News Details
Illien: Catching Mercedes and Ferrari will take longer than a year
Engine guru Mario Illien thinks Renault may begin to show clear progress with its Formula 1 power unit early in 2016, but believes that reeling in pace setters Mercedes and Ferrari is unlikely to happen this season. The Swiss, and his company Ilmor, have been drafted in after the French carmaker struggled in the first two years of the new ‘power unit' era. However, Renault only decided to stay in F1 for this year in December, leaving precious little time to immediately improve the engine for its new works team and customer Red Bull. 'With the 32 tokens you can change quite a lot,' Illien told Auto Motor und Sport, 'but time will not allow it. We need to see, together with Renault,...
Full Story »
Full Story »
9y ago from GrandPrix247.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
No overnight fix for Renault problems warns Illien
Success will not come overnight for Renault in the wake of their buyout...
9y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Success will not come overnight for Renault – Illien
Success will not come overnight for Renault in the wake of the Lotus...
9y ago from ThisIsF1.com
Illien: Renault to show progress early on
– Mario Illien, the head of Ilmor Engineering, which has been...
9y ago from GPUpdate.net
Arrivabene: I wish for more competition between Kimi...
Team principal Maurizio Arrivabene has suggested Kimi Raikkonen needs to...
9y ago from GrandPrix247.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
MotoGP exploring options to return to China after...
MotoGP series promoter Dorna is reportedly considering a return to China...
2h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Why KTM would be wise to prepare for a future without...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Jorge Lorenzo shares his ‘theory' on the cause...
Five-time MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo believes that multiple factors...
5d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Miguel Oliveira: I did my best to stay in MotoGP but...
No description available...
4d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Aggressive testing schedule planned ahead of Mick...
Following confirmation Mick Schumacher will make a switch to IndyCar next...
6d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Mick Schumacher joins RLL in IndyCar switch
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced that Mick Schumacher will...
1w ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Mick Schumacher hails IndyCar racing as "the way...
No description available...
6d ago from Motorsport.com
Mick Schumacher makes IndyCar switch with RLL in 2026
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Why WRC drivers thought Rally Saudi Arabia was too...
No description available...
23h ago from Motorsport.com
Ott Tanak looking forward to break from full-time...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Sebastien Ogier on matching Sebastien Loeb’s record...
No description available...
2d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Mikel Arteta hails ‘more reliable’ Arsenal squad...
t;li>Manager confident squad-building lessons learned He hopes Havertz...
1h ago from TheGuardian.com
Arsenal latest: Arteta to speak ahead of Brentford...
No description available...
3h ago from SkySports.com
Arsenal vs Brentford preview: Saliba, Trossard to be...
No description available...
2h ago from SkySports.com
Press conference questions + A trophy in December
Morning all. It's pretty non-stop at the moment, and Mikel Arteta will...
5h ago from Arseblog.com
Comments
Hottest News
Carlos Sainz makes Williams declaration after Qatar podium
Carlos Sainz has claimed that he would have... Read More »
1h ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Yuki Tsunoda has Plan B issue after discovering Red Bull...
Yuki Tsunoda has hinted at the outcome of Red... Read More »
3h ago from GPFans.com
Lewis Hamilton left perplexed by Max Verstappen's F1 title...
Lewis Hamilton was left shocked by Max... Read More »
1h ago from MotorsportWeek.com
