Renault to quit F1?

[Alfa Fan]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/8343221.stm The BBC have just reported Renault are going to decide on Wednesday next week whether to quit F1. Where would that leave Robert Kubica? Or F1 generally.

[F1boat]

Unlike Toyota, it will be a shame if Renault leaves as well. They are great team, winner of two WDC and two WCC and even in this abyssmal season won a podium and a pole-position. I will miss them if they leave although this is too understandable - Flavio and Symonds are banned, Alonso is to Ferrari and they were the architects of Renault success.

[JSH]

It would be a pity but it won't be a surprise.

NO automaker can afford to be in F1 at the moment.

[Daniel]

Let's hope they leave and that they along with Toyota enter the WRC. Will be much better value for money.

[Sonic]

They will no doubt claim financial reasons for quitting. Or perhaps they'll surprise me and be honest and say "we sucked this season so we are going to take our ball home".

[Lemmy-Boy]

I really hope Renault leaves because F1 really needs a dose of reality. FIA, CVC & Bernie need to get out of their little shell and improve the show for their TV audience.

It also doesn't help that F1 continues to hold races in countries that have little following or no attendance at all (Turkey). Plus, most of the new tracks have become boring sideshows.

And F1 no longer has a race in the largest car BUYING market in the world (USA). Given the recent global economic crisis, recent F1 soap operas, and lack of coverage in major markets, it's no irony that BMW, Honda and Toyota are gone.

[Shifter]

ALMS/LMS is just waiting for it. Let's all go sports car racing at the best tracks in the world, not just the most expensive.

[BDunnell]

They will no doubt claim financial reasons for quitting. Or perhaps they'll surprise me and be honest and say "we sucked this season so we are going to take our ball home".

No, I think your first suggestion is most likely! No major corporate entity will ever issue a completely honest statement on such an issue. Resorting to bland spin is the only way they know how.

[Dave B]

I hate to say I predicted both Toyota and Renault quitting earlier this year, but...

However I take no satisfaction from that - assuming of course that Renault do quit. Why would they have that meeting though if there wasn't at least something to discuss? Doesn't exactly fill me with confidence, I must say.

[Langdale Forest]

Let's hope they leave and that they along with Toyota enter the WRC. Will be much better value for money.

I agree with you but what car would they use for WRC?