Radical Renault

Renault has revealed it is working on a “completely new” Formula 1 car for next season despite the technical rules remaining largely the same. There are a few relatively minor changes such as the introduction of the Halo, but despite this Renault has decided to adopt a radical approach. “It’s a completely new car despite a relatively low number of regulation changes,” said technical director Nick Chester. “We’ve learned a lot on the aerodynamic package and the balance of a car built to 2017 regulations, so the car should represent a strong step forward. We’ll be doing some aero runs in practice in Brazil with a variety of aero instrumentation to help prepare the 2018 package.”