Renault's motor-racing engine staff urge rethink on F1 'betrayal'

Alpine F1 car at the Dutch GP Arc 24 — An Alpine F1 racing car is pictured during qualifying on Aug. 24 at the Dutch Grand Prix. (RENAULT)

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Reuters

August 26, 2024 08:59 AM

ZANDVOORT, Netherlands -- Staff at Renault's Formula One engine facility near Paris have urged the automaker to rethink a plan to scrap power unit production, saying it would be a betrayal of 50 years of motorsport history.

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