Briatore wants to stay at the top


By Renault F1
November 17 2006

Renault F1 team boss Flavio Briatore will see many changes at Renault in 2007. The team has lost double world champion Fernando Alonso and replaced their title sponsor Mild Seven by Dutch bank ING. Briatore is determined though to continue the winning streak.

Speaking to F1.com Briatore said: "2007 will be a fresh start in many ways, and we are very proud to be welcoming a company of the stature of ING to Formula One. But the constant will be the performance: we want to stay at the top, and fight at the front. We are the only top-three team with technical stability, and we know our drivers. The team is prepared for the challenge, and looking forward to it."

There aren't many people though that expects Renault to continue at such a high performance as they did in 2005 and 2006. Briatore doesn't agree with them obviously. "I don't accept that assumption," he said. "The people saying we will not continue our success in 2007 are the same ones who said we had won the title in Canada, or that Ferrari had won by Monza. They are people making quick judgments, not looking at the facts. They see unknowns, where we see people we know and logical decisions."

"For me, there is a great motivation in beginning a new era without Fernando, and proving that the strength of Renault is about more than one person. The secret to our success was written on the cars in 2006: team spirit. And more than anything, leading this amazing group of people is what motivates me to continue, and tackle the new challenges ahead."

 

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