![]() ![]() Line-up: Sebastian Vettel, Charles Leclerc Ferrariįerrari has opted for a matte red finish for its 2019 car, but the real intruige will be what is underneath it and whether the Italian team finally has the package to win a title. Mercedes hopes the car can help the team etch its name into the record books - another constructors' championship will equal Ferrari's record of six in a row (set between 19). ![]() ![]() The world champions conducted a shakedown at the Silverstone circuit just down the road from its two F1 factories on the Wednesday before testing. Mercedes Mercedesĭespite teasing a camouflaged livery, Mercedes launched its car with its usual look with a nice blend of lime green and black trim. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc., 17030 Red Hill Avenue, Irvine, CA 92614, -up: Lewis Hamilton (reigning world champion), Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas put the first laps on the new W10 at Silverstone. Your use of this website constitutes acceptance of our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in any form without prior authorization. Feel the power and the glory of Grand Prix racing now via Grand Prix Tours’ Pick 8 competition.Īll contents copyright © 2022, Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. RACER’s Formula 1 coverage is presented by Grand Prix Tours. But for us, we see that, overall, as an opportunity.” Let me be honest, the big teams will remain the big teams and ahead. We see that as an opportunity to accelerate the catch up of the midfield, and also accelerate the reduction of the deficit to the bigger teams. It’s a reset, everyone had to start from a clean sheet of paper, it has allowed us to adapt our investment with what we did with the regulations. “As far as we are concerned of where we stand in our journey in Formula 1, in our mid-term plan, we definitely see that as a positive. “But frankly, yes, it looks very positive news for us and for Formula 1, and if things are good for Formula 1 then it’s good at the end of the day for all of its teams, including ourselves. “We will know for sure in Melbourne, we need to remain a bit patient,” Abiteboul said of whether Renault can catch up in 2017. While warning a number of the parts on the launch car will have changed by pre-season testing, managing director Cyril Abiteboul believes the new regulations have provided the team with an opportunity to close the gap to the front-runners quicker than would have been possible with stability in the rules. The RS17 is Renault’s first car to be fully developed by the French manufacturer, with last year’s chassis being hastily adapted to take a Renault power unit following its takeover of Lotus in December 2015. The car features a predominantly yellow and black livery, which is somewhat of a hybrid of the all-black testing livery run in 2016 before the team opted for a yellow car throughout the season, There is also branding from new partners BP and Castrol, with Renault changing fuel and lubricant supplier this year. Fifth position in the Constructors’ Championship is our goal.” We want to take a definite, tangible step forward in performance and results. “For 2017, our performance targets are clear. “The RS17 is the first car which Enstone and Viry have been able to plan and develop from the outset and we’re satisfied by the fruits of this interaction,” said Renault Sport president Jerome Stoll, who added that the team expects a significant improvement on the results of its first season back as an official constructor, in which it finished ninth: #F1 2017 car launches drivers#Renault became the third team to show its 2017 Formula 1 car, the RS17, in France on Tuesday, along with officially introducing race drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Jolyon Palmer, and test driver Sergei Sorotkin. ![]()
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