 2014
Lotus, like the rest of the Renault
teams arrived in Melbourne on the back foot, with powerunit issues
the predominant reason behind their pre-season issues. Lotus having
missed the first test in Jerez however have even less testing mileage
under their belts and so would really be using Australia as a
stepping stone in terms of launching their campaign.
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The team arrived in Melbourne with a
new Front Wing, amending some of the details that are key in
addressing the new regulations. With the Front Wing 150mm narrower
for 2014, turning the airflow around and over the front tyre has
become much more critical. This is because the wheel wake can then
compromise the aerodynamic performance of the Sidepod and Floor aft
of it as it tries to rejoin with those airflow structures. In order
to address some deficiencies the team must have found in their
original design in testing, the time arrived with a new design. It
features an elongated outer arc to the mainplane [1], with a strake
mounted centrally underneath the wing, which leads to a change in the
profile of the footplates arc [2] both of which are used to create
elongated vortices that feed around the outside of the tyre.
Meanwhile the top flap has an additional support spar added [3], a
reduction in the length and thickness of the adjuster [4] and the
outer section of the top flap now features a section that stands off
the flap giving a steeper angle of attack [5].
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