Last Friday, on the occasion of the appointment that the Formula Renault 3.5 World Series played in the Monte Carlo Street Circuit, the Organization unveiled the new car that will use the Championship starting in 2012. It will not be a completely new car, but that it will be an evolution of the current, developed by Dallara, who but.
The reason for keeping the chassis and just "tweak it" is purely economic, and thus contain costs. Yet for the purpose of pilotage shall be a "new" car that aerodynamics has changed completely allowing 34% more support. But beyond the changes, the most characteristic point will be the implementation of a DRS to act on the Gurney flap. The use of this system will allow pilots to win 20 km/h on the straights.
As regards the motorisation, it shall be borne by zytek motorsport, signing with which Nissan (Renault owned) is lately working on his project of resistance in LMP2. The new V8 engine of 3.4 liters will deliver 530 HP (50 HP more than the current). With regard to tyres, changes again, because that Michelin has developed a new compound. The pack of improvements will allow pilots to be two seconds faster per lap.
Finally, another of the great innovations of this car is that it will be the first to not use drums through a system developed in collaboration with XAP Electronique and that it will have an anti-calado system to overcome the absence of starter motor. A step forward in competition that we will probably see soon in more vehicles of this type.
