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Lotus Renault GP show 2011 car

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Lotus Renault GP presented to audiences in the pit lane of Spanish track Valencia new car R31 for 2011 season. The event took place a day before the start of the first three days of testing for new season. Restructured Renault team bearing the legendary name of British Lotus showed for the first time iconic black and gold shade more than two weeks, was unveiled today and the new R31 with all advertising logos. Tomorrow the first behind the wheel of the new car will sit Russian Vitaly Petrov and his Polish teammate Robert Kubica will take over the R31 of the car on Wednesday and Thursday. From Lotus Renault GP have staked Rear suspension type “pull-rod”, used in Red Bull, which allows a lower position of the gearbox with 15 cm.

“Words like ‘aggressive’ and ‘innovative’ are very much in vogue in Formula One at the moment, but where the R31 is concerned we feel those adjectives are appropriate,” said technical director James Allison “It’s true to say that the car has been designed in an ambitious manner and a quick glance at the layout will confirm that its entire concept differs considerably, not just from last year’s car, but from any car this team has ever produced.”

“All the hard work over the winter has been focused on delivering a big improvement for 2011,” commented team principal Eric Boullier. “The result is a car with more than 92 percent new parts compared to the R30. But technical innovation isn’t the only key to performance. Since last year, we have reviewed all our internal processes and our overall efficiency has now improved by 15 percent. That means we should be more competitive than last year, on the track and at the factory.”