Renault F1 Team has announced a restructuring of its aerodynamics department ahead of the 2020 season as it continues to strengthen its organisation for the challenge and opportunity offered by the 2021 regulations.
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you would think after all this time they would be getting close to the natural performance limit for these regs by now as merc and ferrari seem to. so either cyril is lying or they are alot further behined than they would admit last yearNathanOlder wrote: ↑04 Jan 2019, 19:14https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/rena ... y/4319231/
Biggest gains they have ever seen. Hope they are right. Would love to see Max vs Ricciardo without being in the same team. A Ricciardo dive bomb on Max.... would be something special or very messy.
I am not sure it is a lacking engine that is the problem at Renault.Mansell89 wrote: ↑07 Jan 2019, 21:17This is the really intriguing team of 2019 for me. Two rock solid drivers, steady progress since their return to the sport, and a little more conviction in their words about power unit gains this year. I have felt (and this is only a personal hunch) that the second half of 2018 they deliberately backed off the engine updates so as not to give RBR any insight.
Spec C sounds basically irrlelevant compared to this new architecture so RBR will have no real insight to give Honda.
Hopefully the Renault engine can finally make the step that puts them within a fraction of the Merc and Ferrari works engines.
This would be the best thing for the sport as a whole and a lot depends on it (including McLarens winding road back to being in fight for podiums).
Here’s hoping because having Renault and McLaren being competitive against one another and indeed the other big names would really make for stellar viewing.
Surely heads will roll if they get outgunned by Honda- I think Renault have stuff up their sleeve- Ricciardos move for me is the giveaway (he’s a smart lad).
Also Renault needs to make gains either way if they want to supply F1 teams in future. Mclaren is now their only customer. They need to get competitive for 2020 and specially 2021 market to add at least 3rd team.NathanOlder wrote: ↑04 Jan 2019, 19:14https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/rena ... y/4319231/
Biggest gains they have ever seen. Hope they are right. Would love to see Max vs Ricciardo without being in the same team. A Ricciardo dive bomb on Max.... would be something special or very messy.
Budkowski"But we wanted to be fourth, or the best after the top three, and we wanted to be closer to them. It's very difficult to manage that, because we took a decision to prepare for next season in the best way, not to develop too much, especially around the engine.
"So in fact we've done exactly what we wanted to do so far. Now the next step is next season to be closer to the top teams."
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Daniel is a super enthusiastic person who will push the team. He will impose his motivation by his personality, his speed, but also because he believes in the project. It's an amazing boost. We know what we have in preparation and that's what we sold him: this is what we do, this is what we're going to do, this is what we do well, this is what we do not good. "We are here, we want to get there, do you want to be part of the adventure?" That's the question we asked him. He took that risk, as Schumacher, Alonso and Hamilton actually took it before him because they did not arrive in teams that were winning. His satisfaction will be all the greater if the coming years prove him right. It's another thing to arrive in a stable that is already winning. I think he was seduced by this prospect and, concerning us, so much the better if it puts us an extra pressure to get out the car that will allow him to shine.
At Enstone, we see these amenities as an opportunity because changing the front of the car fundamentally changes the aero deal. Today, the stables that are ahead do better than us in this area, and as we all take a step back, we potentially have more to gain. That's the opportunity. The risk is that this regulation, which has evolved in recent months and was frozen at the last moment, gives a premium to the best interpretation. It will be even more true in 2021 with, on the Renault side, a roadmap which, in theory, should allow us to play the title and, on the regulations side, a major technical change in terms of the design of the car, tires, etc. This will be a new opportunity at a time when we will have the right organization in place with the right level of experience and stability to face this challenge. In theory this will put us in an ideal position to deploy what we have built for five years. "
We are not working in the short term, we are not only hiring experienced people but mostly young people coming out of university, apprentices. We invest in the future. We are not in the immediate result, we are still rebuilding the team. We could have done better last year if the short term had been our goal, but it is to build a team able to be world champion that interests us. After three years of construction, three years of attack are beginning! To the question: '' Did we do last year the best job in terms of car development? '', The answer is no. Our progress has been inherently worse than in 2017 and we are aware of it. It drives us to change things in the way we operate. There is a bit of disappointment in not being able to get closer to Top 3, but we must not forget that we are talking about "catching up"; which means to develop faster and put more performance in the car than Mercedes, Ferrari or Red Bull. These are teams of 900 people with very high budgets. Above all, they have been in place for years. They have created a strong infrastructure and stability, and they capitalize on these assets. It's hard to hire - about 100 people last year - and at the same time perform better than them on a season. It puts things in perspective. With a constant engine, we developed as fast as Red Bull in 2018 we would have liked to do more, but it is necessary to relativize the size of the challenge.
I disagree with this assertion. Renault have always faulted when they have had 3 teams to supply in recent times. I think that Renault is better off with only 2 teams. There is nothing a third team can truly add if you don't have the finances or capacity to supply 3 teams.
I wonder if there will be any other fallout due to the charging of former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn with financial crimes in Japan.The man appointed as the new boss of Renault's Formula 1 programme has left the French car company before even taking up his new position.
Thierry Koskas was named president of Renault Sport in November, and attended the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on a fact-finding mission.
But 18 days after he was due to start work, Renault announced Kostas' departure from the entire group.
I think he was quite interested, but just wouldn't commit to more than 1 year, Renault wanted at least 2. Besides, no matter how good they are this year, fighting for the title is very unlikely, and that's what matters to Fernando at this stage.GoranF1 wrote: ↑26 Jan 2019, 17:26I expect Renault and Williams to surprise many people this year.
This will be best season for Renault after 2006.
I even think Alonso made a huge mistake not accepting this seat in 2019.
They now have everything, budget, new WT, good tech department and 2 top drivers.
I agree, but looking at Fisichela's results im 2005 06 they werent title candidates even then, or Ferrari wasnt either looking at Massa.Ground Effect wrote: ↑26 Jan 2019, 18:23I think he was quite interested, but just wouldn't commit to more than 1 year, Renault wanted at least 2. Besides, no matter how good they are this year, fighting for the title is very unlikely, and that's what matters to Fernando at this stage.GoranF1 wrote: ↑26 Jan 2019, 17:26I expect Renault and Williams to surprise many people this year.
This will be best season for Renault after 2006.
I even think Alonso made a huge mistake not accepting this seat in 2019.
They now have everything, budget, new WT, good tech department and 2 top drivers.
