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First pictures of Lotus's 2013 F1 car








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wasn't there a trend towards shorter fins below the rear wing at the end of last season?

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I don't like the red at the top of the engine cover, other than that though I think it's gorgeous.
Seriously, I really like it!

looks tightly packaged at the back , i.e engine and gearbox........or is that just me, how the hell do they fit everything in there !

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Is it just me or did anyone else think that 'Burn' would have more of a presence on the car, i know there are the new red bits which are from burn but thought it would have been on the engine cover

I did think that too. Neweyesque tightly packaged pickle

Ugly. Replace black with white and it is HRT 2011.

Lookalike:
Lotus E21

Mars Bar

The CGI pics are different to the launch car .

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I heard something about Total supplying fluids to all Renault-powered cars, while Shell supplies Ferrari-powered cars and Mobil1 supplies Mercedes-powered cars. I don't think it's a true sponsor thing. Maybe I'm wrong though.

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Unless I missed this before, but it looks like there's some other news out of Lotus, in that Davide Valsecchi will be the team's 3rd driver.

I think I like that, he makes an interesting Plan B if the "Bad" RoGro shows up again. (Though the more I have watched the 2012 races a second time, the more I believe bringing him back is a good risk as he showed a lot that impressed me when he was the "Good" RoGro... that if the rough spots can be polished, he has some real potential versus going with a 'safer' option who might not have as much upside.)

One thing that I noticed is that "Lotus" is again on the rear wings, I got the impression when the Burn deal was announced, that it would occupy that spot. But then again, there's been so many things written and read over the last few months that I could have been mistaken.

I like it, the red adds a nice touch to it. But the gold should be more gold and not beige.

Also I do not like these gigantic front wings, looks bad and ruins too many tires!

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Looks like they will push on with the passive DRS model... I hope they can get it to work, could prove huge.

Having seen it properly...

F.U.G.L.Y.

The colour scheme is just a complete mess. It's like someone saw a McLaren half way through drawing it and got confused.

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No one call anyone a moo-pickle...

Just me that thinks the new scheme is gorgeous then...

The black and beige was not only clichéd but just looked like they'd done a bad drawing of a JPS car...this looks likes someone actually designed it, and I love the red.

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Big white "Kimi" on red background?

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Thanks guys. Viewing the forum on my phone so that looks like some sponsors name starting with an H.

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Oooh now I think you've overstepped the mark

Actually I thought the stepped noses on the Lotus and Red Bull looked OK last year but some of the others were just awful. I think Mercedes (closely followed by Williams and Sauber) were the worst culprits.

That's last years car for a start, and the red just ruins the livery.

Don't agree, there's a number of differences:

front wing uses 4 elements outboard rather than 3
sidepod wing and way it mounts to sidepod
engine cover exhaust
actual exhausts

granted they wont have put everything on it yet but why would they bring out something totally different when last years car was very good

Only the front wing and nose cone appears to be the 2012 spec, the rest of the car is completely different. It will be completely different again come Oz.

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I wouldn't be surprised to see the stepped nose gone come Australia; the way he says yet and he didn't see particularly confident in his answer.

I think we will see less stepped noses this year either way

Having given it thought now. This really might not be the car at all they were just after piblicity which they hat got. But if they have anything special on the car they don't want to give it away so early. So as others have said come testing / race time the car will prob look of different.

However you feel it looks get use to it.
One of these cars will be at the front ALOT.

Also:
German Flag

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That's nothing new really, that's a trend that had been set into motion since Williams started it a season or two ago.

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lol Adrian has been tightly packaging the coke area for a lot longer than that.

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Launch car steering wheel :eeps:

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Pretty much my reaction. The Lotus is not awful but it was just so much better last year.

You can tell its Kimi's wheel because of the mute button.
Edit: Doh! Old gag photo that I didn't recognize at first.

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They get ice cream and play Angry Birds?? Awesome!

Where is the Vodka button? I can't believe that Kimi signed for this!

Not old, was actually on the launch car.

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Really disappointed that they have kept those disgusting front wings again for this year. I thought that was finished for this season? Also, the red doesn't suit the car at all. Random red panels in random areas look bad. Lotus was never a good looking car but I thought they would be much better with new noses. Sad day

I don't understand how any F1 fan can find an F1 car ugly or fugly or whatever. The livery could've been better but it's still a gorgeous piece of machinery.

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