Renault in Formula One
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Renault, a French automobile manufacturer, was associated with Formula One as both team owner and engine manufacturer for various periods from 1977 to 2025. Since 2021, it fielded a factory-backed tea
Renault 1.5-litre turbo engine
In 1979, the Renault RS10 became the first turbocharged car to win a Grand Prix.
Alain Prost finished second in the 1983 championship with the Renault RE40.
Jenson Button at the 2002 British Grand Prix
Lotus F1
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Lotus F1 Team was a British Formula One racing team. The team competed under the Lotus name from 2012 until 2015, following the renaming of the former Renault team based at Enstone in Oxfordshire. The
Renault in Formula One
…On 9 December 2011, the team also confirmed that Romain Grosjean would join Räikkönen in 2012. During the 2012 season, the team would be known as the Lotus F1 Team. On 28 September 2015, Renault Sport F1 announced that a letter of intent between Renault Group and Gravity Motorsports which is owned by Genii Capital…
Romain Grosjean in FP1 of the 2012 Canadian Grand Prix race weekend; he would later claim his second podium.
Kimi Räikkönen driving the Lotus E21 during pre-season testing at Catalonia.
Kimi Räikkönen racing during the 2013 Italian Grand Prix.
The Lotus E22 was notable for its radical "twin tusk" nose concept.