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I just noticed that there are two R18's there. There #1 and #2
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The only thing that says that there may be something up with the R15 is the large wheel bulges. And even at that, there may be something else going on--like Audi actually fixing the suspension setup issues from last year in testing without resorting to the wider tires.
It also seems that the front diffuser has more of a bulge to it inboard of the front fenders, but that can be (and seems to be at this stage) and illusion/camera angle. And to be truly on topic, it seems that there are obvioulsy at least two working R18s in the world now. And while the R15 is in sprint race trim, the R18's seem to be in LM spec. |
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I still think the cars will rely on smoother aero this year. Not so much more downforce, but the ability to punch a hole through the air 'cleaner', have a better drag coefficient. Anyone agree?
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Usually Audi doesn't add something to the name, unless they have changed something major. (Like Rear at the front, tyre setup) |
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Well we know the only changes on the car, we're not sure whether they amount to a slight name change. In any case, the changes they'd have to make don't affect the car on the outside and that's why it looks exactly the same.
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27 Jan 2011, 08:44 (Ref:2821240) | #762 | |
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Not true. Just look at Audi's DTM cars. The changes between the R12 (2005) and R12+ (2006) and the R14 (2008) and R14+(2009) are very minimal. Externally these cars are the same.
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But then again, the Audi R8 had major body changes done to if in '01, and more in '02, and it never got a + designation. Same for the R10, especially by '08.
Either Audi is insulting our intelligence, or they have some cards they're not showing, and I'm not sure if it's wider tires--possibly some front suspension tweaks to overcome the grip problems from last year? Perhaps this speculation should be put in the/a R15 thread? But then again, Audi doesn't appear to have a HD kit for the R18, or, for whatever reason, isn't running it (and we know that Audi had a HD kit for the R15 last year--mostly carryover bits from the '09 R15--but didn't use it until after Le Mans). Audi probably has those bits, and I know that they don't intend to run the R18 at Sebring, but are they willing to throw away Spa due to running an LM aero kit there? I doubt that, but it may depend on how the R15 does at Sebring and if the new Pugs have issues. EDIT: Fourtitude has a piece on the R18 and R15 test at Sebring: http://forums.fourtitude.com/entry.p...n-Sebring-Test Last edited by chernaudi; 27 Jan 2011 at 09:14. |
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james boone says the r18 did not have the pace of the r15+(+) at sebring this time around.
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Where did he say that? The fourtitude piece has some comments from him and he only says the R18 made less noise.
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At the bottom of this page, his last (longer) comment, he says "The R18s seem to be fast but they didn't have the pace of the R15++":
http://www.flickr.com/photos/old_boo...472447/in/set- 72157625786787783/ |
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So much for it sounding like a 962 then...
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and also, that r15+ doesn't seem to be (totally) adapted to the new regs, since it doesn't have the shark fin. if it's still in last year's configuration, then it's rather natural to be quicker, since the 2011 regs are made to slow down the cars after the fastest le mans 24h of all times last year.
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27 Jan 2011, 11:57 (Ref:2821312) | #772 | |
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Grandfathered LMP1s do not need a shark fin.
In fact the ACO explicitely states in the rules that the performance of 2010 LMP1s will be balanced such that they are slower than 2011 LMP1s. |
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Nobody knows whether ACO got the performance balance correct from the first time. In the rules I see that the restrictor size for diesel powered car is the same (2 x 33.5 mm) for 2010 and 2011 cars, only the turbo boost is different. So it is difficult to tell how much less power the R15 will produce compared to the new Peugeot.
Of course Audi can rely on the R15's reliability, good visibility in traffic and driver change advantage (under IMSA's 2 air guns rule) to compensate for a possibly slower race pace. |
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