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10 Dec 2007

January launch for new Renault

Renault will reveal their 2008 challenger, the R28, in January, it was announced on Monday. The new car will be in action at the Spanish circuit of Valencia for a three-day test from January 22.

It will then be officially unveiled at the French team’s corporate communications headquarters in Paris, France on January 31. The squad, including newly-confirmed race drivers Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet Jr, are all expected to be in attendance.

Former title-holders Renault endured a difficult 2007 campaign, ending the season in third with 51 world championship points.

Nelson Piquet (BRA) Renault R27 Formula One Testing, Silverstone, England, Day Three, Thursday 21 June 2007. World © Hartley/Sutton