It took a while, but Renault finally committed to Formula 1 by taking over the Lotus team to race under its own name. Even before a wheel had turned in anger in 2015, Renault was already thinking about a change of path in its Formula 1 ambitions. Having recovered from a disastrous start to the new turbo regulations – and faced some soul searching on the back of a bashing from Red Bull – the French car manufacturer had come to realise that simply being an engine supplier no longer worked for it. With Mercedes the dominant force, Renault's efforts in delivering four consecutive championship doubles for Red Bull had left it with nothing to show; as it had neither got the marketing benefits...
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