“Cutting heads” in the French team: Renault fires head of aerodynamics

It's a French team responded to the current crisis and separated from his own with immediate effect head of the aerodynamics department. As reported in the team, the two Renault in Peter machin broke up amicably - at least officially. He will be his successor Dirk deBeer. The Dutchman is an old acquaintance Renault. In 2013, he moved from Enston (then the team was still called Lotus) to Ferrari. Finally, he was a member of the team Williams, but he had to after poor start to the season 2018 already in May to pack suitcases.

After 2013, Dirk de Beer returns to Enstone to replace Peter Machin, who had to leave the Renault team with immediate effect.

The bear will get on the lead aerodynamic position another colleague, who was supposed to be brought in from another team. Until then, he will represent this unnamed expert Vince Todd. In addition, it will progress as well James Rodgers and will henceforth be responsible for the development of aerodynamic performance.

"We’ve seen some strengths this year, but we’ve also found areas that needed change,”Said the team boss Cyril Abiteboul. "After the rapid growth of our aerodynamics department and the modernization of our equipment, strengthening our management will help us reap the fruits of our investment,”Adds the Frenchman, who also mentions that not the last reinforcement.

Cyril Abiteboul, the head of the Renault team, is laying the new foundations of the team and hopes for new rules and the 2021 season, but at the same time he does not even know whether the French manufacturer will be present in the new period of Formula 1.

The French are in disappointment this season fifth place, and in the last three races of the season to them another fact threatensthat they can also be caught by teams Toro Rosso in Racing Point. Renault has high hopes for the year 2021 and in the new regulations, but it is not clear at the time whether they will be in Formula 1 at that time still present.        

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