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(04-01-2019, 06:02 PM)forzaferrari Wrote: (04-01-2019, 02:23 PM)PapaofGags Wrote: Renault says the gains it is seeing from its 2019 Formula 1 car and engine are the biggest it has ever made over a winter.
Hoping Cyril is right and not just running his mouth
Hoping so myself bud, so much in F1 & moto GP I'm looking forward too, Hulk v the Honey monster is right up there, makes the mouth water! be nice to see a certain cockerel have more to crow about lol.
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(04-01-2019, 06:38 PM)PapaofGags Wrote: be nice to see a certain cockerel have more to crow about lol.
The more time he spends talking about the french shite....sorry, meant to write Renault, the less time he has to talk about his terrible musical taste
(my bad fog....couldnt help myself)
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(04-01-2019, 02:23 PM)PapaofGags Wrote: Renault F1 engine gains "much bigger" than ever before.
This engine formula is now "mature". I reckon more gains to be made from aero from here on in.
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On the whole I agree Morini, it'll be aero and mechanical grip along with suspension that'll offer the biggest gains, but Renault on the ICE side are way off of Mercedes and Ferrari on that side of things and so have serious ground they can make up.
As to Abiteboul, he isn't prone to bragging or exaggerating, on the whole he tends to downplay things, so who knows. I personally hope Renault are able to make that leap forward.
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Jerome Stoll will continue as president of Renault's sporting division despite a replacement being announced by the French company last year.
Renault said in November that executive vice-president of sales and marketing Thierry Koskas would take over as president starting on January 1.
However, the French car maker announced on Friday that Koskas had left the company and that Stoll would therefore continue in his current role.
"Jerome Stoll will continue in his role as President of Renault Sport Racing following the departure of Thierry Koskas from Groupe Renault," the company said.
No reasons were given for the decision.
Sixty-four year-old Stoll has been at Renault since 1980, becoming president of its sporting arm in 2016.
Renault said in its November announcement that Koskas would report to chief executive Carlos Ghosn, who was arrested in Japan at the end of last year, facing accusations of financial misconduct.
While he was ousted from his position as CEO of Nissan, Ghosn has kept his job at Renault.
Nissan has now accused Ghosn of having received £6.9m in "improper" payments.
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Stoll staying on is arguably a good thing for the team, he's always been a racer at heart and was attributed with getting the team the promise of way more cash from the board should incremental improvements be made. So on that side of things I don't think it'll do them any harm. However, this Ghosn thing is a right balls up if you ask me.
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Embarrassing to say the least.
Like a lot of others I am keen for Renault to join the fight, I just do not see it happening. Personnel decisions do not make or break a team but they are an indication of how well the organization is or is not functioning and this does not look good or inspire any confidence.
Someone check Foggy is still with us, that chicken neck of his is probably twisted in multiple directions looking for the next move from Renault.
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Make you wonder what was behind this. After such a short period, Koskas leaves, before the squall line. Did Koskas see the project and immediately knows it's lacklustre, and doesn't want to pilot a failed project? Is it preemptive to avoid some other political fallout? Maybe he knew he just wasn't right for the role. Like Jody says, this shouldn't affect the teams campaign, but it's not good for momentum.
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Renault has revealed that its 2019 Formula 1 car is an all-new design – with only the power steering system being carried over from last year...
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/renau...r/4328031/
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Renault will have a new engine test bench to use from next month which should provide the Formula 1 manufacturer better reliability validation and be compatible with more powerful engines...
The company has lagged behind Mercedes and Ferrari in F1's V6 turbo-hybrid era but has been investing in a new test bench at its Viry-Chatillon facility in France, and building it over the last 18 months as it bids to catch up in terms of power and reliability.
Renault's new bench, which will be usable from February, will allow it to identify problems it would otherwise have only discovered when it is run on track in the real world
It can be adapted to test full powertrains with naturally-aspirated, turbocharged or electric engines, and is big enough to host a Formula E car.
"The idea is to make another step forward in terms of validation, with as many components that will eventually run on track as possible, shortly before the car itself actually runs", Renault's head of testing equipment development Laurent de Bailleul told Motorsport.com.
"This final stage of validation allows for better preparation before the first test. That's the real potential.
"With as many elements as possible, it's more representative. It's another step compared to how we already start the engine at the factory to make sure the car can actually start and run some laps."
"At the moment, we only find out about 'engine and chassis' issues when we're on track.
"Now, we'll see these issues a few weeks earlier, in Viry-Chatillon, so we'll be better prepared for the first test sessions, where we're supposed to be able to run and get mileage rather than encounter problems.
"[These] are sometimes very basic but can take time to be sorted on track and deprive us of running time, while test hours are limited daily and test days are limited yearly."
Renault is preparing to expand its 19,000-square metre Viry-Chatillon facility, which has been used to design F1 engines since the company first joined F1 in the late-1970s, by around 4,000-square metres.
That extension is where the engine assembly department, among other things, will be moved to.
The test bench also forms part of Renault's bigger picture, as it will also have the capacity to handle engines with greater power – should F1 pursue that with its 2021 rules overhaul.
De Bailleul said: "We're anticipating the equipment's obsolescence, as a test bench's average lifespan is about ten years, and this particular test bench was reaching the end. It was a good opportunity to launch this project.
"We also wanted to anticipate the regulation change in 2021. This bench will be more powerful and will allow us to test more powerful engines, in tune with the potential new rules for 2021 – I'm saying potential, as they're not confirmed yet."
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