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Jul122020 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Renault lodged a protest: Racing Point is a copy of Mercedes

Renault lodged a protest: Racing Point is a copy of Mercedes

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The Renault team carried out its threats and filed an official protest against the Racing Point race car, which won 14 points in sixth and seventh place at the Styrian Grand Prix. According to the French team, Racing Point violates the rules prohibiting the use of designs that were not created in-house, but if they already use a design that was not created by their team, in the case of collaboration with external manufacturers, the manufacturer may not be direct or indirect. competitor. "The biggest question is, is it actually possible to copy certain solutions so well on the basis of publicly available information alone that they work so well?" wondered Renault team boss Cyril Abiteboul in April.
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Jul82020 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments
Renault confirmed the arrival of Alonso

Renault confirmed the arrival of Alonso

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What we wrote yesterday also happened today. Renault has confirmed the arrival of Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard is thus returning to the team with which he won both of his championship titles. At the same time, he became the first driver in the history of Formula 1 to compete for one team in three seasons. The French team did not reveal the length of the contract, but it is probably for a period of two years. The two-time world champion will play such an important role in the development of the car for the 2022 season, when major rule changes are expected. "Alonso's arrival was part of our plan, with which we want to prove our belonging to Formula 1 and our strong desire to return to the top," team manager Cyril Abiteboul said at the official news. "His presence is extremely important both on the sports side and on the marketing side. With his knowledge and experience, he will be very
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Jul72020 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments
Alonso returns to Formula 1

Alonso returns to Formula 1

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According to BBC Sport, Fernando Alonso is about to sign a contract with Renault and return to Formula 1 next season. The Spanish racer will return to the sport, which he left tired of the mid-table fight in 2018. He is returning to the team with which he reached the peak of his career in 2005 and 2006, when he conquered the entire competition twice in a row. He will replace Daniel Ricciard, who is moving to McLaren, on the French team. The decision is certainly surprising, as McLaren's uncompetitiveness was the main reason for his departure from Formula 1 at the end of 2018. However, with his arrival, the whole event on and off the track will be even more interesting.
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May252020 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments
Ricciard's successor will not be known before the start of this season

Ricciard's successor will not be known before the start of this season

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Renault has confirmed that a decision on Daniel Ricciard's successor will not be made before the start of this season. The transfer of the Australian racer to the McLaren team for next season means that the French team now has a vacant seat next to the already confirmed Esteban Ocon. Immediately after the official announcement that Ricciardo was leaving the team, speculations began about who could take his place. Among the possible candidates were also many experienced racers such as Sebastian Vettel, Valtteri Bottas and also Fernando Alonso. Nevertheless, the French team does not want to rush to make a final decision. As team leader Cyril Abiteboul pointed out, it is crucial for their decision to determine the competitiveness of this year's car and thus select the most suitable candidate. "There is not one behind us
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May172020 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
F1 owners "bought" a seat at Renault for Fernando Alonso

F1 owners "bought" a seat at Renault for Fernando Alonso

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Fernando Alonso is expected to return to Formula One next season, namely to the Renault team, where he will race instead of Daniel Ricciardo, and part of his salary will be covered by Liberty Media, the owner of Formula 1. The Australian announced that at the end of this season he is moving to McLaren, and the Spanish newspaper Marca reports that Alonso has shown interest in his seat, but the only problem, of course, is money. The two-time world champion earned around 28 million euros per year at McLaren last season, while Ricciardo was paid 16 million euros per season at Renault. But according to the Spanish media, the problem should be solved by the owners of Formula 1, as Liberty Media is said to be ready to cover a large part of the Spaniard's salary. The German Bild reports that the contract has practically been signed.
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May142020 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments
Official: Ricciardo in McLaren

Official: Ricciardo in McLaren

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What has been speculated about in recent days has now become official - Daniel Ricciardo will leave Renault at the end of this season and move to McLaren. In the team from Woking, the Australian is expected to replace Carlos Sainz, who will replace Sebastian Vettl at Ferrari. We are just waiting for the official confirmation from the Reds. Ricciardo will leave the French team after only two seasons. Given all the happenings in the race market in recent days after the official announcement that Sebastian Vettel is leaving Ferrari, the transfer of the Australian racer to McLaren is no surprise. The Woking team contacted him back in 2018, when he was deciding on his future in the 2019 season. The Australian then decided to transfer to Renault, which was then in the design standings last season.
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Jun242019 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments
Ricciard was fined two times for insane overtaking in France

Ricciard was fined two times for insane overtaking in France

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Daniel Ricciardo received two 5-second penalties after the French Grand Prix. The Australian overtook Lando Norris and Kimi Raikkonen off the track at the end of the race. Norris, who was running in seventh place in the final laps of the race, was faced with mechanical problems which saw Ricciardo, Raikkonen and Nico Hulkenberg close in on him. The McLaren driver had to concede superiority to all three after Ricciardo pushed past him and both drove off the ideal line. But the Australian also attacked Raikkonen in the heat of the fight on the flat, but the Renault driver performed both overtakes with all four wheels outside the marked track and therefore earned two five-second penalties at the end. Thus, he lost the seventh place he had won and dropped to eleventh, and remained without points. Immediately after dir
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Feb272019 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments
Sirotkin spare racer for Renault

Sirotkin spare racer for Renault

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Former Williams racer Sergey Sirotkin has returned to Renault as a reserve racer. The Russian was already a member of the French team in 2016 and 2017 in the role of reserve racer. He joined the Williams team before the 2018 season but after a rather below average season in which he won only one point they stopped working at the end of the season. At the announcement of the participation, he said: "I am very happy to be back in the Renault team and thus in Formula 1. I already know the team very well, as I spent the entire 2017 season here. I will be able to learn a lot about theirs. progress over the last two seasons, last season we were rivals so I couldn't see their work up close. " “I will be working with Nico Hulkenberg whom I already know and Daniel Riccio
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Feb122019 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments
Renault's new engine is expected to bring significant progress

Renault's new engine is expected to bring significant progress

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At the presentation of their new racing car for the upcoming season, team manager Cyril Abiteboul emphasized that with this year's new engine, they took a big step in the desired direction. The team's goal for this season is primarily to reduce the gap to the top three teams. "We don't want to talk about exact numbers, but the progress is significant," Abiteboul said when asked about the progress of their powertrain. "The most I can say is that it's our biggest improvement since the beginning of the V6 hybrid era." At the same time, he emphasized that although it is an improvement on the famous C specification, which was used by Red Bull last season, this year's powertrain was constructed completely anew. "It is practically a completely new powertrain, which is an upgrade of the one that was already used last season.
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