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#1 JHS

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Posted 31 January 2010 - 03:48 PM

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The Renault Formula 1 team launched its 2010 car at the Valencia circuit on Sunday afternoon and confirmed Vitaly Petrov as its second driver.

The new R30 was unveiled by Russian Petrov and team-mate Robert Kubica, who will form the all-new driver line-up of the French squad this year.

Twenty-five year-old Petrov, last year's runner-up in the GP2 series, becomes the first Formula 1 driver in the history of the sport.

Petrov will be partnering Pole Kubica at Renault, who is hoping to turn around its fortunes following a dismal 2009 season in which the team scored just 26 points on its way to eighth place in the championship.

The R30 was presented with Renault's new colours - yellow and black - following the exit of ING as main sponsor in the middle of last season.

It also incorporates a similar shark fin engine cover, as those seen in the new McLaren and Sauber cars.

The new colour scheme resembles that used by Renault when it first entered Formula 1 back in 1978.

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Posted 31 January 2010 - 03:49 PM

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Posted 31 January 2010 - 03:52 PM

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Posted 31 January 2010 - 04:04 PM

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Posted 31 January 2010 - 04:14 PM

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Posted 31 January 2010 - 04:32 PM

:wub: Isn't she beautiful?

No need to go through the whole bureaucracy of races to declare a winner. Renault WCC, Kubica WDC.

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Posted 31 January 2010 - 05:09 PM

View PostQuiet One, on 31 January 2010 - 04:32 PM, said:

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Yeah, pretty!

The front wing is probably a fake and I doubt we'll see it in Bahrain. I like the car and I like Kubica leading the team. I hope they do well.

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Posted 31 January 2010 - 07:39 PM

What a looker..... til the saw the red total sponsership on the side which just makes it look hideous. Red and Yellow do not go well together in my opinion.

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Posted 31 January 2010 - 08:35 PM

La régie confirms the crime pays: only one sponsor after the unforgetable 2009 and confirms nothing with 4 wheels can be more horrible than the R29!
Nice car but pretty conservative aero work. Hope it works.
And Andrés: it is not beutiful. It only seems and F1 intead of the truck looking R29...
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Posted 31 January 2010 - 09:22 PM

View Post5P33D3V1L, on 31 January 2010 - 07:39 PM, said:

What a looker..... til the saw the red total sponsership on the side which just makes it look hideous. Red and Yellow do not go well together in my opinion.

I agree, what about getting somebody from Total to change the end plates to black like this:

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Posted 31 January 2010 - 09:46 PM

View PostGuy Frequelin, on 31 January 2010 - 08:35 PM, said:

Nice car but pretty conservative aero work. Hope it works.
And Andrés: it is not beutiful. It only seems and F1 intead of the truck looking R29...
I agree about the aero. Of course, knowing Sh#t about aerodynamics, is not as if my opinion is worth much, anyways. And she IS beautiful! All Renaults are. This one even more because of the livery. :D
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Posted 31 January 2010 - 10:57 PM

It looks fantastic. You get that comment twice because there are two threads.
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Posted 31 January 2010 - 11:02 PM

As I mentioned in another thread, its funny that now when Renault are not the majority stakeholder that we see a fully fledged Renault livery.

We seemed to have gone from a friut salad, to a bumble bee!!!

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Posted 31 January 2010 - 11:28 PM

I especially like what they did with the nose. Oh, no, wait...that's Kubica.
(Yeah, I'm not inspired, sorry)
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Posted 01 February 2010 - 01:57 AM

Seems to be some conjecture over the new car and if it is in fact the new car, some people have it that two sets of pictures are doing the rounds and others have it the new car is much the same as the 2009 R29!!! I guess that we will have some answers as soon as the R30 hits the track tomorrow.

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I especially like what they did with the nose. Oh, no, wait...that's Kubica.
(Yeah, I'm not inspired, sorry)

Speaking of noses, ermmm sorry Robert, check out his new helmet livery.

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Posted 01 February 2010 - 03:41 AM

Wow o.O

Totally digging the look of the Renault and Kubica looks sweet in this new duds. Almost removes the puke that was the Renault color scheme for the past 2 years... yuck.

Not too bothered by the red colorings from 'Total'. Does look good with them being black, but even staying as red, this car is one of the most catching in the paddock. Shame about the Sauber. Their car was one of the sexiest in the earlier 00's with the green/blue and red bull logos on them.
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Posted 01 February 2010 - 04:42 AM

That cartoon buzzy bee looks more aerodynamic than the R30.

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Posted 01 February 2010 - 07:54 AM

Why, when I see that picture of Robert, am I reminded of "Casper the Friendly Ghost"?

(And NO, it's not because he's Polish...<_<)
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Posted 01 February 2010 - 08:51 AM

Very nice color scheme. If it were just yellow & black, as JHS suggested, it'd be even better. Nice overalls too. Dunno about the car's speed, but lookswise, it's definitely among the top. (Yeah, it's easier to appreciate Reno, now that Flabio (or, as Graham says, Flabia) & Assonso are out.)

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Posted 01 February 2010 - 10:44 AM

Woah!! I thought it was a joke at first, but I suppose I could warm to the new colours...as long as the car's fast! It would be kind of nice to see Renault and Kubica beat the maccas and the mercas and the ponys this year...

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Posted 01 February 2010 - 11:19 AM

Cool livery AND cool overalls? Yeahhh, baby!

Go Renault!!! :YaY:
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Posted 01 February 2010 - 11:48 AM

This blogger for the BBC seemed rather enamored of Mr. Kubica.  You know what they say about men with a large proboscis...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/sarahholt/2010/02/robert_kubica_doused_his_first.html
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Posted 01 February 2010 - 05:32 PM

Wonder if the colors are inspired by a typical Indian taxi...

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View PostLabradoRacer, on 01 February 2010 - 05:32 PM, said:

Wonder if the colors are inspired by a typical Indian taxi...
The front wing yes.

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Posted 01 February 2010 - 07:50 PM

View PostLabradoRacer, on 01 February 2010 - 05:32 PM, said:

Wonder if the colors are inspired by a typical Indian taxi...

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Pah! its a Mumbai Taxi.....:naughty:

Reno wins the beauty contest though! :D

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View Postaussief1, on 01 February 2010 - 01:57 AM, said:

Seems to be some conjecture over the new car and if it is in fact the new car, some people have it that two sets of pictures are doing the rounds and others have it the new car is much the same as the 2009 R29!!! I guess that we will have some answers as soon as the R30 hits the track tomorrow.



Speaking of noses, ermmm sorry Robert, check out his new helmet livery.

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Helmets cool..

note, the nose is so aerodynamic you can barely see it from the front view..

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Posted 02 February 2010 - 12:00 AM

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Posted 02 February 2010 - 07:18 AM

View PostLabradoRacer, on 01 February 2010 - 05:32 PM, said:

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:D Tell me, isn't that a 2008 1958 spec rear wing? :D

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Posted 03 February 2010 - 01:42 AM

Anything is better than last year's woeful attempt.

Fresh start, fresh livery. Great driver line-up as well, although i'd have had Heidfeld..

Hope they get another major sponsor, looking a touch bare.

Think someone else said it but it looks aerodynamically basic, and i'm not sure they've made it a radical enough design to challenge the top competition.

i'm expecting 5th/6th with this car.
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Posted 05 February 2010 - 08:46 AM

Looks very much like the Renault of the 80s, big improvement on last seasons car with that shocking ING orange. I give this car a thumbs up! :thbup:
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