The History of Renault in Formula 1 to the Rhythm of Fast Lap - E-book - ePub

DO YOU KNOW THE STORY OF THE OVERCOMING, GLORY AND FALL OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL FRENCH CONSTRUCTOR IN THE HISTORY OF FORMULA 1? In these pages you will discover or remember the origins of Renault, a whole story of overcoming from the ridiculed "yellow kettle" with its frequent explosions of white smoke to the first victory of Jean-Pierre Jabouille and the consecration of the turbo in Formula 1. You will enjoy the arrival at Renault of Alain Prost, one of the best drivers in history, and his impact on the development of the team. You will also walk through Renault's golden era as an engine supplier, in its perfect partnership with the Williams of legendary drivers such as Nigel Mansell, Damon Hill or Ayrton Senna, or the Benetton of Michael Schumacher. You will enjoy the glory days of the constructor after the arrival of Fernando Alonso to the team and the best years of its history, as well as the subsequent decline and the nightmare of crashgate, the provoked accident of Nelson Piquet Jr.
that shook the foundations of the team. Finally, you will return to the years of uncertainty in its alliance with Lotus, subsequent sale of the team and its new return with the aim of, progressively, trying to recover performance in a convulsive hybrid era with the goal of returning to its best times. I hope you enjoy these pages, that they serve you to bring back pleasant memories from the past or learn the history of a wonderful team of a great competition. In this book you will find:-The origin of Renault in Formula 1 and the establishment of the turbo in the competition.-The first disastrous years of the "yellow kettle".-The story of Renault's overcoming of its first victory through Jean-Pierre Jabouille.-The arrival of Alain Prost and his influence on the evolution of the team.-The uncertainty following Prost's troubled departure to McLaren-Renault's era as an engine supplier to the racing team-The glory of Williams-Renault through Mansell and Hill and the Benettón-Renault with Michael Schumacher-The return to racing through Benetton-The golden era and the glory with Fernando Alonso-The successful mass damper and its impact on racing-Crashgate and the downfall of the French team-The partnership with Lotus and subsequent sale of the team-The glory period in the Red Bull-Renault partnership thanks to Vettel-The repurchase of Lotus and the comeback in the hybrid era-Renault's adaptation to the electric motor and the series-parallel system of the E-Tech engine-A new hope under the name of Alpine All that and much more in a book that will make you enjoy the history of this legendary constructor in Formula 1!