[EntectCelpelm]

That is one ugly looking car. From some angles it resembles a pedal car!



Interestingly a lot of teams have gone for a broad-shaped nose, Ferrari have gone the opposite with a pointy shaped nose.

[SarSerceSaice]

I really don't like it at all.

Combination of the Livery and that nose

[OgrGlgHu]

I don't mind how it looks if it is fast enough!

That said, I have to admit the front nose is quite ugly and the livery isn't much better than last year.

Go Fernando!!!

[thargeagsaf]

I don't like the design and don't like the combination of yellow/red colours, nothing against Spain though

[Sniliabiz]

Is it 1995 again? Did... did I miss the memo?

[gusecrync]

Hmmm, it's not pretty. In the head-on shots the fat wide nose only serves to reinforce how narrow the rear wing is.

Still, if it's fast I'm sure Renault will think it's beautiful.

[estheticianI]

I think the livery is a vast improvement on the previous two seasons and the noticable change to Total also seems to fit nicely. I'm not as impressed with the fat nose cone they have chosen although I am sure there is some advantage maybe from the testing they have done. The fat nose doesn't seem to compliment the car the same way when compared to the Ferrari, Toyota and Mclaren designs. Aesthetically speaking I feel it is not as good looking but then again that does not necessarily win you races...

[derty]

Looks to me like a package of KERS below the nose , nice and low for good stability and weight distribution .
Looks to me like a very robust wing attachment , to counteract any light touches , which are likely , with it's width .

Looks heavy , like it has a coat on , which will be removed for the first race , so nobody sees the real design until it's too late .
I don't think these launch machines look too close to what we'll see at the starting line , as , with all the regs changes , it makes more sense than most years , to keep one's cards very close to the vest ..

[assohillA]

I liked the previous Renault livery. The yellow and dark blue reminded me of the Williams Renault touring cars. This new car looks awful. I don't want Renault to win just because they have produced a wheelie bin with wings.

[SetSnonejog]

Looks to me like a package of KERS below the nose , nice and low for good stability and weight distribution .

Don't think so. It's way to high compared with the others who installed them under the fuel tank. Also so much weight in the nose cone would mean a very understeery car in slow corners.

[EntectCelpelm]

Don't think so. It's way to high compared with the others who installed them under the fuel tank. Also so much weight in the nose cone would mean a very understeery car in slow corners.

True but its still useful in terms of adding lead plate ballast to alter weight distribution

[ScosyGissiok]

Elf is still on the engine cover. Maybe they use Total fuel and Elf lubricants.

It is definitely the most unique design so far. It doesn't look nice in the McLaren sense of the word but I appreciate the fact that we see distinctive desings.

My understanding is that Total is the parent company of Elf......

[derty]

Don't think so. It's way to high compared with the others who installed them under the fuel tank. Also so much weight in the nose cone would mean a very understeery car in slow corners.

Do we know which form of KERS the Renault team is using ?
If its electrical , it should be possible to run it on the front brakes , and store it under the tank .

I think the more interesting idea would be to try to get some gyroscopic action out of a horizontal version , perhaps under that nose , to try to keep the front of the car flat in those corners . Improving the control over pitch might help the understeering caused by the extra weight .

As such , I don't think it's so far fetched , my friend .

[Rexaviennatutr]

Looks alright until you get the head on view where it looks hideous!!

[awagsFare]

That's a lot of, um, yellow on that car. Egg yolk yellow at that. Perhaps it will be an acquired taste . . .

my thoughts exactly.

I really liked last year's color scheme. It astruck the right balance and was probably the nicest looking out there, save the Mclaren's

now this yeas' liverly is as you said, too yellow and struggles to maintain a balance of contrast

[Thomas12400]

My eyes, my eyes!!!

I'll never get over that HUGE nose! I'm sure I'll have nightmares tonight.

What's wrong with a big nose

I somehow find donkey noses quite sexy

[SetSnonejog]

Do we know which form of KERS the Renault team is using ?
If its electrical , it should be possible to run it on the front brakes , and store it under the tank .

As far as I know they are running an electrical one.
Using it one the front brakes would either mean having bulky front brake systems that would not fint into the front wheel, and thus heavily interfere with the car's aerodynamic or having axles that go onboard from the front wheels which would again interfere with the aeroplus would overcomplicate the front suspension geometry.

Every team that uses electrical KERS are using it on the rear axles and the system is located together with the transmission casing.

I think the more interesting idea would be to try to get some gyroscopic action out of a horizontal version , perhaps under that nose , to try to keep the front of the car flat in those corners . Improving the control over pitch might help the understeering caused by the extra weight .

As such , I don't think it's so far fetched , my friend .

What if the car loses it's nose than?

I'm not saying it's far fetched at all, just that it is impractical in a performance oriented race car where cornering stability and aerodynamics are the most important.

[SetSnonejog]

What's wrong with a big nose

I somehow find donkey noses quite sexy

Well if it's a donkey than its OK I won't have to see it near the studs every race!

[Numbiydq]

One word YUCK!

That is both ridiculous and hideous

[SarSerceSaice]

What's wrong with a big nose

I somehow find donkey noses quite sexy

Why the long face Donks?