- Renault R23
The Renault R23 is a
Formula One car that competed in the2003 Formula One season . The driver lineup wereJarno Trulli andFernando Alonso who replacedJenson Button who left forBritish American Racing .The team started at pole at the
2003 Malaysian Grand Prix . Later the team won the2003 Hungarian Grand Prix , the first time Renault had won a Grand Prix since the1983 Austrian Grand Prix . Renault was innovative during this period producing non-standard designs such as the 111° 10-cylinder engine for the 2003 RS23 which was designed to effectively lower the center of gravity of the engine and thus improve the car's handling. This eventually proved too unreliable and heavy, so Renault returned to a more conventional development route.Eventually the team finished fourth in the construtors championship with 88 points.
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