Fil wrote:I don't hold too much promise for Renault in 2012.
Continuity & stability is the key driver for success, and Renault is still nowhere near settling under their new team ownership.
- It's been a revolving door of staff in 2011.
- Team discontent with top level management still keeps popping up.
- Driver lineup is far from being settled.
- Questions of the financial health of the team continue.
- Possibility of a hostile takeover due to debt hasn't been discounted.
- New simulator's tender for construction hasn't been finalised, so won't be operational until late 2012, meaning it'll only be an asset for early 2013 upgrades at best.
And should they get Kubica back for 2012, his involvement in the development of the R32 will be compromised by a lack of input in the R31, leaving their leading driver with a car not wholly to his tastes.
Unless one of the top 4 teams get it horribly wrong, (and we haven't even contemplated one of Sauber/Williams/FI/STR getting their car super right), I really can't see what is pointing to 2012 being an improvement for Renault over 2011.
Let's look at the other side of things(I'm not in any way defending the team).
I think you need to read this:
http://www.lotusrenaultgp.com/6905-Gera ... ml?lang=en
- It's been a revolving door of staff in 2011?
Read article(480->520)
- Team discontent with top level management still keeps popping up?
Source?
- Driver lineup is far from being settled.
- Questions of the financial health of the team continue.
Read article
- Possibility of a hostile takeover due to debt hasn't been discounted.
Source?
- New simulator's tender for construction hasn't been finalised, so won't be operational until late 2012, meaning it'll only be an asset for early 2013 upgrades at best.
Has Robert Kubica ever used a simulator? Might be a good training ground for rookies and maybe help with some pre set-up of the car
If Robert Kubica is back in good shape with(I hope) Bruno Senna as team mate and Genii keep investing in the team, it might as well turn out really well.
Only "worry" is that they should get some more experience running the normal exhaust layout. But I can bet that they've been working on it for some while now. I wonder if they will introduce it this year just for that reason...
Who knows? The interview with Gerald Lopez really opens ones eyes to the ridiculous gossip of the F1 community.