#F1 2012 car setups series#

The system used hydraulic cylinders located in the brake calipers and suspension push-rods to make minute adjustments to the ride height of the car, thereby keeping the ride height at an optimal level throughout the race and providing stability during braking. Lotus (and formerly both their immediate predecessors, Lotus Renault GP and Renault F1 Team) had been developing the system since January 2010. The Lotus E20 was planned to feature a 'reactive ride height' suspension system - a mechanical device designed to maintain ride height under braking - at the start of the 2012 season. The car made its competitive debut at the 2012 Australian Grand Prix, and in the twenty races of the 2012 season, recorded a race win in Abu Dhabi and nine podium finishes to finish fourth overall in the World Constructors' Championship.Дesign Ride height system

#F1 2012 car setups series#

The car, which was launched by the team on its website on 5 February 2012, was driven by 2007 World Drivers' Champion Kimi RГ¤ikkГ¶nen and reigning GP2 Series champion Romain Grosjean, both of whom returned to Formula One after a two-year absence. The car was also the first from Enstone to carry the Lotus name, since the team ceased using the Renault name following their renaming from Lotus Renault GP at the end of 2011. The E20 was the twentieth Formula One car to be designed at Enstone since 1992, and was named in tribute to the contribution made by the facility and its personnel in their twenty-year history. The chassis was designed by James Allison, Naoki Tokunaga, Martin Tolliday and Dirk de Beer with Renault continuing to supply engines.

The Lotus E20 is a Formula One racing car designed and produced by the Enstone-based Lotus F1 Team for the 2012 Formula One season. Naoki Tokunaga (Deputy Technical Director)Д¬arbon composite monocoque, incorporating the engine as a fully stressed memberД¬arbon composite double wishbone suspension