By Renault F1 site staff
March 17 2004

R24Specifications

MILD SEVEN RENAULT F1 TEAM R24

Chassis
Moulded carbon fibre and aluminium honeycomb composite monocoque, manufactured by the Renault F1 Team and designed for maximum strength and stiffness with minimum weight. Engine installed as a fully-stressed member.

Front suspension
Carbon fibre top and bottom wishbones operate an inboard titanium rocker via a pushrod system.This is connected to a torsion bar and damper units which are mounted at the front of the monocoque.

Rear suspension
Titanium top and carbon fibre bottom wishbones operating verticallymounted
torsion bars and horizontally-mounted damper units mounted on the top of the gearbox casing.

Transmission
Six-speed automatic gearbox with one reverse gear.

Fuel system
Kevlar-reinforced rubber fuel cell provides reduced risk of fire and is mounted behind cockpit in chassis monocoque.

Cooling system
Separate oil and water radiators located in the car's sidepods and cooled using airflow from the car's forward motion.

Electrical
Renault F1 Team developed chassis electronics and software control items such as gearbox, and the system links to engine management system (Magneti Marelli).

Braking system
Carbon fibre discs and pads (Hitco); calipers by AP Racing.

Cockpit
Removable driver’s seat made of anatomically formed carbon composite, with six-point harness seat belt. Steering wheel has gear change and clutch paddles attached.

Car dimensions and weight
Front track: 1,450mm
Rear track: 1,400mm
Wheel base: 3,100mm
Overall length: 4,600mm
Overall height: 950mm
Overall width: 1,800mm
Overall weight: 605kg including driver, camera and ballast

The R24 also includes
4,500 CAD (Computer Aided Design) drawings on computer workstations;
13,000 parts drawn in CAD;
8 monocoques per season;
85% of the car is made from carbon fibre;
The monocoque weighs about 60 kg;
34 sets of stickers a year;
10 seats per driver per year.