Tags: Renault
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£15m of investment and Renault failed to use it
Renault principal Cyril Abiteboul has admitted the team were “weak” when it came to technical leadership and failed to truly harness their £15million of investment.
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Renault’s Taffin: Mercedes and Honda behind us
Renault’s head of its PU department, Remi Taffin, believes only Ferrari are ahead of Renault in the engine game with Honda bringing up the rear.
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Renault explain silence amidst Ferrari PU suspicions
Renault did not publicly raise suspicions about Ferrari’s power unit as they were considering doing something similar if the FIA said it was within the rules.
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Ricciardo created perception of ‘negative dynamic’
Renault boss, Cyril Abiteboul, can envisage “more positive things” by signing Esteban Ocon, compared to the media perception that followed the signature of Daniel Ricciardo.
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Ocon was ‘very close’ to 2020 Mercedes seat
Esteban Ocon has revealed he was “very close” to replacing Valtteri Bottas at Mercedes for the 2020 F1 season.
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Renault announce 2020 car launch date
Renault have confirmed that they will launch their 2020 challenger on Wednesday 12 February.
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Rise to best of the rest ‘flattered’ Renault
Renault boss, Cyril Abiteboul, feels the team’s rise to P4 since returning to Formula 1 left them in a situation that was “a bit flattering”.
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Ricciardo: 2021 driver market could cause ‘real shake-up’
Daniel Ricciardo is predicting a “real shake-up” in Formula 1 with a whole host of drivers on deals that currently expire at the end of the 2020 season.
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Ricciardo to raffle race suit to aid Australia bushfire victims
Daniel Ricciardo will put his race suit up for raffle to help raise funds for those affected by the bushfires wreaking havoc in Australia.
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Abiteboul: ‘I need to learn to lose’
Renault principal Cyril Abiteboul has opened up on the challenges he faced in 2019, saying he “needs to learn to lose” after a difficult year for the team.
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Ricciardo wants more than a ‘hi’ from Abiteboul
Daniel Ricciardo has said that his focus for 2020 is to try and build a better team chemistry at Renault.
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Ricciardo: Poor form left us ‘scratching our heads’
Daniel Ricciardo says he and Renault were left surprised and confused at times by the team’s performances in 2019.
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Ocon wants to be on the podium in 2020
2019 proved a difficult year for Renault as they dropped to P5 in the Constructors’, but new recruit Esteban Ocon wants to be on the podium in 2020.
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Renault face ‘big decision’ with resources
While F1’s top teams can easily throw resources into 2020 and 2021 at the same time, Alain Prost says Renault face a “big decision” deciding where the money goes.
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Axed Renault tech chief Chester heading to Williams?
Renault F1’s former chassis technical chief Nick Chester could be heading to Williams for 2020, according to a report by Motorsport.com.
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2018 still Ricciardo’s ‘most frustrating year’
Daniel Ricciardo has said his first season at Renault has been no more frustrating than his last season at Red Bull in 2018.
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Formula 1’s five biggest disappointments of 2019
Ferrari let themselves down in 2019 as the spaghetti culture reared its head but it was Valtteri Bottas who let us all down.
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‘Ricciardo must stop being the paddock clown’
Daniel Ricciardo has found himself on the list of Ziggo Sport’s Olav Mol’s ‘five flops for 2019’ as the Dutch commentator says he needs to stop being the “clown” and buckle down.
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Abiteboul ‘exasperated’ by backtracking rivals
Renault team boss Cyril Abiteboul is frustrated after rival teams went back on plans to scrap the “stupid” Q2 tyre regulation ahead of next year’s championship.
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Renault say they have matched Ferrari engine
Renault managing director Cyril Abiteboul claims that their engine is now matching the power of Ferrari’s.
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Renault restructure begins with Chester exit
The restructuring process at Renault has begun with the Enstone team announcing the departure of Nick Chester after 19 years. Chester, who first joined the team back in 2000, has been chassis technical director since 2013 but will now serve a period of gardening leave after his exit was announced via a press release. “I […]
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Ricciardo truly believes in post-race message to Renault
Daniel Ricciardo has explained his post-race radio message to the Renault team following the season finale in Abu Dhabi.
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Webber: Time is right for Hulkenberg to move on
Nico Hulkenberg is 177 starts and out of Formula 1 but one person who won’t be offering him a shoulder to cry on his Mark Webber.
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Driver reviews: McLaren, Renault, STR, Racing Point
In round two of three, PlanetF1 delves into the performances of every driver, now it’s the turn of McLaren, Renault, Toro Rosso and Racing Point.
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Renault: Silly, stupid Q2 tyre rule cost us
Cyril Abiteboul isn’t a fan of the Q2 tyre rule, calling it “silly” and “stupid” after it Nico Hulkenberg and Daniel Ricciardo points in Abu Dhabi.
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Ocon grateful for ‘crucial’ early test
Stepping into his new job on Tuesday, Esteban Ocon believes his early tests with Renault will be “crucial” ahead of his 2020 F1 return.
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Renault, not McLaren, could be Alonso’s 2021 F1 team
Fernando Alonso would “most likely” return to the Formula 1 grid with Renault, not McLaren; that’s according to F1 pundit Martin Brundle.
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Ricciardo feels Renault ‘dodged bullet’ in 2019
Holding onto P5 in the championship despite a point-less Abu Dhabi GP, Daniel Ricciardo says Renault “dodged a bullet” in 2019 having underachieved.
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Abiteboul: McLaren used Renault as a benchmark
Cyril Abiteboul believes Renault has helped McLaren by providing them with a benchmark in their quest to rise up through the Formula 1 ranks.
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Hulkenberg: It’s been three memorable years at Renault
The curtain will fall on Nico Hulkenberg’s Renault career in Abu Dhabi and both parties are determined to achieve the “best possible result” at the season finale.