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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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