From GMM
French carmaker Renault considered returning to formula one as a team owner and running new GP2 champion Romain Grosjean in " la nationalité tricolore ".
That is the claim of the French motoring magazine Auto Hebdo, lamenting that "the deal was not concluded".
A brief report on the magazine's website said the plan was for Renault SA, having withdrawn as a team owner after the 2009 'crashgate' scandal, to return to the grid with the Enstone based team that still bears its name.
"Romain Grosjean at Renault GP? With a team that would have resumed its historic colours? We are able to confirm that, yes, it was discussed recently. But ' La marque au Losange ' chose instead to enhance its presence in F1 with Red Bull , so between Enstone and the French, the gap will now only get bigger," claimed autohebdo.fr.
French carmaker Renault considered returning to formula one as a team owner and running new GP2 champion Romain Grosjean in " la nationalité tricolore ".
That is the claim of the French motoring magazine Auto Hebdo, lamenting that "the deal was not concluded".
A brief report on the magazine's website said the plan was for Renault SA, having withdrawn as a team owner after the 2009 'crashgate' scandal, to return to the grid with the Enstone based team that still bears its name.
"Romain Grosjean at Renault GP? With a team that would have resumed its historic colours? We are able to confirm that, yes, it was discussed recently. But ' La marque au Losange ' chose instead to enhance its presence in F1 with Red Bull , so between Enstone and the French, the gap will now only get bigger," claimed autohebdo.fr.
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| Red Bull Racing and Renault Sport F1's bosses in Monza. (Photo: Renault Sport F1) |