The newly named
Lotus Renault GP team, né Renault, has unveiled the new black-and-gold colour scheme on Thursday at the Autosport International Show in Birmingham.
After the purchase by Lotus cars of a big chunk of shares in the Renault F1 Team, the team has decided to switch to the colours that were made famous by the British marque during the late 70's and early 80's when John Player Special is its major sponsor.
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| Photo: Lotus Renault GP Facebook |
The black-and-gold colour design, which has been painted on to one of last year's Renault R30s, has been modified slightly from the version that was released by the team at the end of last year.
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| Photo: Lotus Renault GP Facebook |
Renault's new 2011 F1 car, the R31, will be launched in Valencia on January 31. Robert Kubica and Vitaly Petrov have been confirmed as regular drivers of the team.
A rumour launched Thursday morning by French broadcaster TF1's commentator Christophe Malbranque says that Gravity-managed driver Romain Grosjean is set to become Renault's third driver in 2011.
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| Photo: Lotus Renault GP Facebook |
