Renault R31

[Pierce89]

am i seeing it correct that their cascade is a tri-plane?

I only see two elemnts in the cascade, but the extra tiny airfoil on the first flap is cool.

Edit: the tiny airfoil i mentioned is not on the first flap but the slot gapped section of the main plane just sticking up. Strange but cool.

[wesley123]

Well before the words peace one day there seem to be a starting edge, which implies to me that there is a wing beofre that, making it a 3 plane

[madly]

I wonder if black bulb near exhaust pipe hides and helps to mix real exhaust pipe with hot air from radiators exit.



In FEE rear version in this place was radiator exit.
If not, then where is redirected hot air from radiators?

[PlatinumZealot]

In FEE rear version in this place was radiator exit.

Not really, the radiator exit was behind the control arms as you see in the pictures. And the exhaust pipe is in front of the control arms. I guess they just tightened it up a little.

[Morteza]

Sorry about this picture guys. Found it on Renualt F1 facebook. It's somehow related to the topic

[Carlo's]

Both R31 will run with FEE for the rest of the weekend.

[Blackout]

The body work is exactly the same... the sidepods are exactly the same and even the floor (except the rear part)

[Mazdaboy]

Look at the diffuser in Heidfeld's car:

[Carlo's]

It looks quite interesting. I was looking for other changes but I haven't seen any. It is strange because they announced before the weekend a raft of upgrades.

[Holm86]

Are they running new engine maps?? I think the exhaust noise on the overrun is quite extreme from the Renaults this weekend?

[Mazdaboy]

Petrov used the 'old' engine map. I don't now Heidfeld which engine map used.
Watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79KlOOLfYnc
I think both cars use same EMap.

[Carlo's]

[Blackout]

"New" FW

[Carlo's]

Hi-res of that photo or similar would be useful.

EDIT: here you go:



links to hi-res:
http://motorsport.nextgen-auto.com/gall ... ul/719.jpg
http://motorsport.nextgen-auto.com/gall ... ul/551.jpg

[Blackout]

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