In the future, the Renault Group may return to the development and production of Formula 1 engines at its Viry base, when regulations better suit the company’s interests.
In 2026, power plants are more focused on using electrical energy, which attracted Audi’s interest and allowed Honda to stay, but led to Renault’s departure. The head of the French concern, Luca de Meo, said in an interview with L’Equipe that each manufacturer tried to promote its interests as much as possible when drawing up the regulations, but this simply did not suit Renault.
Luca de Meo: “The new rules seem to me to be a kind of Frankenstein, composed of the requirements of different manufacturers. As a result, development costs have increased exponentially.
We are taking into account the requirements for new engines and following the developments of the situation, but now we would like to concentrate on other projects.”
Source: F1 News
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