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**sbgctsa** · 11-20-2011, 08:17 PM

i did say IF Boullier is to be believed, i must admit i'm not particularly sure about his credibility, but then this is F1 so he fits in very well!

regarding the car thing, Renault (Tech director James Allison) have actually just stated that this year was a brave experiment (forward facing exhausts) that can be considered a failure, as the car proved so difficult to develop and was inherently unstable, despite its promising beginnings. no mention of the drivers not performing

Renault admits its 2011 car and exhaust concept was a 'bold failure' - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com

The car was 4th fast at the start of the season, close to Ferrari in terms of ultimate pace. What they failed to do was develop it, and Petrov's words

"But when the windtunnel developments came, the new parts, because of the front exhausts, they didn't work. We worked on the front wing, the rear wing, the diffusers, the floor - but whatever we changed it was useless. point to the inability of the technical team to advance the car during the season. Which is not surprising when you look at the list of high profile engineers who left the team during this season, and they were not replaced with other experienced people. This points to Boullier as the main problem there.

11-20-2011, 08:17 PM	#8
sbgctsa Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 554 Senior Member	i did say IF Boullier is to be believed, i must admit i'm not particularly sure about his credibility, but then this is F1 so he fits in very well! regarding the car thing, Renault (Tech director James Allison) have actually just stated that this year was a brave experiment (forward facing exhausts) that can be considered a failure, as the car proved so difficult to develop and was inherently unstable, despite its promising beginnings. no mention of the drivers not performing Renault admits its 2011 car and exhaust concept was a 'bold failure' - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com The car was 4th fast at the start of the season, close to Ferrari in terms of ultimate pace. What they failed to do was develop it, and Petrov's words "But when the windtunnel developments came, the new parts, because of the front exhausts, they didn't work. We worked on the front wing, the rear wing, the diffusers, the floor - but whatever we changed it was useless. point to the inability of the technical team to advance the car during the season. Which is not surprising when you look at the list of high profile engineers who left the team during this season, and they were not replaced with other experienced people. This points to Boullier as the main problem there.
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