Renault F1 Team: Any questions? Ask now!

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#1 Redders1989
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At the end of November, yours truly is going to go on a rare visit to the Renault F1 Team headquarters in Enstone, one of which is offered to very few people.

Obviously whilst I'm there, I'll have the opportunity to ask questions to the team. And here's where I bring the F1PU forward in this.

If you've got any questions you'd like answering by the Renault F1 team, post them here. I cannot guarantee that I'll be able to get answers from the team (we are quite time limited), and I'll only choose the best questions that are posted here. I'll be locking the thread at midnight GMT on Thursday, 25th November - the day I go to visit.

So, fire away people!

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Will they keep the great livery they currently have? Will they keep the great driver they currently have? Will they hire me for simulator development? Will Flavio ever come back? What about the coked-up hookers Flavio hung out with that one time? Will they get an opportunity to try and take Petrov's seat?
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How many degrees can an F1 wheel turn lock to lock?

What would the best way of getting into Formula One be with a very very low budget?

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What is the teams bigest challenges in terms of developing a new car when every team is starting with a blank sheet of paper? How can they be confident the car can compete and not be many seconds off the pace?
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#5 General-Doug
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Curse you Red Man! Levels of envy are very high right now!...................

Onto my questions;

"Ground effect and Turbo-charged engines are proposed for 2013. Will any other aspects of the cars change like tracking width, wing size/shape?"

Also.....

"Knowing that the peak of the previous generation of forced-induction cars had ungodly amounts of horsepower, what boost pressure would the engines be restricted to in order to prevent 4 figure power outputs?"

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#6 Redders1989
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One week until I head off, any more questions?
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#7 Redders1989
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I'm heading off tomorrow - make sure you get your questions in!

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#8 General-Doug
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Looks like these ARE gonna be the only questions. I was expecting this thread to be flooded with all sortsa Q's.
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What is the status of the Lotus-Renault? Who will be the Lotus team? When will fully enclosed cockpits (pants?) be implemented?
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Is Kubica looking to switch teams?

Is Kubica looking to team up with Alonso in some kind of way.

Your so lucky you get to talk with them.Kubica's my favourite because I'm Polish and so is Kubica. 

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#11 Redders1989
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Well I'm back. Sadly, I can't tell you much - parts I'm sworn to secrecy, the rest I have to have validated by the Renault team before I can post it anywhere on the internet, but here's what I can tell you:

- The current livery will be used for 2011.

- No information can be given regarding the Lotus situation. They wouldn't even tell us.

- Wasn't expecting it, but I met Vitaly Petrov whilst I was there. He's as shy as he appears on TV, but he's a great guy. Had a good joke about the Abu Dhabi race too :lol:

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#12 hockeydude29
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How did you score an interview with them.
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#13 Redders1989
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It wasn't an interview, it was a tour of the factory which is usually only for sponsor representatives and celebrities. I was actually a representative of FOFA who'd gone, it was the chairman who scored it, but no idea how he did.
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#15 hockeydude29
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It wasn't an interview, it was a tour of the factory which is usually only for sponsor representatives and celebrities. I was actually a representative of FOFA who'd gone, it was the chairman who scored it, but no idea how he did.Redders1989
That's so awesome.
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#16 Redders1989
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Petrov and myself - and I thought it sounded good that Eric Boullier was supposed to be around!

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#17 dabest2500
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Not the best T-Shirt Redders :D
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#18 XSamFisherX
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Not the best T-Shirt Redders :Ddabest2500
But the most awesome-tastic.
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Well said Sam :P
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#20 garfield360uk
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Loving the magazine rack in the background.
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#21 dabest2500
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Loving the magazine rack in the background.Garfield360UK

Subliminal advertising :D
Redders gets a cut too :D