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Written by Joe Holding
Renault have officially returned to Formula One following its takeover of the Lotus team that finished sixth in the constructors championship last season.Renault Sport - as it will be known in the paddock - pulled the covers off its new RS16 at its base near Paris earlier today.The RS16 will be piloted by former reserve driver and F1 debutant Jolyon Palmer, as well as Dane Kevin Magnussen following the termination of Pastor Maldonado"s deal in January.The Venezuelan"s sponsors - who were thought to be paying out as much as 35million a year - reportedly failed to deliver contractually agreed payments on time, forcing Renault to drop Maldonado two years after he first joined.Magnussen only found out that his race seat was secured yesterday.On the pit wall, former ART boss Frederic Vasseur - who oversaw the progress of Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and several other F1 drivers as they climbed the ranks in the GP2 championship - will take control of the team"s racing operations.He will report to Cyril Abiteboul, who remains as Managing Director having endured an unsavoury couple of years which included last season"s public fallout with Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz and team boss Christian Horner.
Date written: 3 Feb 2016
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ID: 1988
Renault have officially returned to Formula One following its takeover of the Lotus team that finished sixth in the constructors championship last season.Renault Sport - as it will be known in the paddock - pulled the covers off its new RS16 at its base near Paris earlier today.The RS16 will be piloted by former reserve driver and F1 debutant Jolyon Palmer, as well as Dane Kevin Magnussen following the termination of Pastor Maldonado"s deal in January.The Venezuelan"s sponsors - who were thought to be paying out as much as 35million a year - reportedly failed to deliver contractually agreed payments on time, forcing Renault to drop Maldonado two years after he first joined.Magnussen only found out that his race seat was secured yesterday.On the pit wall, former ART boss Frederic Vasseur - who oversaw the progress of Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and several other F1 drivers as they climbed the ranks in the GP2 championship - will take control of the team"s racing operations.He will report to Cyril Abiteboul, who remains as Managing Director having endured an unsavoury couple of years which included last season"s public fallout with Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz and team boss Christian Horner.
Date written: 3 Feb 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 1988
