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Renault f1 20175/16/2023 ![]() His previous role was as head of Formula 1 power-units. Race drivers: Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonenįerrari is rumoured to be using 3D printed piston heads this year and Mattia Binotto has been promoted to chief technical officer in place of James Allison. It’s not all change, however, with Niki Lauda and Toto Wolff signing new contracts with the team until 2020. With Paddy Lowe leaving the team to join Williams, James Allison steps in as their new Technical Director. Valtteri Bottas joins the team as driver, replacing the retiring champion, Nico Rosberg. There’s plenty of change at Mercedes this year. ![]() ![]() Race drivers: Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas UPDATE: Following the announcement of an additional sponsor, BWT, Force India also revealed a revised livery for the 2017 season. Sahara Force India recently announced a new partner in eyewear specialists, Foresight & Vision, for the 2017 season. Race drivers: Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon It has also been announced that Alain Prost will join the team as a Special Advisor. Renault recently announced that Pete Machin will join the team in July, from Red Bull Racing, as head of aerodynamics. Race drivers: Nico Hulkenberg and Jolyon Palmer Pascal Wehrlein, has been passed fit after his incident at the Race of Champions. Sauber's team colours have been royal blue since 2015, with this year's livery celebrating 25 years in F1. Sauber were the first team to officially launch their 2017 car via social media. Race drivers: Marcus Ericsson and Pascal Wehrlein Williams have appointed Paddy Lowe as Chief Technical Officer from Mercedes, with former driver Valtteri Bottas heading in the opposite direction. Williams were the first F1 team to release images of their 2017 race car, named the FW40 in reference to this being Williams' 40th year of racing in Formula 1. Race drivers: Felipe Massa and Lance Stroll "We completely recognize this car as our first all-Renault product (since the return)." The F1 season starts in Australia on March 26.What do the Formcars look like? What is the Formula 1 schedule 2017? You'll find everything you're looking for here. We put a Renault engine in it and that was it, job done. "Last year was a sort of marketing return in that we took a car that was already existing, we painted it yellow and called it Renault. "The target is by 2020 to be able to fight for the championship." Last year's car was effectively a hybrid, designed by cash-strapped Lotus with a Mercedes engine in mind and ultimately racing with a Renault unit in the back at short notice. "Some people will say it's not ambitious enough, some people will say that it's not realistic. "If this (fifth place) is the target it means it's achievable," he told Reuters. But he was also looking for a significant step up, with Renault hoping to see the rewards of a more integrated operation and improved performance from a power unit that is also used by Red Bull. Renault Sport F1 managing director Cyril Abiteboul, who has effectively been running the team since the abrupt departure of principal Frederic Vasseur in January, said the key word for the year ahead was 'integration'. "We are hungry for the podium, hungry for success," said Stoll. "We expect to be fifth in the championship," Renault Sport Racing President Jerome Stoll told the audience in a central London hall before the black-and-yellow RS17 car was presented to pounding music and strobe lights. The team, whose engine plant is in France and main factory in England, have invested heavily in adding headcount and infrastructure over the past year with the aim of returning to the top by 2020. Russian Sergey Sirotkin retains the role of development driver in a season that sees big changes in the regulations with bigger tyres, faster cornering speeds and cars that will be harder to handle. ![]() Magnussen has since left for U.S-owned rivals Haas F1 and been replaced by experienced German Nico Hulkenberg from Force India. The former world champions returned as full constructors in 2016, after taking over the failing Lotus team, and finished ninth out of 11 with drivers Kevin Magnussen of Denmark and Briton Jolyon Palmer. By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - The Renault Formula One team unveiled their new-look 2017 car on Tuesday with a target of the top five in the championship, and possible podium finishes, after struggling among the back-markers last season. ![]()
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