InDetail: Lotus E21 at Monza

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Lotus use an unusual pineapple shaped retained wheel nut

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Short Wheel Base front suspension, note the slight backswept shape to the elements

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KR’s early race pitstop for a new nose cone

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The boomerang splitter mount also ducts cooling air to electronics mounted above the splitter

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E21 secured in its parc fermé mesh cover

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Note the tyre pressure monitor sensor (TPMS) mounted to the valve

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Post session inspection notes for KR’s front wing

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Lotus’s simplistic hub warmers

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Curious transverse fin on front wing

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InDetail: Force India VJM06 at Monza

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PDR’s car post race

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Floordiffuser post qualifying, note the robust gearbox mounts

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Bare sidepods, with unusually short side impact spars at the front top of the ‘pods

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PDR’s brakes being repaired after the FP3 failure

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Front end damage to PDR’s car post race

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Source: Scarbs F1

InDetail: Sauber C32 at Monza

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Sauber have used a ducted nose for two seasons, the duct up from under the nose is just about visible here

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Pre-spa wing cacades

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SpaMonza spec cascades

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The exit for the ducted nose slot is visible here

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Sauber adopted this tunnel coanda sidepod arrangment mid season

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InDetail: Williams FW35 at Monza

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Wheel complete with retained wheelnuts

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Williams have struggled to come to terms with the exhaust blowing effect

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Having dropped the blown front axles post-Silverstone, the through-blown-wheel effect is now aided by ducts in the brake drum

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