#RENAULT F1 2017 DRIVERS#
#RENAULT F1 2017 DRIVER#

Ricciardo meanwhile, crashed during his opening run in Q3 and received a 5-place grid penalty for changing his car's gearbox. Verstappen qualified in 5th, almost 1.3 seconds off Lewis Hamilton's pole position time and almost half a second down on Kimi Räikkönen in the Ferrari. The Australian Grand Prix proved that the team was the 3rd quickest behind Ferrari and Mercedes. The team opted for a low drag design philosophy for 2017, similar to the Williams team. Ferrari and Mercedes in both pace and reliability. The pre-season testing proved that the car was a long way behind the two leaders, i.e. It is the first British-based foreign F1 car to utilize ExxonMobil fuel and lubricants since 2013, along with Toro Rosso STR12 based in Faenza, Italy. It made its competitive debut at the 2017 Australian Grand Prix. The car was driven by Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen. The Red Bull RB13 is a Formula One racing car designed and constructed by Red Bull Racing to compete during the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship. Kinetic and thermal energy recovery systemsĮight-speed gearbox, longitudinally mounted with hydraulic system for power shift and clutch operation.ĮxxonMobil Synergy race fuels ( Esso, Exxon and Mobil) Renault R.E.17 (rebadged as TAG Heuer) 1.6 L (98 cu in) direct injection V6 turbocharged engine, limited to 15,000 rpm in a mid-mounted, rear-wheel drive layout Pierre Waché (Chief Engineer, Performance)ĭan Fallows (Chief Engineer, Aerodynamics)Īluminium alloy uprights, carbon fibre composite double wishbones with pushrods, springs, anti-roll bar and dampers Steve Winstanley (Chief Engineer, Composites and Structures)ĭave Worner (Chief Engineer, Mechanics and Suspension) 'We completely recognize this car as our first all-Renault product (since the return).' The F1 season starts in Australia on March 26.Max Verstappen driving the RB13 at the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix 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.

#RENAULT F1 2017 DRIVER#

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.

#RENAULT F1 2017 DRIVERS#

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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