Lotus E21 Renault (pre-launch speculation)

[Hail22]

Several hours from removing the speculation label! I always get excited this time of year.

Also it marks the return of members such as CrucialXtreme etc

[gray41]

Is the actually going to be live this year?

Last years launch was horrendous.

[Hail22]

Is the actually going to be live this year?

Last years launch was horrendous.

Apparently so, live at 7:15 PM GMT on Sky sports F1 HD and Lotus GP's youtube channel

However If I was in charge of PR I may request a 2 minute delay due to Kimi's unexpected bursts of "take it or leave it language" I personally like it! xD

[FrukostScones]

I wonder what crap-mobile they will present us this time.

so last year lauch car was a genuine E20?

(the real E20 was surely not a crap-mobile, (for the people with memory loss))

[stefan_]

I wonder what crap-mobile they will present us this time.

so last year lauch car was a genuine E20?

(the real E20 was surely not a crap-mobile, (for the people with memory loss))

No, last year they presented an R31 that was modified into an E20 look-alike. We saw the actual E20 when it rolled out of the garage for the first test.
We will probably see the same thing this year or an actual E21 chassis with common wings, exhaust, turning vanes etc.

[raymondu999]

I wonder what crap-mobile they will present us this time.

so last year lauch car was a genuine E20?

(the real E20 was surely not a crap-mobile, (for the people with memory loss))

Last year's launch car, to memory, was an R31, and not the E20.

[turbof1]

I assume because they are streaming to the google servers we don't have to worry about server overloads?

[Diosfenix]

Remember 2011

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT2P2fhRFQA[/youtube]

[WillN]

http://e1.365dm.com/13/01/660x350/Lotus ... 892122.jpg

Is this the new E21 under the cover?

[beelsebob]

http://e1.365dm.com/13/01/660x350/Lotus ... 892122.jpg

Is this the new E21 under the cover?

If it is, then it's extremely similar to the E20, so my bet's no. That said, the E20 was a really good car, so the E21 being similar may not be a surprise.

[turbof1]

http://e1.365dm.com/13/01/660x350/Lotus ... 892122.jpg

Is this the new E21 under the cover?

What an extreme way of teasing... . covering the car with a half transparent blanket, but only the wheels, rearwing endplate and a very small part of the sidepod are visible. I can't absolutely make anything of that. The sidepods look a bit of high placed, which might create a better undercut. But that just as well could be optical illusion.

[stefan_]

http://e1.365dm.com/13/01/660x350/Lotus ... 892122.jpg

Is this the new E21 under the cover?

That is a picture from the E20's launch that took place last year at Jerez, right before the first winter testing session.

[turbof1]

I do not think it is the same car. Notice how the sheet is differently placed on the ground.

[Richard]

To quote Jane Austin … “It is a truth universally acknowledged that any car image before the launch is not the actual car.”

Einstein then added “If you saw the race car and then travelled on a tram away from that car, you’d realise that the launch car is an apparition that is only relative to the actual race car.”

Marx added “Pre-launch teasers are opium of the people”

[clipsy1H]

Marx added “Pre-launch teasers are opium of the people”

YES! but we love opium