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Team Boss
Driver
Driver
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Flavio Briatore
Giancarlo Fisichella
Jenson Button
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| 2001
Engine |
| Model: |
Renault
Sport RS21 |
| Comments |
Totally
new design
Substantial weight reduction
compact dimensions
significantly lower centre of gravity |
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2001 Car
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| Model |
B201 |
| Chassis |
Carbon
fibre composite monocoque manufactured by Benetton
Formula 1. Engine installed as a fully stressed member
attached to the rearmost monocoque bulkhead. |
| Front
Suspension |
Carbon
fibre top and bottom wishbones, operating a titanium
rocker via a push-rod system. Torsion bar and damper
units mounted in the front of the monocoque.
Lightweight uprights and Benetton Formula 1 Racing
Team designed axles. |
| Rear
Suspension |
Carbon
fibre top and steel lower wishbones, operating torsion
bars. Damper units mounted on the side of the
aluminium gearbox. |
| Transmission |
Benetton
Formula 1 semi-automatic six-speed gearbox. Triple
plate clutch. |
| Fuel
system |
ATL
rubber fuel cell, mounted in monocoque behind cockpit. |
| Oil
system |
Oil
tank mounted at rear of monocoque. |
| Cooling
system |
Separate
water and oil cooling radiators in each sidepod. |
| Electrical |
Chassis
electronics and software, including gearbox control
developed by Benetton Formula 1 with interfaces to the
Magneti Marelli engine management system. |
| Braking
system |
Carbon
fibre discs and pads. |
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| Mild
Seven, Korean Air, Marconi, D2, PlayStation, Michelin,
Elf.
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| CEO
of Renault Sport |
Patrick
Faure |
| Managing
Director |
Flavio
Briatore |
| Executive
Director of Engineering |
Pat
Symonds |
| Technical
Director |
Mike
Gascoyne |
| Drivers |
Giancarlo
Fisichella
Jenson Button |
| Test
Drivers |
Mark
Webber
Fernando Alonso |
Benetton
Formula Ltd
Whiteways Technical Centre,
Enstone,
Chipping Norton,
Oxon,
OX7 4EE
Tel: +44 (0)1608 678000
Fax: +44 (0)1608 678800
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