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Renault adds key partners to F1 team

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Renault has announced a number of key partners for its return to F1 in 2016 as a constructor.

Having taken over Lotus at the end of 2015, Renault launched its new motorsport programme in Paris on Wednesday. Part of the launch saw a number of new partners unveiled, with Infiniti the most prominent addition following the end of its title sponsorship deal with Red Bull.

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"Renault-Nissan Alliance partner Infiniti will continue its journey in Formula One alongside Renault and will enhance its involvement through a specific technology program developing the second generation of energy recovery systems (ERS) for the F1 power unit," Renault announced, while also confirming the continuation of its partnership with fuel supplier Total.

Renault also announced new partnerships for its return as a constructor, including premium watch supplier Bell & Ross, audio systems inventors Devialet, and Danish clothing company Bestseller - the latter being represented by its Jack & Jones brand on the new car.

The team will also retain its relationships with the F1 team’s current partners, including Microsoft and EMC.

"Renault will continue its working relationship with Gravity Motorsports, an affiliate of the Genii Capital Group, which will retain a minority shareholding in the F1 team. Genii and Gravity worked tirelessly to ensure the team’s survival in extremely difficult circumstances and Renault is pleased to recognise this commitment as Gerard Lopez remains a non-executive director of the team."

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Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.