Lotus continue to battle from the back
foot having been late with their 2014 challenger, a succession of
powerunit issues has also curtailed the Enstone based teams
performances and so they approached Barcelona with fresh vigor hoping
to put some of this behind them.
There has clearly been a shift of
emphasis this season with the treatment of the powerunit and
ancillaries playing just as much a pivotal role in performance as the
aerodynamic side of things. Cooling is of course just as pivotal
whether it be the old V8's or the current powerunits and so Lotus
made a mild revision to their package for Barcelona with a bulge
appearing on the top of the left hand sidepod.
This has clearly been done to
accommodate a size/orientation change within the sidepod and to the
radiators/intercooler that is housed within. This is not balanced on
the right hand side of the car but as we know asymmetry plays a role
in the rest of the E22 and so they can likely offset this sharply
sloping bodywork.
Great articles as always, Matt, but I think you are circling the wrong 'bulge'. There is no bulge there. The bump is located futher bag, in front of the red 'PDVSA'
ReplyDeleteThere is a bulge at the back of the circle that is not on the other side of the car. It isn't large but I do see it.
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