Lotus/Renault

andicole0 · 21 Dec 2015 at 09:32

Do we know if Palmer and Maldenado will be driving for Renault in 2016.
Do we know if there will be 1 or 2 Renault engines. One from Renault and a modified one for Red Bull, modified by Ilmor.
Andi.

JRS · 21 Dec 2015 at 10:34

andicole0 said:
Do we know if Palmer and Maldenado will be driving for Renault in 2016.

I think that they've been confirmed. Well, as much as anything is confirmed in F1.

andicole0 said:
Do we know if there will be 1 or 2 Renault engines. One from Renault and a modified one for Red Bull, modified by Ilmor.
Andi.

No. Renault are entering into a technical partnership with Ilmor, so the only difference between the engine in the back of the Toleman-Benetton-Renault-LOLtus-Genii-Renault and the Red Bull will be that the one in the back of the Red Bull is branded by TAG Heuer.

Skeeter · 21 Dec 2015 at 10:38

JRS said:
Toleman-Benetton-Renault-LOLtus-Genii-Renault

Snappy name

Do we know if they are planning on renaming the team Renault yet? It would be a bit of a shock for them to actually name the team after the company who owns it for once! They haven't done that for what, 6 years?

JRS · 21 Dec 2015 at 10:42

I don't think they've applied to change the name yet, so they'll still be listed as Lotus F1 Team on the entry list right now.

andicole0 · 22 Dec 2015 at 12:49

JRS said:
I don't think they've applied to change the name yet, so they'll still be listed as Lotus F1 Team on the entry list right now.

Can they change the name of an entered team? Didn't Manor Marussia get stuck with their name?
Andi.

Skeeter · 22 Dec 2015 at 13:07

There are cut-offs. Manor Marussia were to late in the day to change, as were BMW Sauber when they ran Ferrari engines after BMW bailed out. I imagine its too late for them to change from Lotus now, but it will be interesting to see what they do for 2017 onwards, considering they ran as Renault for a number of years with zero ownership by Renault, and then Lotus for a few years with zero funding from Lotus...

JRS · 22 Dec 2015 at 16:28

They really ought to just call it Team Enstone. Or perhaps Team We Ordered An Emotionally Compromised Driver To Crash Because We're ****s. Either way, something that has nothing to do with the ownership of the team because clearly that has every chance of changing yet again somewhere down the line.

SoliD · 22 Dec 2015 at 17:41

JRS said:
Toleman-Benetton-Renault-LOLtus-Genii-Renault.

Got anything short for this to make it easier to roll off the tongue?

Skeeter · 22 Dec 2015 at 18:40

Team Cheats

Duke · 22 Dec 2015 at 19:55

Skeeter said:
Team Cheats

Pat "integrity" Symonds is at Williams now though.

EddScott · 23 Dec 2015 at 13:32

SoliD said:
Got anything short for this to make it easier to roll off the tongue?

TolBenRenLolGenRen - New villain in Stars Wars VIII

Toberlolgeren - Elf lord from a Hobbit spin off

Tolberlolrenault - Aldi version of Toblerone

Skeeter · 23 Dec 2015 at 14:33

Ha! Genuine lol! Brilliant

413x · 14 Jan 2016 at 12:35

Read there is late payment from pdvsa (oil heading towards 20usd per barrel may have something to do with it) and thus his future is in doubt
Add now that Renault might be involved in the emissions scandal

Maybe they'll regret buying lotus and put minimum finance behind it?

JeditOjanen · 14 Jan 2016 at 12:49

THE BUTCHER OF CARACAS MUST DRIVE.

GhostWKD · 14 Jan 2016 at 12:58

413x said:
Read there is late payment from pdvsa (oil heading towards 20usd per barrel may have something to do with it) and thus his future is in doubt
Add now that Renault might be involved in the emissions scandal

Maybe they'll regret buying lotus and put minimum finance behind it?

I'm sure I read somewhere that they didn't really want Crashtor and that K Mag is in the frame for his seat if they can get rid of Maldonardo - can't help but feel it'd be a real improvement for the team if they get Magnussen in instead

Skeeter · 14 Jan 2016 at 13:08

If they wanted him out they would have dropped him the first moment the payment was late. They seem to be trying to work it out at the moment.

They might not want Loldonado, but they certainly want his 35 million quid...

GhostWKD · 14 Jan 2016 at 14:43

Skeeter said:
If they wanted him out they would have dropped him the first moment the payment was late. They seem to be trying to work it out at the moment.

They might not want Loldonado, but they certainly want his 35 million quid...

This is very true, in a way I hope they give K Mag a drive but imagine the cash makes a difference - especially if they want to try and catch up with the front of the pack

GhostWKD · 22 Jan 2016 at 09:57

With no updates on this what do people think is the likely outcome? With Venezuela on the brink of bankruptcy (not helped by falling oil prices) I imagine it would be irresponsible to spend £35m on sponsoring a driver in f1.

Skeeter · 22 Jan 2016 at 11:12

At the moment, I would assume no news means no change, Maldonado is still there.

SoliD · 28 Jan 2016 at 16:52

Maldonado due to be replaced by Magnussen!