All Posts Tagged With: "R29"
Meet The Cars: Renault R30
Unveiled at the first group test of the year in Valencia, the Renault R30 was shown to the world with the backdrop of a pitlane and two new drivers to the team sitting on the wheels. Renault have endured a difficult few years, all starting when Fernando Alonso decided to switch allegiances for 2007 and [...]
Caption Contest: #80
The eightieth photograph to feature in BlogF1’s caption contest. You know the drill, think of something funny and witty to say and leave it as a comment below. Here’s a shot of Nelson Piquet Jr. looking under the rear of his new Renault R29 after stopping during a test session earlier in the year. Can [...]
Renault’s Livery Development: 2002 – 2009
Given the popularity of the Toyota Livery Development post from Thursday last week, and also given that Sidepodcast have made a request, here’s a quick run down of Renault’s liveries over the years. Of course, the French marque have set themselves a standard just as Toyota have, although Renault are clearly not afraid to experiment [...]
Launches 2009: Renault Unveil R29 & New Livery
Williams weren’t the only team showing off a new car this morning as Renault too took the wraps off their 2009 challenger in Portugal. The Enstone-based team had both Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet Jr. available to do the honours, and as the R29 was unveiled, a new livery could be seen dressing the 2009 [...]
Renault R29 Fails Two Of The Three Crash Tests
Renault have apparently failed two of the three required crash tests, made mandatory by the FIA to ensure the strength of the cars is maintained. The Enstone-based team are due to unveil their 2009 challenger at the Portimao circuit on January 19th, and they insist this will still go ahead as planned. The car will [...]
