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mcgnussen · 2 years ago
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kevin and renault - the break-up story:
this story is pretty short, but also pretty hilarious, and i was reminded of it because i have seen a lot of people talking about cyril. so here’s the story of kevin’s stint at renault, and more importantly, the way he “broke up” with them.
kevin had almost given up on getting a seat in f1 again, but then he was contacted by renault, who wanted him to be their first driver in the new team. the renault project was confusing, it kept falling through and then was back on and then fell through... but finally, it ended up with renault joining f1 in 2016 with kevin as their first driver. kev was super happy with getting a seat again and he was excited since renault was a factory team. they also told him he’d be the future of renault and made him a lot of fancy promises.
unfortunately for kevin, the car was shit. it was basically just an old lotus that had not been upgraded in two years. right from the bat, renault’s expectations for kevin were almost impossible. first of all, they wanted him to beat palmer with half a second every qualifying. in fact, kevin said in the book that the team talked a lot of shit about palmer and that made him uncomfortable. as kevin says, palmer was not a great driver, but he was very intelligent and diligent. so while there was no raw talent there, palmer could sometimes do quite well. and it is obvious that kevin respects him.
later on, renault refused to let kevin make any changes to the car to suit his driving style. they brought some upgrades that did not suit kevin, he wanted to revert the car back how it was before, but they forced him to drive a car he did not like or trusted. kevin crashed in spa because he had decided that palmer was not allowed to beat him. it was also the same weekend as those upgrades he did not like were introduced. kev gave it his all, and then too much, his car jumped, and he lost all downforce and crashed with 47g at eau rouge. he had the wind knocked out of him and he was in a lot of pain. everything below his feet was pulverised, had he been a bit taller then he would likely have lost his feet. he had trouble breathing and the doctor later admitted that kevin probably should have been driven to the medical centre in an ambulance. but kevin got through it and was ready for the next race.
while all of this was going on, kevin also had some troubles with the management of renault. cyril refused to greet him during race weekends. like he would just walk past him when kevin said hi. the two of them did not like each other. kevin thought cyril was a stuck-up snob and cyril apparently also had some problems with kevin. my guess is that k-mag was probably a little rough around the edges and maybe a little quiet. and as a dane, cyril definitely has an energy that seems to be like the polar opposite of the danish attitude. so it just seems they were too different. but i still think it’s fucking rude not to greet your driver. it’s not that hard to make a little effort.
anyway, kevin did not like the vibes at renault and it became obvious to him that they wanted either big drivers or french drivers on their team. he said that carlos sainz was often hanging out at the garage, so he knew that carlos would eventually join the team. and ocon was a reserve driver, but he was french and pretty respected, so kevin also knew he would soon get a seat. haas contacted kevin and asked about his contract situation - and he eventually signed with them because they wanted to give him a two-year contract and he liked how there was no bullshit in the haas team. renault had given him an offer, but only for one season and kevin knew that he was not in their future plans, so off to haas he went. 
a few days after kevin had signed with haas and told renault of his decision to reject their offer for 2017, he got a call from cyril where he told tevin that they had chosen palmer instead of him – despite people in renault begging him to stay and kevin having already made his decision. kev said to cyril: “i broke up with you first.” which is just HILARIOUS. he was pretty annoyed when the press release from renault made it out like he was fired. he told the truth to the press and made the joke about his seat even being offered to the pope, which prompted renault management (aka cyril) to threaten him with a lawsuit and prevent him from talking about the situation. yes, a lawsuit. i personally think cyril deserved being stabbed in the back by danny ric lmao.
kevin was sad to leave his crew, he was good friends with his mechanics. kevin usually has the best relationship with the mechanics in the paddock over pretty much everyone else. they are more like him personality wise. he thinks they are severely underrated and unappreciated, and he doubts that he could do their job for just one weekend. he thinks it is unfair that he has his little room, his fancy food while they are the ones who work the hardest. he is still friends with the mechanics from his previous teams - including renault.
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sundayssf1sport · 7 years ago
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F1 Breaking News 2017:
Renault breaks Jolyon's heart and ready to have a new life with Carlos Sainz Jr. Meanwhile at Toro Rosso, after they found out if Gasly was the one, they still can't forget the whole thing they've been through with Daniil Kvyat(the guy that RB dumped)
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kyogos · 6 years ago
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I’m only interested in teams having 3 cars if every team has a 3rd car
because otherwise, the midfield lose out and non-juniors still won’t get a top seat. Midfield teams won’t be scoring points and would struggle financially as a result
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jedivszombie · 3 years ago
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☕️ - renault/alpine would be much more competitive if they wouldn't quit the sport in 2011. Look at McLaren - they also had bad seasons but they powered through them, rebuilt and look where they are now, and only if Reanult would have done the same; they would be in much much better place
God they really would be in such a different place now. The problem with Renault is that the group as a whole has often been very at odds with the racing side of their business and have often made some pretty short sighted decisions as a result of this. I think the global economic recession, the fall out of crashgate, the fact that their customer team were doing better all led to them pulling out in 2012 officially (although in 2011 they were Lotus Renault, Renault's stake was much much smaller than it had been - gotta pay those lawyers/pay off Briatore somehow).
When they decided to come back in 2016 I don't think they anticipated how quickly the sport would change, and considering their slow start as engine suppliers entering the hybrid era they really should have known better. They genuinely believed somehow they would in like 5 or so years end up back towards the top of the constructors again - especially after their fourth in 2018. But then Renault started pulling back funding even more, because of course that is definitely going to help them capitalise on a good result and we all know how tragic 2019 was. Last year was MUCH better but of course they are now run by a tiny emperor man who decided an overhaul is better.
And honestly thank god for Alpine because if they had not rebranded then we would be looking at another Renault departure from F1 and that would have been such a bad move for them, because I really believe they would have just come back again.
Anyway, TLDR; I love this stupid messy underfunded French team and they are doing so well considering all the fuckery of the last few seasons and the fuckery of the Renault group constantly trying to nerf their own racing division (and all of the general chaos and drama at the Renault group as a whole like lads can we calm down with the fugitives and scandals please? my little french/british team does not deserve this!)
send me a ☕️ and an opinion (popular or unpopular) and i’ll say whether i agree or disagree
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pjssportscars-blog · 8 years ago
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Lotus F1
Lotus does not currently have an F1 team anymore as in 2015 they let Reanult take over. the name Lotus was not used in the 2016 season. still to this day Lotus do not have a team although are working very closley with renault. anyway a bit of history.
The team's Formula One history started in 1981 as the Toleman Motorsport team, based in Witney, Oxfordshire, England. In 1986, the team was renamed to Benetton Formula, following its purchase in 1985 by the Benetton family. In 1992/3, the team moved a few miles to a new base in Enstone. Michael Schumacher won the Drivers' Championship with the team in both 1994 and 1995. In 1995, the team also won the Constructors' Championship, with Johnny Herbert driving alongside Schumacher.
Renault purchased the Benetton team in 2000, and in 2002, they renamed it to Renault F1. In both 2005 and 2006, Fernando Alonso won the Drivers' Championship with the team, and the team won the Constructors' Championship (with Giancarlo Fisichella as their other driver).
Fun fact Lotus had a twin sister F! team which was later on named Cateram.
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