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With their double World Champion Fernando Alonso back on the payroll, Renault will be hoping to put last year's disappointments behind them and return to race-winning form in 2008.

Much of the infrastructure of Renault was laid by the Toleman team, which Italian clothing company Benetton took over in 1986.

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latest Renault news

Nelsinho: 'The gap to Alonso is shrinking'

Nelson Piquet Jr reckons he's closing the gap to Fernando Alonso on the race-track but concedes that Alonso's experience means the Spaniard has the edge.

Piquet Jr: It's too early to make predictions

Nelson Piquet Jr is refusing to predict how this year's Championship will pan out, saying one can't judge based on lap times from testing.

Alonso hints at a Ferrari future

If Renault can't win this year's Championship, Fernando Alonso is hoping that Ferrari at least pip McLaren to the titles.

Symonds: Last year's problems have been solved

Pay Symonds says that Renault will be competitive in 2008 because they have overcome the engineering shortcomings that blighted them last season.

Yamamoto joins Renault as a test driver

Renault have signed former F1 driver Sakon Yamamoto as their test development driver for the 2008 season.

Latest results

Date	Grandprix	Driver Performace	Pts
21/10/2007	Brazil	Heikki Kovalainen Retirement - a crash Giancarlo Fisichella Retirement - crash with Yamamoto	0
07/10/2007	China	Heikki Kovalainen Position 9 Giancarlo Fisichella Position 11	0