Renault has revealed the look of its forthcoming Formula One challenger.
It is the third time the French manufacturer has competed in F1 as a full works team. Compare the design of its cars through the years below.
1977-79: Renault RS01
1979: Renault RS10
1980: Renault RE20
1981-82: Renault RE30
1983: Renault RE40
1984: Renault RE50
1985: Renault RE60
2002: Renault R202
2003: Renault R23
2004: Renault R24
2005: Renault R25
2006: Renault R26
2007: Renault R27
2008: Renault R28
2009: Renault R29
2010: Renault R30
2011: Renault R31
2016: Renault RS16 launch livery
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OmarRoncal - Go Seb!!! (@)
3rd February 2016, 13:11
2010 was a sexy car!!!
JackL
3rd February 2016, 15:34
Thats a sexy ass car. Id take it to dinner.
Csaba (@rapid)
5th February 2016, 11:18
@omarr-pepper Damn right or the 2008 cars, now those were some beasts. These new hybrids look like plastic matchboxes. Just listen to the onboards, the chassy makes this sound like it’s about to fall appart.
GeeMac (@geemac)
3rd February 2016, 13:19
But why do we have to keep being subjected to images of the Renault R29 @keithcollantine! ;)
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
3rd February 2016, 13:34
@geemac I would have used a less focused picture but it never went fast enough to cause lens blur.
Robbie (@robbie)
3rd February 2016, 14:00
Lol
Rally Man (@rally-man)
3rd February 2016, 15:02
BBBBBUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GeeMac (@geemac)
3rd February 2016, 17:54
Bah-dum-tsh!
Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
3rd February 2016, 13:20
10 years ago half the grid was mostly white: BMW, Toyota, Super Aguri and Honda.
Nowadays it’s the same with grey/black. The hell with these guys!? Things don’t need to be complicated to look sexy, I don’t see how they save money or anything with these kind of things. Just 1 splash of white, a line, and it’d have looked like the old 70/80’s Renaults… but no.
Philip (@philipgb)
3rd February 2016, 13:30
Black because that paint weighs less?
synapseza (@synapseza)
3rd February 2016, 14:16
At least the Total red is gone, but why so little yellow :(
Unicron (@unicron2002)
3rd February 2016, 16:35
A little bit of sick came in to my mouth when I saw the 2007, 2008 and 2009 Renaults. Abominations! 2003 was a lovely car.
Levente (@leventebandi)
3rd February 2016, 16:50
Those tyre sizes on the RS01 what I want to look at at modern F1, that look is just stunning. Remembering myself as a kid, that kinda look was really “racey”, and the look I was fantasizing about.
Also I was always wondering if a rear wing support structure like on the RE20 wouldn’t be safer than todays narrow in case of wheels touching
Euro Brun (@eurobrun)
3rd February 2016, 23:07
Then you compare them to the tyres on the new car, where from front profile (top picture) you can’t actually see the rear tyres at all!
Kenny
3rd February 2016, 19:51
The rear tires on the RS01: t looks like two tires glued together! That car would have looked at home on a drag strip. Must admit that strictly in terms of aesthetics, I really liked the look of grooved tires (without the stupid colored stripe on the tread). I don’t think the slicks look nearly as nice.
MarcusAurelius (@marcusaurelius)
3rd February 2016, 21:58
I still think the RS10 is one of the best looking F1 cars, love that color scheme….
reg (@reg)
4th February 2016, 7:24
The R24-26 era is my favorite livery of all time. I really miss that yellow and baby blue, and the car was beautiful to boot. Can’t believe only three years later this same team created the cringe-worthy R29.
James
4th February 2016, 13:04
Man I’d love to see something like the RE60 livery