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Renault Lotus F1 team

wombat666

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Renault has publicly confirmed its intention to purchase the Lotus F1 team after announcing it had signed a Letter of Intent.

A statement released on Monday confirmed the French car manufacturer has signed a letter declaring a “potential acquisition by Renault of a controlling stake in Lotus F1 Team Ltd”.
Renault intends to take over the team from next year and return to F1 as a full constructor.
The release of the statement today comes as Lotus returns to the High Court where it is facing a claim for £900,000 in unpaid taxes from HM Revenue and Customs.
Renault previously competed in F1 between 1977 and 1985, and again between 2002 and 2011, winning the constructors’ championship in 2005 and 2006. It pulled its backing in 2009 but the team continued to compete as Renault for two more seasons before rebranding as Lotus.
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Yep, I read this news too.

A bit puzzling news, since Renault decided to stop delivering engines to the Red Bull and Torro Rosso F1 teams in 2016.
Argued with "it's not worth the investments".
No wonder, as Renault delivered such "crap" engines this year.

So it makes me wonder why they think they can do a better job when combining their engines with Lotus "housings".

Rob
 
Naismith said:
That's just wrong. Imagine a Chevy with a Toyota engine ... same thing. :biggrin-new:
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Lotus is and has always been a chassis builder, not an engine builder.

Back in the 60s/70s, they used Climax then Ford-Cosworth engines, then Renault engines in the mid- / late-80s, then Honda, etc.

And the current "Lotus" team has nothing to do with the original Lotus team, which closed in 1994. The current "Lotus" team was previously known as Renault, who bought Benetton in 2002, and Benetton had previously bought Toleman in 1986.
 
Roxane-21 said:
Lotus is and has always been a chassis builder, not an engine builder.

Back in the 60s/70s, they used Climax then Ford-Cosworth engines, then Renault engines in the mid- / late-80s, then Honda, etc.

And the current "Lotus" team has nothing to do with the original Lotus team, which closed in 1994. The current "Lotus" team was previously known as Renault, who bought Benetton in 2002, and Benetton had previously bought Toleman in 1986.
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JFTR, 'Lotus' (the REAL Lotus) used Coventry Climax '4's in both the 2.5 and 1.5L eras, 2.1L BRM V8 and the 3.0L Flat 16 before having the Cosworth DFV built for them, followed by Renault 1.5L Turbo, Honda V6 Turbo, Judd V8, Lamborghini V12, Ford HB V8 and the Mugen Honda V10.
One could say that Lotus were not engine builders but they were the driving force behind the Cosworth SCA, FVA, DFV and the 'Lotus Ford TC'...............:encouragement:
 
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