Formula 1: Renault takes over Lotus – Tagesspiegel

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Renault announces his return as a factory team in F1. The French take over the clammy team Lotus. Red Bull retains Renault initially as an engine partner.

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After months of stalemate Renault took over the financially strapped Formula 1 team Lotus and proclaims his spectacular return as a factory team. The French carmaker hopes after continuous fight with Red Bull from the upcoming season and to be solely responsible celebrate success again. “Our goal is to win – even if it will take some time,” said Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn-on Thursday
Renault had indeed the end of September its intention to acquire Lotus expressed.. . However, until recently, around the season finale in Abu Dhabi, negotiating representatives with Formula 1 boss marketer Bernie Ecclestone about the status of future teams and special bonuses
“Renault had two options: return to 100 percent or to go. After a detailed study, I have decided that Renault remains in Formula 1 and 2016 is launched. The latest supplied by the Formula 1 Details managers have given us the confidence to take on this new challenge, “Ghosn explained. The commitment is to last until 2025, in January Renault will be announced more details
Lotus and Renault -. This relationship is not new. Already from 2002 to 2009, the team from the British Enstone was begun as a Renault factory team in F1. Overall, the French took to 300 Grand Prix in part as a design engineer and celebrated 35 victories. 2005 and 2006 brought the Spaniard Fernando Alonso the world title in the Renault.
From such triumphs the driver pairing Pastor Maldonado and Jolyon Palmer 2016 be miles away. This season ended the current Lotus team in the Constructors’ Championship, after all, from sixth place. Was overshadowed this year by severe economic troubles. That left Lotus employees in the paddock not only on a Grand Prix weekend, access to the team’s tent initially denied. The reason were unpaid bills.
The long-term project of Renault would be not only the more than 400 employees in the team factory Enstone, but also Red Bull. From 2010 to 2013, took the former team of Sebastian Vettel with the French as an engine supplier four times the Drivers ‘and Constructors’ Championship. The switch to hybrid drives for 2014 season succeeded Renault but not nearly as promising great success

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Red Bull wanted cooperation with the French announce that alternatives broke the angry team of billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz away but. After Renault’s commitment to Formula 1 the new engine for the Red Bull cars will indeed be called “TAG Heuer power units”. However, the drive will continue to come from Renault, the watch manufacturer the naming rights has secured.

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The cooperation is first applied to one year. “We continue to hope to an alternate engine from 2017 – or 2016 Renault develops so well that you can seek an extension,” said Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko Motosport motorsport portal “speedweek.com”. Marko also confirmed that the sister team Toro Rosso will start next season with a Ferrari engine.

Red Bull had actually fallen out of anger at the sagging drive with the French engine manufacturer. The team from Milton Keynes but in recent months the alternatives disappeared. The car in 2016 will carry the name Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer RB12. (AP)

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