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The '''Lotus E20''' is a [[Formula One]] racing car designed and to be produced by the [[Enstone]]-based [[Lotus F1|Lotus F1 Team]] for the [[2012 Formula One season]].<ref name="AS20120127">{{cite web |title=Lotus names 2012 F1 challenger |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97203 |date=27 January 2012 |work=Autosport.com |publisher=Haymarket |accessdate=27 January 2012}}</ref> The E20 will be the twentieth Formula One car to be designed at Enstone since 1992,<ref name="AS20120127"/> and is named in tribute to the contribution made by the facility and its personnel in their twenty-year history.<ref name="AS20120127"/> The car will also be 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.<ref name="AS20120127"/> The team will continue to use [[Renault Sport F1|Renault]] engines for the car.<ref name="SS20120127">{{cite web |title=New Lotus named the E20 |url=http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1/news/12473/7460358/Lotus-name-the-E20 |date=27 January 2012 |work=Sky Sports |publisher=BSkyB |accessdate=27 January 2012}}</ref> The new car is expected to be launched by the team on its website on 5 February 2012.<ref name="AS20120127"/> The car will be driven by [[2007 Formula One season|2007]] [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|World Drivers' Champion]] [[Kimi Räikkönen]] and reigning [[2011 GP2 Series season|GP2 Series champion]] [[Romain Grosjean]], both of whom return to Formula One after a two-year absence. |
The '''Lotus E20''' is a [[Formula One]] racing car designed and to be produced by the [[Enstone]]-based [[Lotus F1|Lotus F1 Team]] for the [[2012 Formula One season]].<ref name="AS20120127">{{cite web |title=Lotus names 2012 F1 challenger |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97203 |date=27 January 2012 |work=Autosport.com |publisher=Haymarket |accessdate=27 January 2012}}</ref> The E20 will be the twentieth Formula One car to be designed at Enstone since 1992,<ref name="AS20120127"/> and is named in tribute to the contribution made by the facility and its personnel in their twenty-year history.<ref name="AS20120127"/> The car will also be 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.<ref name="AS20120127"/> The team will continue to use [[Renault Sport F1|Renault]] engines for the car.<ref name="SS20120127">{{cite web |title=New Lotus named the E20 |url=http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1/news/12473/7460358/Lotus-name-the-E20 |date=27 January 2012 |work=Sky Sports |publisher=BSkyB |accessdate=27 January 2012}}</ref> The new car is expected to be launched by the team on its website on 5 February 2012.<ref name="AS20120127"/> The car will be driven by [[2007 Formula One season|2007]] [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|World Drivers' Champion]] [[Kimi Räikkönen]] and reigning [[2011 GP2 Series season|GP2 Series champion]] [[Romain Grosjean]], both of whom return to Formula One after a two-year absence. |
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The Lotus E20 was developed with a "reactive ride-height" system. It was first proposed in January 2010, and spent the next two years in development before making its debut at the Young Driver Tests in [[Yas Marina Circuit|Abu Dhabi]] where it was spotted by an Italian journalist.<ref>{{cite news|title=Has Lotus Renault found this year’s must-have gizmo?|url=http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2012/01/has-lotus-renault-found-this-years-must-have-gizmo/|first=James|last=Allen|work=James Allen on F1|publisher=James Allen|date=10 January 2012|accessdate=21 January 2012}}</ref> 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, and was initially approved by the FIA as being legal<ref>{{cite news|title=Lotus's rivals set to be forced to copy innovative reactive ride height system|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/96952|first=Jonathan|last=Noble|work=Autosport.com|publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]]|date=11 January 2012|accessdate=21 January 2012}}</ref> but was banned one week later.<ref name="No RRH">{{cite news|title=Formula 1 teams have been told by the FIA that reactive ride height systems will be banned for the 2012 season|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97127|first=Jonathan|last=Noble|work=Autosport.com|publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]]|date=21 January 2012|accessdate=21 January 2012}}</ref> The FIA later confirmed that the reactive ride-height systems violated Article 3.15 of the technical regulations, which states that "any aerodynamic effect created by the suspension should be incidental to its primary function" and "any device that influences the car's aerodynamics must remain immobile in relation to the sprung part of the car",<ref>{{cite news|title=FIA sends note to teams: Reactive suspension system is not legal|url=http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2012/01/fia-sends-note-to-teams-reactive-suspension-system-is-not-legal/|first=James|last=Allen|work=James Allen on F1|publisher=James Allen|date=21 January 2012|accessdate=21 January 2012}}</ref> and that the system's primary purpose was achieving aerodynamic gains as opposed to providing stability under braking and could therefore be considered a moveable aerodynamic device, the use of which is banned by the sport's techncial regulations.<ref>{{cite news|title=Reactive ride banned because FIA believed it gave an aerodynamic benefit|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97151|first=Jonathan|last=Noble|work=Autosport.com|publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]]|date=23 January 2012|accessdate=24 January 2012}}</ref> |
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| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | Lotus | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Renault R31 | ||||||||
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| Engine | Renault[1] RS27-2012[citation needed] | ||||||||
| Tyres | Pirelli P Zero (dry), Cinturato (wet)[2] | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Lotus F1 Team | ||||||||
| Notable drivers |  Kimi Räikkönen[3] Romain Grosjean[3] | ||||||||
| Debut | 2012 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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The Lotus E20 is a Formula One racing car designed and to be produced by the Enstone-based Lotus F1 Team for the 2012 Formula One season.[3] The E20 will be the twentieth Formula One car to be designed at Enstone since 1992,[3] and is named in tribute to the contribution made by the facility and its personnel in their twenty-year history.[3] The car will also be 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.[3] The team will continue to use Renault engines for the car.[1] The new car is expected to be launched by the team on its website on 5 February 2012.[3] The car will be driven by 2007 World Drivers' Champion Kimi Räikkönen and reigning GP2 Series champion Romain Grosjean, both of whom return to Formula One after a two-year absence.
References
- ^ a b "New Lotus named the E20". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^ Noble, Jonathan (25 January 2012). "Pirelli tweaks tyre markings for 2012 F1 season". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Lotus names 2012 F1 challenger". Autosport.com. Haymarket. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
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