January 2006
31st Jan - Interview with Carlos Ghosn, President
and CEO of Renault
What were the benefits to Renault of the championship
win in 2005?
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31st Jan - Renault F1 Team launches 2006 championship
campaign.
The Renault F1 Team today launched its 2006
world championship challenger, the R26, in Monaco with the
promise of an aggressive defence of the team's double world
championship.
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28th Jan - Renault F1 Barcelona Testing, Day
3.
The final day of testing in Barcelona has been
called off, following rain and snowfall at the Spanish circuit.
As a result, the Renault F1 Team cars did not complete a single
lap this morning.
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26th Jan - Renault F1 Barcelona Testing, Day
2.
Cold temperatures during the early morning
again limited the drivers' running until around 11:00. Once
the circuit had warmed sufficiently to allow useful running
to begin, both drivers completed extensive tyre programmes
for Michelin throughout the day.
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25th Jan - Renault F1 Barcelona Testing, Day
1.
Day 1 of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya
saw Fernando Alonso and Giancarlo Fisichella at work in the
new R26, conducting reliability and tyre development.
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17th Jan - Renault a very strong first test
for the R26
The World Champion Renault F1 Team enjoyed
an encouraging debut with its new R26 last week in Jerez.
Technical Director Bob Bell tells us more…
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13th Jan - Happy Birthday Fisico!
Giancarlo Fisichella turns 33 tomorrow, and
the Renault F1 Team wishes him many happy returns!
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13th Jan - The Renault F1 Team pleased with
the results
The first laps of a brand new car can make
even the most hard-bitten engineer nervous. Months of work
can sometimes come back to the garage as little more than
a smoking, fiery mess…
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13th Jan - The Renault F1 Team concludes at
Jerez
The objective for the fourth and final day
of this week’s test in Jerez was to continue gaining
mileage with the R26/RS26 package.
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12th Jan - Testing day 3 Renault Jerez
Day three of testing in Jerez saw Fernando
Alonso get his first taste of the R26, completing over 300
km. Giancarlo Fisichella worked on endurance tyre development
with the R25.
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11th Jan - Testing day 2 Renault Jerez
The second day of testing with the new R26
saw Giancarlo Fisichella complete nearly 300 km, while Fernando
Alonso worked through a lengthy tyre development programme.
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10th Jan - Renault R26 hits the track
After a busy winter period, the R26 took to
the track today, on time and in line with the project plan
established a year ago.
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