OFICIAL: ALONSO Y PIQUET EN RENAULT PARA 2008
Publicado: 10 Dic 2007 07:09
Renault acaba de anunciar hace unos minutos su line up de pilotos para 2008, confirmando a Fernando Alonso y a Nelson Piquet Jr
A continuación el comunicado de prensa
The ING Renault F1 Team is pleased to announce a competitive driver duo for the 2008
Formula 1 season. Next year, double world champion Fernando Alonso will drive alongside
Brazilian rookie Nelson Piquet Jr. They will be supported by Frenchman Romain Grosjean,
reigning 2007 F3 Euroseries Champion and a product of Renault’s driver development
scheme, in the role of test driver.
“Fernando and Nelsinho will form one of the most exciting driver line up of 2008,”
commented Renault F1 Team Managing Director Flavio Briatore. “We are delighted to be
welcoming Fernando back home to the team where he enjoyed his greatest success. His
abilities as a driver and a team leader are well known, and we look forward to forging
another strong partnership. What’s more, he knows the team well and how we operate; he
will feel comfortable straight away in this environment. Nelsinho is one of the most
promising young talents in motorsport. After his success in GP2, he has spent a year
learning the ropes as our test driver and getting to know the team ; he is now ready to step
up to the next level.”
ING Renault F1 Team President Bernard Rey commented: “The entire team has been
working flat out over the past months to return to the front of the field, and a top-line driver
line-up is essential to achieving our targets. Our recent technology investments, the return
of Fernando Alonso to the team, and the promotion of Nelsinho Piquet, all signal our intent
to return to winning ways next year. Renault is also delighted to welcome a talented, young
Frenchman to the team as test driver.”
Fernando Alonso rejoins the Renault F1 Team after spending the 2007 season at McLaren-
Mercedes. Alonso drove for the Renault F1 Team between 2003 and 2006, during which
time he scored 15 Grand Prix victories and won two world championships, in 2005 and
2006. He will play a key role in the team’s efforts to return to the front of the field in 2008.
“I am delighted to be returning to Renault,” commented the 26 year-old Spaniard. “This is
the team where I grew up as a driver in Formula 1. Now it is time for us to begin a new
chapter together. I am very excited about working with this great team once more, and
confident that together we can move back to the front of the field. Renault had a difficult
year in 2007, but I know that the team has real strength in depth. I am confident they can
produce a fast and competitive car and be back at the top in 2008.”
Nelson Piquet Jr will complete the team’s race driver line-up. The 22 year-old Brazilian
spent 2007 as the Renault F1 Team’s test and reserve driver, after finishing runner-up in
the 2006 GP2 series championship. He will make his F1 debut at the 2008 Australian
Grand Prix.
“First of all, I want to thank Flavio and Renault for putting their confidence in me for 2008,”
commented Nelsinho. “It is a fantastic opportunity to make my Formula 1 debut with one of
the top teams on the grid, and alongside one of the very best drivers in the sport. This drive
is something I have been working towards since the end of 2006, and I am proud that my
performances as test driver have earned me this position. I am looking forward to teaming
up with Fernando, and learning from him. As a rookie, there is no better way to start your
career than to have a double world champion as your reference point.”
The team’s 2008 challenger, the Renault R28, will run for the first time at a three-day teams
test in Valencia, Spain from 22 – 24 January. The car will be officially launched at Renault’s
corporate communications headquarters in Paris, France on Thursday 31 January 2008
A continuación el comunicado de prensa
The ING Renault F1 Team is pleased to announce a competitive driver duo for the 2008
Formula 1 season. Next year, double world champion Fernando Alonso will drive alongside
Brazilian rookie Nelson Piquet Jr. They will be supported by Frenchman Romain Grosjean,
reigning 2007 F3 Euroseries Champion and a product of Renault’s driver development
scheme, in the role of test driver.
“Fernando and Nelsinho will form one of the most exciting driver line up of 2008,”
commented Renault F1 Team Managing Director Flavio Briatore. “We are delighted to be
welcoming Fernando back home to the team where he enjoyed his greatest success. His
abilities as a driver and a team leader are well known, and we look forward to forging
another strong partnership. What’s more, he knows the team well and how we operate; he
will feel comfortable straight away in this environment. Nelsinho is one of the most
promising young talents in motorsport. After his success in GP2, he has spent a year
learning the ropes as our test driver and getting to know the team ; he is now ready to step
up to the next level.”
ING Renault F1 Team President Bernard Rey commented: “The entire team has been
working flat out over the past months to return to the front of the field, and a top-line driver
line-up is essential to achieving our targets. Our recent technology investments, the return
of Fernando Alonso to the team, and the promotion of Nelsinho Piquet, all signal our intent
to return to winning ways next year. Renault is also delighted to welcome a talented, young
Frenchman to the team as test driver.”
Fernando Alonso rejoins the Renault F1 Team after spending the 2007 season at McLaren-
Mercedes. Alonso drove for the Renault F1 Team between 2003 and 2006, during which
time he scored 15 Grand Prix victories and won two world championships, in 2005 and
2006. He will play a key role in the team’s efforts to return to the front of the field in 2008.
“I am delighted to be returning to Renault,” commented the 26 year-old Spaniard. “This is
the team where I grew up as a driver in Formula 1. Now it is time for us to begin a new
chapter together. I am very excited about working with this great team once more, and
confident that together we can move back to the front of the field. Renault had a difficult
year in 2007, but I know that the team has real strength in depth. I am confident they can
produce a fast and competitive car and be back at the top in 2008.”
Nelson Piquet Jr will complete the team’s race driver line-up. The 22 year-old Brazilian
spent 2007 as the Renault F1 Team’s test and reserve driver, after finishing runner-up in
the 2006 GP2 series championship. He will make his F1 debut at the 2008 Australian
Grand Prix.
“First of all, I want to thank Flavio and Renault for putting their confidence in me for 2008,”
commented Nelsinho. “It is a fantastic opportunity to make my Formula 1 debut with one of
the top teams on the grid, and alongside one of the very best drivers in the sport. This drive
is something I have been working towards since the end of 2006, and I am proud that my
performances as test driver have earned me this position. I am looking forward to teaming
up with Fernando, and learning from him. As a rookie, there is no better way to start your
career than to have a double world champion as your reference point.”
The team’s 2008 challenger, the Renault R28, will run for the first time at a three-day teams
test in Valencia, Spain from 22 – 24 January. The car will be officially launched at Renault’s
corporate communications headquarters in Paris, France on Thursday 31 January 2008
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que verguenza que verguenza! y a heikki le deberian dar mas pelota xq yo creo que el puede llegar a mas! como q el r27 no dio lo q se esperaba... pero esperemos q el r28 si! 