Formula 1’s Latest Rumours and Talk: Renault Launch, Kevin Magnussen and More

The car on show may only have been a 2015-style chassis with a lifeless (albeit interim) livery, but Renault's return to the Formula One grid felt close enough to touch in Paris on Wednesday. Following its purchase of the Enstone-based Lotus team at the end of 2015, the manufacturer held a team-launch event in the French capital, where it outlined its plans for the new season and beyond. Although the company has a long and proud history in the sport, the message from chief executive Carlos Ghosn was clear: Renault is at the start of a very long and bumpy road back to the top of F1. After being released by McLaren-Honda last October, Kevin Magnussen appeared to be facing a long and bumpy road back to the F1 grid.  As he tested DTM and W...

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