Club Renault Sport

With more than 100 years of history to back it up, the Renault Company was always the first to utilise the racing track to the maximum. Even before the formula one came into being the company’s cars had made marvellous performances at city-to-city races, the Grand Prix motor racing event, the Le Mans 24 Hours, Mille Miglia and Monte Carlo rally.

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)?