Renault Formula One
Renault Formula One
Gazza Fri Jan 14, 2011 12:06 pm
The Renault Formula One team slapped a silencer on the French national anthem on Thursday after announcing they will race under a British licence this season.
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With no active French F1 drivers, and no French grand prix since 2008, Renault were the last ones flying the flag for a country whose heritage and language permeates the sport from chassis to grand prix and on to parc ferme.
British-based sportscar company Lotus, owned by Malaysian carmaker Proton, have joined as title sponsor and significant stakeholder this season after Renault sold their shares in a team that retains their name.
"Lotus is an English manufacturer," team principal Eric Boullier said after a launch of the team's new livery at the Autosport International show in Birmingham with their Russian driver Vitaly Petrov.
Related LinksChapman family backs car maker in Lotus F1 name row
Lotus teams to avoid livery clash
With no active French F1 drivers, and no French grand prix since 2008, Renault were the last ones flying the flag for a country whose heritage and language permeates the sport from chassis to grand prix and on to parc ferme.
British-based sportscar company Lotus, owned by Malaysian carmaker Proton, have joined as title sponsor and significant stakeholder this season after Renault sold their shares in a team that retains their name.
"Lotus is an English manufacturer," team principal Eric Boullier said after a launch of the team's new livery at the Autosport International show in Birmingham with their Russian driver Vitaly Petrov.
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