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Faster, more modern, cheaper
The development phase for New Formula Renault 2.0 is drawing to a close wîth more than 6,000km driven over seventeen days of testing on nine European circuits. This new single seater, developed and manufactured by Renault Sport Technologies is faster, while being a reliable as ever and wîth basic running costs 10% lower than its predecessor.The replacement for the world's best selling single-seater is truly ready for the track. New Formula Renault 2.0 has proved its reliability and its capability in a rigorous Research and Development programme. First impressions, New Formula Renault 2.0 is more competitive and its handling is closer to cars from higher formulas. As wîth its predecessor, New Formula Renault 2.0 is the ideal car for training the F1 drivers of tomorrow, such as Kimi Raïkkonen, Felipe Massa, Lewis Hamilton, Haikki Kovalainen, Robert Kubica, Romain Grosjean or Jaime Alguersuari, all of whom have passed through the ranks of Formula Renault 2.0.
The operating costs for New Formula Renault 2.0 are 10% lower than the current version. At 57,000€ (ex-VAT*), this car benefits from the most up-to-the-minute technical developments, including a seven-speed semi-automatic gearbox. A single set of ratios is selected for each season and the semi-automatic gearbox allow, among other things, to avoid overspeed. Even the design of the car has been optimized thanks to Renault Sport Technologies' competition experience, in order to reduce the number of parts , which allows significant economies of scale. Furthermore, assembly will take place at the Alpine plant wîth an optimized process. Each car will be inspected and prepared for racing prior to delivery.
New Formula Renault 2.0 has been conceived to be as economical as possible. With this in mind, significant work has gone into the development of the tyres. A set is now able to drive more than 200km. As a result the allocation of tyres goes from 33 sets to 29 in 2010. As for the brakes, the efficiency has been optimized in order to enhance their longevity. A set of disks now has a service-life of 1,500km and a set of pads, 600km. As a result the driving costs have fallen by 15% wîth the advent of the new version.Finally, the costs for the engine, as fitted to Clio Renault Sport MkII, which develops 205bhp, are close to those of the current version, wîth a major service recommended every 5,500km.
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New Formula Renault 2.0 remains true to its philosophy. This car, which takes to the track in 2010 for the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and in all national championships, is aimed at young drivers who are just discovering the workings of a real race car. The handling of the new car will allow them to understand more easily than ever how it feels to drive a Formula Renault 3.5. The training programme, unique of its type, which Renault Sport Technologies has put in place, also reaches new heights wîth New Formula Renault 2.0.*Price subject to entry in an official Renault Sport Championship.Source - Renault
FIRST UK TEST FOR NEW FORMULA RENAULT 2.0 RACE CAR
Northamptonshire's Rockingham Motor Speedway provided the setting for the first ÚK test of the new Formula Renault 2.0 race car.Former Formula Renault ÚK Champion Duncan Tappy, who took a total of 10 victories during his 2007 winning season, was tasked wîth piloting the new 2.0-litre car which makes its competitive debut at the start of the 2010 Michelin Formula Renault ÚK Championship.
Tappy completed a handful of laps around the 1.94-mile International circuit before returning to the pits to pass on his feedback to watching teams and drivers.
The new car replaces the current Tatuus-built model and features a new chassis, seven-speed sequential gearbox, and a 2.0-litre, 16v normally-aspirated F4R832 engine. The car is currently being built at the Renaultsport factory in Dieppe, France, wîth the first deliveries expected before the end of the year.Commenting after the test Tappy said: 'I last tested the outgoing car in 2008 which meant I had something fresh to compare the new car too. My first impressions are that it is a much more together, more stable car which I believe drivers will find more enjoyable and ultimately more rewarding to drive.
'The car lends itself to more of an F3 driving style and at high speeds you can really feel the aerodynamics working. The paddle-shift gearbox is also very easy to use wîth smooth changes both up and down. Overall I have to say it's a better all-round package.'
Source - Renault| FDA: FUOCO DOES THE DOUBLE AT IMOLA | |
 | Imola, 12 May –16 year old Antonio Fuoco wanted to have his say on what has been a very special Sunday for Scuderia Ferrari. On the same weekend that Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa made it to the Barcelona podium, Fuoco did an amazing double, winning both races in the Formula Renault Alps series at the Imola circuit. Fuoco, at only his second ever event in the category, collected the maximum points available. In qualifying, he took a peremptory pole position, setting a time no less ...[Read more...] |
| RED BULL IS FOURTH AND FIFTH AS ALONSO REIGNS IN SPAIN | |
 | Sebastian Vettel retained his lead in the fight for the Formula One Drivers' Championship with fourth place at the Spanish Grand Prix, while Mark Webber improved from seventh at the start to a well-deserved fifth place. After qualifying third, Seb made a great start to pass Lewis Hamilton for second place and set about chasing down pole winner and leader Nico Rosberg. However, in his first stop Sebastian lost his position to Alonso and dropped back. Alonso soon passed Rosberg for the lead and...[Read more...] |
| CHINESE GP – WE'RE OFF AGAIN IN SHANGHAI | |
 | Fernando Alonso posted a best time of 1.37.965 and his Ferrari team-mate Felipe Massa did a 1.38.095 to finish the first free practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix in fifth and seventh places respectively. Fastest was the Mercedes duo of Nico Rosberg (1.36.717) and Lewis Hamilton (1.37.171.) The team evaluated some updates fitted to both cars, the first step of a development process running over this Chinese weekend, for the third round of the Formula 1 World Championship. In addition, ...[Read more...] |
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 | Captivating looks laced with premium quality and groundbreaking innovations are the standout features of the models charged with continuing the success of the BMW brand into the future. The NAIAS 2013 in Detroit will see BMW presenting visitors with new models now entering series production and pioneering vehicle concepts combining technological progress, innovative forms and exemplary sustainability in a single package. BMW Concept 4 Series Coupe: more elegant, more dynamic, more individ...[Read more...] |
| Bahrain GP - No oasis for Ferrari in the desert | |
 | The first four races of the season have come in a whirlwind like the one that can blow sand across Bahrain's Sakhir circuit and today in the desert there was no oasis with a tree to shade the shortcomings of the F2012, nor a well from which to draw up buckets of performance. Fernando Alonso had expected to be somewhere between seventh and twelfth, so ninth is pretty much right in the middle. It's probable that both the Spaniard and Felipe Massa, who was fourteenth fastest this afternoon, cou...[Read more...] |
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