Renault F1 team Gets All Retro With New R30 Livery

The 2010 F1 season just seems to be getting more and more retro. Mercedes is all German (and silver). Ferrari is all Latin (and red). McLaren is all British (but sadly also silver). And the just rolled out R30 from in the traditional company racing colors of yellow and white. Unfortunately, it's not French racing blue, but this is still pretty damn cool.

The past Sunday the Renault F1 team rolled out its 2010 race car in a nice and traditional, and quite lovely yellow-and-black livery. Traditionally this was the color scheme used by Renault on its Formula One and Le Mans sports cars before they started taking on title sponsors.

People used to derisively refer to the Renault's turbocharged F1 car back in the late 1970s as "the yellow teapot" since it was always blowing up and steaming. Or at least they did until they got the bugs worked out of turbocharging race cars, then the competitors cursed it for different reasons.

"We've been working flat-out during the winter to ensure that we begin the new season in the best shape possible. The R30 should be a competitive, strong and reliable car, and we've opted for an aggressive development strategy throughout the season. Now we're here ready for the first test and we're all excited to see if the car performs as we think it will," said Renault F1 Team Principal, Eric Boullier

The yellow and white machine will be piloted by Robert Kubica (late of Sauber) and Grand Prix newcomer (but GP2 winner) Vitaly Petrov. Yes, Vitaly Petrov is a Russian, the first Russian to get a full time ride in the world's top racing series.

"The team has been working on the new car for a long time and it's clear that we are moving in the right direction. Now we need to maximize the winter tests to keep up this momentum and continue improving the car. Our priority is to make the car easy to drive because the new rules favor cars that are not too sensitive – we need a car that behaves consistently in a wide range of conditions," Kubica said.

Vitaly Petrov added: "The new car looks stunning and the colors remind everybody of Renault's great history in the sport. I can't wait to drive the car for the first time and start working with the team."

Best of luck boys!

Source: Autoblog