End of the Renault?

[dydzi]

Finnish media (http://www.iltalehti.fi/osastot/formulat/200601123952731_fo.shtml) says that on 9th of February new CEO - Carlos Ghosn will announce end of the activity of the Renault F1 with the end of 2006. Team however will not be closed, but sold - there are rumours that david richards is willing to buy it

[MrKipling]

Just as I predicted. About two months ago.

[Guest]

Just as I predicted. About two months ago.you never no, things could change!

[RacingManiac]

And they thought a manufacturer based series could work...

[spi-ti-tout]

Uumm didn't they win the F1 Championship last year? :confused:

[dydzi]

Uumm didn't they win the F1 Championship last year? :confused:

they did
they confirmed that they are the best, so they don't have anything more to proof. probably they'll come back in 5 years, as they were doing in the past.

now we know why did alonso move to mclaren

[MrKipling]

It's the Renault way - arrive, win, piss off for a few years.

Also, I heard that one of the F1 manufacturers spent 'more than half their total dividend' on Formula 1 in 2005, and if you look at the manufacturers involved, that could only be Renault. Spending like that is unsustainable - they had 300 technicians working on the V8 alone. Silly.

[carsnut]

so thats why Alonso decided to move to McLaren

[dimlight]

WOOOOhhOOO gotta love Renault.., i think its the most enigmatic team in F1.

[blackcat77]

1. I don't read Finnish.
2. Why should we trust these people when no one else is reporting this?

[Matra et Alpine]

It's the Renault way - arrive, win, piss off for a few years.

Also, I heard that one of the F1 manufacturers spent 'more than half their total dividend' on Formula 1 in 2005, and if you look at the manufacturers involved, that could only be Renault.
Odd, I always reckoned it was Ferrari as they still had the largest budget.

The idea of Renualt pulling out is old hat and always rumoured as iti s and has always been Renaults way in motorsport.

[dimlight]

Odd, I always reckoned it was Ferrari as they still had the largest budget.

The idea of Renualt pulling out is old hat and always rumoured as iti s and has always been Renaults way in motorsport.



Its the french way. Same with Peugeot in WRC , win a few titles.. let the others have a little fun for some years, come back and win the whole thing consecutively.

[Matra et Alpine]

you're right, d, should more accurately have said the "French way" I guess :D

[RacingManiac]

so thats why Alonso decided to move to McLaren
I told you Flav know something we don't...

[MrKipling]

Ferrari do have a large budget, but I would imagine a lot of their sponsorship deals (certainly major ones) for 05 were struck a couple of years ago - and worth mega-bucks. Renault don't have the long-term stability of Ferrari and i should think are less able to command spectacular sums for ad space as a result. However, I'm not really sure how much they make from sponsorship. I have heard stories that Ferrari spent $500,000,000 on F1 in 2005 - but how much of that actually comes from the Maranello coffers?

[SlickHolden]

Maybe the move of Alonso brought this about?.

[Piacki_117]

Sad news... I wish Renault would win again in 2006, for its last year in F1. But I think with the V8 it will be harder than in 2005 with the V10 (which is perfectly known by Renault's motorists)

[Matra et Alpine]

Maybe the move of Alonso brought this about?.
Drivers aren't that important !!!!
The other way round is likely tho', Alonso heard it was coming and wanted to grab a good seat with last years reputation already banked :D