Renault’s brand new R.S.19 F1 car broke cover today,
powered by the an improved E-Tech 19 engine based on the same design as last
year’s C-spec unit that Red Bull used towards the end of the 2018 season.
Also present at the media event were Renault F1
drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Daniel Ricciardo, the latter joining the French
outfit after spending the past 5 years with Red Bull Racing, amassing 7 wins
from 29 podium finishes.
Meanwhile, Hulkenberg added that “as a team, we’ve
developed a lot since the start of 2017 and that’s all part of the process if
we want to achieve our long-term targets. When I arrived, the infrastructure
was still young, we’ve come a long way since then with a lot of progress.”
The new R.S.19 race car will take to the track for
the first time at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya when winter testing begins
on February 18. In terms of graphics, its livery is very similar to the one
used on last year’s R.S.18 car.
In 2018, Renault finished the season as “best of the
rest,” claiming fourth spot in the Constructors Champtionship after Red Bull,
Ferrari and title-winner Mercedes.
