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[Adamm]

Red...lots of red

 

[Mastah]

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[kharma45]

Too much red.

 

[Adamm]

.

 

[itsgreen]

Lol the car has the hashtag #imsexyandiknowit on it

 

[cmr-94]

I like it............apart from the nose

 

[Dave_6]

The car looks fantastic except for that damn nose. Maybe next year...

 

[Staab]

Welp that was short !

I like the car, don't mind the red so much but goddamnit we're stuck with those noses again...
Should've made the cosmetic piece mandatory =(

 

[Leunam]

Looking forward to seeing how it does.

The real test will be at qualifying for Melbourne.

 

[cmr-94]

can't wait to see the other cars now

also..no ddrs? or do you think they're hiding it for the first test?

 

[Leunam]

DDRS is banned for this season, I believe.

 

[Mastah]

Passive DDRS is still allowed.

 

[kharma45]

It is banned yeah.

 

[DrM]

What is this i do not even

 

[cmr-94]

DDRS is banned for this season, I believe.

not the one lotus were working on as its passive (i think)..just the merc style ddrs because that was effectively driver-operated using the drs

 

[Shaneus]

Total ruins the livery, Grosjean ruins the cars.

The French connection.

I was half waiting for Grosjean to get a part of that cover caught on something and rip a part off of it.

 

[Leunam]

Something I failed to say earlier: Welcome new Juniors! Happy to see new members.

 

[Lucius86]

I was half waiting for Grosjean to get a part of that cover caught on something and rip a part off of it.

shut it.

 

[Addnan]

Aww, stepped nose. Car looks pretty much the same, but more red. I think last years only gold/black looked nicer.

The Burn advertising looks a little odd. I had to google to see its a energy drink.

Spoiler

I keep forgetting this thread exists

 

[Omiee]

Love the livery

 

[cmr-94]

Regarding the absence of the passive ddrs:

Jon Noble ‏@NobleF1

Lotus planning to race with its passive double DRS system in 2013

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/105312

 

[Scottify]

This is pretty funny, I love the stickers over the buttons to hide their real use.

https://twitter.com/RexonaF1/status/295987718813544448/photo/1

 

[Sleeplessnights]

Damn it Lotus, I thought stepped noses were no more.

 

[Leunam]

This is pretty funny, I love the stickers over the buttons to hide their real use.

https://twitter.com/RexonaF1/status/295987718813544448/photo/1

Love it.

Needs more Mario Kart functions in addition to Banana.

 

[Scottify]

Here's another shot showing more of the buttons. I'm cracking up over here.

 

[DrM]

LOL @ Jenson, SAT NAV

 

[cmr-94]

LOL @ 'anti mumble' and 'open gate'!

 

[Leunam]

Tweet might have been handy last year.

 

[brotkasten]

The nose is disappointing.

 

[Shaneus]

shut it.

PS. Defaulted to Community? Boo

 

[IISANDERII]

LOL @ 'anti mumble' and 'open gate'!

What are those in reference to?

 

[ZeroCypher]

Should make the mute button red. I'm sure Kimi would use that often.

That presenter made it awkward for Grosjean.

 

[dubc35]

PS. Defaulted to Community? Boo

I think we're community doomed for life.

 

[DrM]

What are those in reference to?

For mumbling speech (Kimi in particular) on the mic during the race and his offroad adventure on the last race when he found himself on old part of the track, blocked by the gates

 

[Sleeplessnights]

Passive DDRS is still allowed.

What is that exactly?

For mumbling speech (Kimi in particular) on the mic during the race and his offroad adventure on the last race when he found himself on old part of the track, blocked by the gates

A pretty light moment on a crazy final race.

 

[cmr-94]

Raikkonen 2013 helmet http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/kimi-raikkonen/#helmet

Grosjean's 2013 helmet http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/romain-grosjean/lotu-gros-helmet-2013-4/

More images at the links

I like them both..especially Grosjean's

 

[kharma45]

What is that exactly?

It's not driver activated but instead relies on the car hitting a certain speed to divert airflow to stall the rear wing.

 

[RukusProvider]

What is this i do not even

It'll take him a full season to remember all that!

 

[Kipp]

Kimi's helmet looks so good. It'll look fantastic with that car too.

 

[brotkasten]

Lotus could've used the sponsor Burn two years ago.

 

[Hackbert]

a bit cheesy, but impressive laserpresentation IMO
http://youtu.be/hqhOW8Q5uDk

oh yeah the presentationweek has started. I like the livery.

what are these air sidepods? sry, did not read the whole thread , maybe it was answered.
what i mean is : why are they on some pics, and on other ones not! their purpose is clear to me ^^

 

[Psychotext]

That burn sticker on the visor looks terrible. I'm assuming that wont be there in the actual race?

 

[brotkasten]

That burn sticker on the visor looks terrible. I'm assuming that wont be there in the actual race?

Why wouldn't it be there?

 

[Psychotext]

Wouldn't that be where the visor strips are?

I've just looked at some others and I guess not. Shame, makes the helmet look tacky.

 

[xptoxyz]

Wouldn't that be where the visor strips are?

I've just looked at some others and I guess not. Shame, makes the helmet look tacky.

No less tacky than last year's, just a different sponsor.

 

[dubc35]

Boo

Lotus technical director James Allison believes the team’s rivals will also have stepped noses on their cars as the E21 does.

*snip*

“However, such a panel is optional and I would not be surprised if the majority of the grid chose not to make use of it. The panel will add a few grams of weight and so is only likely to run on the car if a team can find a performance benefit for doing so.”

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2013/01/28/allison-expects-rivals-cars-stepped-noses/

 

[Psychotext]

No less tacky than last year's, just a different sponsor.

This is a much better example of how to do the sticker:

Curved to the visor rather than just slapped on.

 

[Adam Scott Aukerman]

There's a story on autosport (on my phone, so just imagine there's a link here) about an American/Canadian effort to buyout HRT's entry - cars and resources to boot.

The article claims that they have Bernie's blessing, but expect that the FIA wouldn't grant them an entry before 2014.

If true, this is pretty great news. I really hope they don't try and rush themselves onto the 2013 grid though as surely it's too late to get into a worthwhile state, especially if you're starting with HRT's car as a base.

 

[dubc35]

That would be awesome!

link: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/105319

 

[Adamm]

There's a story on autosport (on my phone, so just imagine there's a link here) about an American/Canadian effort to buyout HRT's entry - cars and resources to boot.

The article claims that they have Bernie's blessing, but expect that the FIA wouldn't grant them an entry before 2014.

If true, this is pretty great news. I really hope they don't try and rush themselves onto the 2013 grid though as surely it's too late to get into a worthwhile state, especially if you're starting with HRT's car as a base.

That would be awesome!

link: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/105319

Great news!

I was surprised there wasnt more talk of them being bought over sooner