The return of the Renault Works team.

[FB]

Is this who you're thinking of ramilas1

 

[Il_leone]

Apparently Franz Tost would very much welcome Renault buying his team

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[RasputinLives]

I was thinking about this the other day. Renault have a very close relationship with DAMS across other single seater formulas so why not use them as the base team in F1? Renault provided the engine and capital whilst DAMS provided the experience of running a racing team. They've been succesful in everything else they've raced in.

 

[Il_leone]

I thought DAMS did consider F1 a few times but never really went through with it though

Issue again which seems to hurt French teams is that it is like a national team effort and will come with very serious pressure like the one that eventually bought down Prost

I was thinking if Renault making a full return would Grosjean and Vergne be the two drivers they want ?

 

[Dash Racing]

DAMS are former team rivals for my father and I. If DAMS ever did make it to F1, they could replace Ferrari as my 'supervillain'.

I think Vergne and Grosjean would be decent choices for drivers for a new Renault team. I wonder though, if they do buy Toro Rosso - which the chatter about a change to Renault blue may be the first step of - would they rather keep the current Toro Rosso boys on?

 

[cider_and_toast]

I think the 'works' Renault colours are yellow, white and black?

 

[Mephistopheles]

Does Red Bull already have plans to leave the sport?

Horner, the Red Bull team boss, admitted in Malaysia would likely “force” the former world champions out of the sport.

This article also answers your question about the Renault livery cider_and_toast

http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/1...-be-rebranded-in-renault-themed-yellow-livery

 

[Dash Racing]

My mistake. Thanks for the correction, Meph.

 

[Mephistopheles]

The French racing colour is blue Dash Racing, like the British is Green the Italian is Red and the German is White

 

[Dash Racing]

I was aware of the national racing colors, but falsely assumed that Renault would race in French blue

 

[Mephistopheles]

That is what I thought, I wasn't being polemical...

 

[Dash Racing]

It's cool Meph, I didn't think you were being polemical. Nice word choice, by the way.

 

[Olivier]

The French racing colour is blue Dash Racing, like the British is Green the Italian is Red and the German is White

Is Silver not a German colour? (Silver Arrows, Auto Union, etc ...)

 

[Dash Racing]

My understanding was silver came to be the German color because they stripped the paint to get a car down to race legal weight?

 

[Kewee]

Dash Racing ..... That's right Dash, the white paint was stripped to make their cars the legal weight of 750kg's. They repainted them with a thin coat of aluminium paint. That was back in 1934 when along with Auto Union they created the Silver Arrows. Today, although I've never see a German race car painted white, the German racing colour is considered Silver or White.

 

[no-FIAt-please]

I'd be pretty happy if these colours came back...

 

[teabagyokel]

Today, although I've never see a German race car painted white

I think BMW (Porsche?) tend to race in white, while Mercedes and Audi stuck with silver.

 

[Kewee]

teabagyokel ..... I did wonder about DTM and I wasn't sure about touring cars either. My posting was referring to single seaters and F1 in particular though. I'm thinking BMW raced in white before they withdrew????

 

[Bill Boddy]

That yellow Renault must be Belgian if I remember correctly.

 

[Il_leone]

Bill Boddy Kewee BMW have tended to be white and navy blue livery - see Williams and Brabham

Renault -yellow supported by white and black.