Back in black: Renault returns to F1

Photos: French firm's F1 ambition
Renault has launched its new car, the RS16, for the company's return to Formula One in 2016 as a fully-fledged team.
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Photos: French firm's F1 ambition
The French firm has bought back the team it sold in various stages from 2010, which became known as Lotus.
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Photos: French firm's F1 ambition
Renault will supply its own engines, as well as continue its relationship with Austrian-owned Red Bull -- which deteriorated in the last two seasons following the end of their four-year dominance of F1.
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Photos: French firm's F1 ambition
Renault president Carlos Ghosn (center) shakes hands with the team's 2016 drivers -- Britain's Jolyon Palmer (left) and Denmark's Kevin Magnussen.
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Photos: French firm's F1 ambition
Renault, F1 team and driver champions in 2005 and 2006, has not raced as a constructor since 2010 when it sold the shares in its team to Genii Capital -- which eventually rebranded it as Lotus -- to focus on its role as an engine supplier.
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