Eight hands to remove a towel, as if what he was hiding in importance that requires the effort of many people. Robert Kubica and V italy Petrov have "helped" the President of the Lotus Renault GP Gerard Lopez and team leader Eric Boullier to unveil the R31 , the machine from the gold-black livery, which refers the days of Senna, with which the team will improve the position, already good, reached in 2010. "The 2011 will be a good year to achieve our objectives, namely to continue to advance into positions on the grid, and do better than last season, both in the world championship in the Constructors'. Feel we are better prepared for the challenges we before, "said Lopez, who welcomed the Lotus Group," u n ambitious new sponsors who will be with us for a long time . Agreeing with the words of Lopez, Boullier pays tribute to the enormous work done in Enstone, " Everything was done to obtain a great improvement, compared to R30, this machine is composed of approximately 92% of new parts. But we have not only worked on the car: in the factory we have optimized the resources to be more competitive, both in and off the track . technical director James Allison then it is the honor and the burden, di spiegare cosa è come è nata la R31: “ Questa macchina è stata concepita sulla base di due parole molto in voga nella Formula 1 del momento: aggressività e innovazione. Il risultato è una vettura basata su un progetto ambizioso, considerevolmente differente non solo da quella dell’anno scorso, ma da qualsiasi altra monoposto che questo team abbia mai prodotto ”.
Talmente innovativa da far circolare già le prime voci di corridoio: secondo alcuni pare infatti che le uscite degli scarichi non si trovino in posizione classica, al retrotreno, ma addirittura nella parte anteriore della monoposto; in questo modo, soffiando su un particolare diffusore montato sull’avantreno, i flussi degli scarichi would generate an additional downforce.
hypothesis that if it proves true, and above all, workable, a lot could change the balance of power between the teams, whereas adapting the car to this would be difficult if not impossible.
to be confirmed or disproved, it is certainly true of the enthusiasm of Robert Kubica and Vitaly Petrov for the coming season. The Polish driver, the protagonist of a 2010 bright, since the R30 was not the same level as the top team, is not in the skin: " After this long winter break, I can not wait to jump back in the car ”, ha detto Robert, che non si sbilancia sulle previsioni per il 2011: “ Al momento è difficile sapere quanto sarà competitivo il nostro pacchetto, ma gli ingegneri hanno optato per soluzioni innovative, e ciò è positivo ”.
Per Kubica, alla seconda stagione in Renault, sarà più facile “ ottenere il massimo dalla macchina, perché rispetto all’anno scorso, quando non conoscevo le persone con cui lavoravo, abbiamo più fatto esperienza assieme, quindi so più o meno cosa aspettarmi ”. Il nuovo regolamento ha portato la novità dell’ala posteriore regolabile dal pilota, potrà essere una complicazione in più durante la guida? " certainly create opportunities for a greater number of passes, which is certainly good for Formula 1, but should not give too much advantage to the car behind, see a pass at every turn because the rear wing gives too much advantage, would not be as exciting . For different reasons
Vitaly Petrov also hopeful awaits the return of the races: "I am excited in starting my second season in Formula 1, I can not wait to try this wonderful machine tomorrow. I have one year of experience, I feel more secure. So what can I change and where I can improve: I am determined to do well and work hard for this team. " If only to prove that it is not just for the munificent sponsors Russians could keep the wheel of Renault, after the disasters of the past year.
On submission of the R31 were also the two third rails, Romain Grosjean and the novelty of Bruno Senna, in addition to the pilots who are part of Renault's Young Driver Programme: Fairuz Fauzy, Ho-Pin Tung and Jan Charouz.
Federico Fadda ( 422race.com )