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LONDON, Jan 11- Renault's rebranded Formula One team will start the season under a new boss as well as a changed name and driver line-up after the French car company announced the sudden departure of principal Cyril Abiteboul on Monday. Renault F1, whose main factory is in England, had no comment. Media speculation has suggested executive director Marcin...
Italians go mad for Alpine! Esteban Ocon, Russian GP 2020 © Renault The imminent arrival of Davide Brivio at the helm of the renamed Alpine Formula One Team, as Renault decided to rebrand its team to give more exposure to its sports brand, has had a big impact in Italy. With Renault now led by the Italian Luca de Meo, the Italian sports media has started to adopt Alpine almost as an Italian team and with Fernando Alonso returning to Formula One with the French team, many are drawing parallels with the team’s days of glory. Back in 2005 and 2006, when, led by Flavio Briatore, Renault helped...
Text size Frenchman Cyril Abiteboul is leaving Renault, where he was Formula One team principal, the company announced on Monday in a press release. Laurent Rossi, director of strategy and business development for Renault, will take over the motor sports unit which will be rebranded Alpine. The Formula One team, which is based in Enstone in England, will replace its predominantly yellow livery with the red, white and blue of the French flag. That leaves the responsibility for running the F1 team open and its executive director, the Franco-Polish Marcin Budkowski, could take over th...
BMW Was the Top-Selling Luxury Car Brand in the U.S. In 2020 Chris Perkins © DW Burnett/Puppyknuckles With 278,732 cars sold, the Bavarian brand narrowly took the U.S. luxury-car sales crown last year. Welcome to The Grid, R&T's quick roundup of the auto industry and motorsports news you should know this morning. BMW Top Selling Luxury-Car Brand In the U.S. in 2020 In a year where car sales were down across the board, BMW at least has some good news to report. With 278,732 cars sold, the Bavarian brand narrowly took the U.S. luxury-car sales crown last year. As
Cyril Abiteboul’s departure from the Renault Group, relinquishing his role in charge of the F1 operation that will be rebranded Alpine this season, was a shock. Abiteboul was considered a Renault lifer, having been with the company since 2001 – two decades ago – and risen to through the ranks to take the reins of the F1 team. He was set to lead them into a new era as Alpine, having played a key role in bringing double world champion Fernando Alonso back to F1 and the team for this season, but that will not now be the case. After discussions at corporate level, it has been decided Abiteb...