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Today’s announcement by Bernard Rey,
President of Renault Sport, of the engine
partnership with Renault from the 2011 season
and beyond finally confirms one of the most
interesting stories of the 2010 Formula One™
season and is a clear sign of the strength of
the Anglo – Malaysian team’s ambitions to move
up the grid as quickly as possible. Team
Principal Tony Fernandes, Chief Technical
Officer Mike Gascoyne and Chief Executive
Officer Riad Asmat gave their thoughts on the
announcement today.
Tony Fernandes: “I am absolutely delighted that
we can now officially talk about the partnership
with Renault. There has obviously been a great
deal of speculation about which engine will be
powering our cars from 2011 and now the
announcement has been made I think everyone can
see just how ambitious we really are. The
combination of the Renault engine and the Red
Bull Technology gearbox and hydraulics gives our
design and aero teams a successful, tried and
tested platform to work with for next year’s car.
2010 has been all about building up our team
from scratch and in just one year we have laid
the foundations for many exciting seasons to
come and the partnership with Renault will
dramatically accelerate our development plans,
both on and off track. That is an important
point – we have started a partnership with
Renault and, much like taking on experienced
drivers in our first year, we will be working
with people who know how to win and who will
help push us even further forward towards the
front of the grid. We are realistic – we know
what needs to be done to be challenging for
ultimate honours in Formula One™ and this
partnership will play a very important role in
helping us push ahead.”
Mike Gascoyne: “Today’s announcement is the
latest confirmation of how far this team wants
to go in Formula One™. Having worked with
Renault before I know exactly what they will
bring to our team and I am delighted that they
will be playing an integral role in the next
chapter of our story. The engine itself gives
our designers, engineers and drivers an
excellent platform to work with - it is very
drivable, has good reliability and comes with a
track support team who have a wealth of
experience and knowledge. We are all looking
forward to working with Renault and are very
excited about the future for our partnership and
our team.”
Riad Asmat: “This is a very big day for everyone
in our team, in Malaysia and in the UK. Just
over a year ago there were four people in an
empty factory, and now we have announced an
engine partnership with Renault, one of the most
successful manufacturers in our sport’s history,
a gearbox and hydraulics deal with Red Bull
Technology and the start of the process of
building our own wind tunnel at the factory in
Hingham. We have come such a long way in a very
short period, and today’s announcement will give
the whole team even more enthusiasm for the
challenges that lay ahead.”
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