Being ridiculed at first, its turbochargers became a rage at rallies across the world. Currently they have won both the Constructors’ and Drivers’ titles in 2005 and 2006 with Fernando. The Driver team (Fernando) scored 103 points to top the list. Again in the Constructor Point Standing, Renault team scored the highest of 144 points.

If we go back to the results of Formula One since 1960’s, the first time Renault won this title in 1992 and then continued to win it in a row till 1997. At the French Grand Prix, the Renault Team enjoyed its first double-points scoring finish of the season. However, the team mates Nelson Piquet and Fernando Alonso finished seventh and eighth at the Magny Course.

For some time now, questions are being raised regarding Renault’s commitment to its Formula One Team. However, the company CEO Carlos Ghosn spelt out that they are here to stay for a long time. They don’t claim to stay here just to adhere to tradition but to show to the world how well their cars perform. So this year, the team Renault has chosen reliability to top speed and it seems the results are already visible. Renault’s Fernando Alonso looks set to clinch the world championship at Belgium outdoing even the McLaren’s who have the fastest cars of the season. The reports reveal that Renault drivers have quietly been finishing races with few, if any, technical problems.

It is only for time to decide who deserves to win – the fastest (read McLarens’) or the most consistent (read Renault)?

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During the early eighties, the Renault sport division was set up to concentrate on building cars apt for its drivers on the tracks. It laid the foundation for Renault to enter into the Formula One as an engine supplier and later as a constructor. They introduced the turbo engines to the rallying field. Earlier as suppliers to Williams and Benetton in 1990’s and later as constructor since 1991, Renault has been a fairly good winner at Formula One. They took over the Benetton team to create the present Renault F1. With Fernando Alonso, they went on to win the constructor’s titles in 2005 and 2006. The team is coordinated with the UK base at Enstone, Oxfordshire where the chassis are designed and built.

The Renault cars’ engines are manufactured at its facility at Viry-Chatillion, outside Paris. Currently Renault F1 looks after the team’s Formula One races while the other races are managed by Renault Sport division.

The Renault F1 team considers each lap as a learning experience. As such, the critical data collected by car’s information management system helps the designers to get valuable feedback on their car’s performance. They use the new high-tech car analysis system to gather, analyze and access information from the different sensors. The data is transferred using a radio connection. This helps to make maximum use of collected data. At its heart is the X-Hive/DB, a native XML database from X-Hive Corporation. All this goes to prove why they are the best in the race!