Season 2009 - Renault fail 2009 crash test

Eurosport - Fri, 09 Jan 21:20:00 2009

Renault's 2009 Formula One car has failed a mandatory crash test but the launch of the R29 will proceed as planned later this month.

FORMULA 1 2008 Testing Jerez - 11/12/08 - Fernando Alonso (Renault) / Foto EFE - 0

"We have identified the problem and solved it," said a team spokesperson, before refusing to give any more details about the issue. Unconfirmed reports suggest that the car was believed to have failed nose and side impact tests, with one chassis seriously damaged.

"We will be able to run the car as planned in Portugal."

The R29 car is due to be launched before a regular test session at the new Portimao circuit in southern Portugal on Janauary 19.

Crash test failures are not unusual in Formula One, with teams pushing their designs to the limit.

Renault also failed one before the start of the 2005 season that brought them their first championship with Spain's Fernando Alonso, and have plenty of time to rectify the problem.

The team won two races with the double world champion last year and aim to be back in the hunt for the title when the season starts in Australia on March 29.

Reuters

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  1. post # 62
    girls with names like Eleana have plastic­ boobs, I hate them ...

    From Golf in the Kingdom, on Sun 11 Jan 11:32AM

  2. it's just a temporary problem
    and, if we consider­ the last four years,
    Renault won four titles (two­ drivers, two teams)
    Ferrari three titles (one drivers,­ two teams)
    and Mc Laren one (one drivers).
    So, who is­ the best car?

    From Golf in the Kingdom, on Sun 11 Jan 11:29AM
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    JerichoHolic ALONSO IS A LITTLE SPOILT SPANISH TW-T­ AND HE NEEDS TO MATURE INTO A MAN

    From I TYSON, on Sun 11 Jan 11:29AM

  4. dbowzee, WELL SAID

    From I TYSON, on Sun 11 Jan 11:27AM

  5. I hope Alonso will beat the hell outta Hamilton...for­ his 2007 treatment by McLaren...

    From JerichoHolic, on Sun 11 Jan 11:04AM

  6. comment 55 its because you own a mustang where are the­ american cars in f1 no where becuase they cant steer­ properly

    From chris, on Sun 11 Jan 10:47AM

  7. marnio,marion what ever your name is your a bloody­ idiot you do my head in soi have arranged for mi 5 to­ take you out as all you do is slag off lewis hamilton­ whats all this mr hamiltons son all about its lewis­ that is famous his dad has helped him through thick and­ thin he has every right to be stood there in the pits­ watching him grow up you stupid idiot before you get­ shot in the head and left for dead!

    From chris, on Sun 11 Jan 10:44AM

  8. Well said Ginge - today it is fashionable to be as­ sneeringly critical as possible - everyone trying to­ bring others down. Shame. Where's the harm in­ giving praise where it's due? Praise the skills­ and leave the pesonal stuff where it belongs.

    From m.e.jenner, on Sun 11 Jan 9:27AM

  9. French cars are plastic I hate them

    From EleanaV, on Sun 11 Jan 7:08AM

  10. If i have the same grammar as "marnio from­ peru" I'd rather no comment at all. His­ grammar is terrible, spelling is pathetic, and most of­ all, he is nonsence!

    From marlon m, on Sun 11 Jan 3:59AM

  11. Maybe,mister Adrian W, but I don't remember the­ organizers shortening a race so Senna could win it, do­ you?

    From meixidecity, on Sun 11 Jan 1:01AM

  12. Neal V: Back then the best beat the best. If Senna­ beat Prost, his fans would say Prost was great but­ Senna was better. Now though if Alonso beats Hamilton­ its because Hamilton is 5hit. Not exactly alot of­ respect anymore amongst fans for the guy their beating.­ I miss those days where their was mutual respect, now­ though what we've got is petulent children­ bickering because only the person they support is any­ good.

    From ginger_gitt, on Sun 11 Jan 12:27AM

  13. Hey ginger_gittthose those were the days weren't­ they.

    From Neal V, on Sun 11 Jan 12:05AM

  14. Adrian: Well lets look at Prost.

    Prost through an­ "Alonso-Style" tantrum at Mclaren when newboy­ Ayrton Senna wasn't told to give way to him. He­ then left the team rather than race head to head with­ him again and went to Ferrari.

    During his first season­ at Ferrari he through more tantrums and forced the team­ into swapping his chassis with that of Nigel Mansell­ because Mansell was beating him and couldn't face­ the fact it wasn't the car that was the difference.­ His attitude forced Mansell out of the team and to­ Williams.

    When Prost signed for Williams, Mansell­ decided to retire from F1 and go racing in the US­ rather than be forced into sharing a team with him­ again, cutting his F1 career short. When Mansell's­ retirement was announced, a now established Brazilian­ was also up for grabs and Prost felt the need to have a­ "No Senna" clause put into his contract so­ Williams couldn't sign Ayrton.

    A year later when­ the clause lapsed and Williams could sign Senna, they­ did without hesitation, and Prost promptly quit so he­ didn't have to be faced with being beaten again by­ the South American master.

    Prost was a great driver,­ and his record speaks for itself, but he twice ran away­ from Senna and twice forced Mansell out of a team. And­ both of these drivers had proven themselves faster than­ the Frenchman in the same equipment so had no reason to­ fear him on the track. Prost feared Senna and­ irritated Mansell.

    From ginger_gitt, on Sat 10 Jan 11:35PM
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    i keep getting invalid comment. why?

    From Shelby Mustang, on Sat 10 Jan 11:06PM

  16. despite what some of the conspiracy theorists say, I­ don't think he did that deliberately. If he did he­ is even more stupid than I thought.

    From owen gayer, on Sat 10 Jan 10:40PM

  17. Ginger I can only see one main reason why Piquet was­ resigned by causing the situation in the night race­ handing Alo an easy win.

    From wizzo, on Sat 10 Jan 10:22PM

  18. Poor old demented Padington Bear from Peru. Over two­ months now and he still hasn't been able to post­ anything new or relevant about F1.

    From Biggles, on Sat 10 Jan 10:19PM

  19. fencer,you and I should get together and get shot of­ this W****R once and for all of this site!!!! WHO DOES­ HE THINK HE IS ? I ,PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE HIS PC/LAPTOP­ TO BLOW BEYOND REPAIR!
    One day he MIGHT (!) grow­ up and have something sensible to say !
    FROM , BAD BOB­ THE B*****D !!!!!!!

    From robert, on Sat 10 Jan 9:51PM

  20. Shelby Mustang, this place is civilised compared to­ Crash

    From calvin_chann, on Sat 10 Jan 9:49PM
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