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In, Benetton was rebranded as Renault F1, and Jarno Trulli joined the team to partner Button.
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While Williams continued to dominate F1 in 1993, Patrese found it difficult to live with his new team-mate Michael Schumacher and before the end of the season Benetton informed Patrese that he was " free to seek an alternate drive ".
In 1965, Luciano Benetton, the eldest of four children, was a 30-year-old salesman in Treviso.
The latter originated when photographer Oliviero Toscani was given carte blanche by the Benetton management.
Benetton Group entered Formula One as a sponsor of Tyrrell in, then Alfa Romeo in ; this arrangement was extended to both Alfa and Toleman in.
Benetton Formula Ltd. was formed at the end of 1985 when the Toleman and Spirit teams were sold to the Benetton family.
Avon, Estee Lauder, Benetton, and Tonka Toy Co. all stopped testing products on animals, the Pentagon stopped shooting pigs and goats in wounds tests, and a slaughterhouse in Texas was closed down.
The pre-season betting was that Senna would coast to the title, but with the banning of electronic driver aids, the Benetton team and Michael Schumacher initially proved more competitive and won the first three races.
The Williams team were reigning constructors ' champions, having beaten Benetton in 1994, and with young David Coulthard, who was embarking on his first full season in Formula One, as team-mate, Hill was the clear number one driver.
As world champion, Hill was in high demand, and had offers to drive from McLaren, Benetton and Ferrari.
The final DFV / DFZ / DFR replacement, the HB V8 was introduced with the Benetton team midway through 1989, winning the Japanese Grand Prix that year.
It was not until the introduction of the new Cosworth unit, badged as a Ford Zetec-R, that Michael Schumacher won the Drivers World Championship with Benetton, in 1994.
He was involved in a number of hairy incidents during that season, including crashing out at the start of the first lap at Interlagos, and at Imola, he forced off Alessandro Nannini during practice at Curva Villeneuve and the Italian shunted his Benetton, and was lucky to escape unhurt.
De Cesaris was again strong at Monaco, forcing his way past the Benetton of Roberto Moreno and was running in the points when the Jordan's throttle cable snapped.
It was not until joining Benetton in that his F1 career took off.
His arrival was met with great anticipation as he had proven great form for Benetton and Ferrari.
Berger's helmet originally was blue with yellow lines and azure and white details near the visor In 1986, during his first spell at Benetton he used a different design that complimented the livery of the Benetton BMW.
In Bodiroga's next and final season with Real Madrid, ( and without Obradovic, who had moved to Benetton Treviso ) there were no improvements, as the team was ousted in the league's semifinals by TDK Manresa.
Benetton Formula Ltd., commonly referred to simply as Benetton, was a Formula One constructor that participated from to.
The team was owned by the Benetton family who run a worldwide chain of clothing stores of the same name.
Benetton and rebranded
The Prost and Benetton names would disappear from the sport at the end of 2001 ; Prost folded due to a lack of finances while Benetton was rebranded as Renault after the French manufacturer bought the team outright.
Benetton and Renault
In 2000 the team was purchased by Renault, but competed as Benetton for the 2001 season.
Following Richards ' departure, Rocco Benetton managed the team for three years until its sale to Renault.
The following year he switched to Benetton, which in became Renault, and then for the 2003 season he moved to BAR.
For, Button partnered experienced driver Giancarlo Fisichella at Benetton, which had recently been purchased by Renault.
In 1990, he was promoted by Luciano Benetton to manager of the Benetton Formula One racing team, which became Renault F1 in 2002.
From to, he led Renault's motorsport sister company Mecachrome, which provided older 1997 Renault engines to the Williams ( 1998 – 1999 ), Benetton ( 1998 – 2000 ), BAR ( 1999 ) and Arrows ( 2000 ) teams under the brand names Mecachrome ( 1998 ), Supertec ( 1999 – 2000 ) and Playlife ( for Benetton 1998 – 2000 ).
In 2000, Renault announced its plans to return to Formula One with the purchase of the Benetton Formula team.
As of 2012 Alfa have never returned to Grand Prix racing while Renault would return in following their purchase the Benetton team.
Bernard Dudot, Renault Sport's Chief Engineer, said that he believed Benetton was less well-prepared than Williams, as the former team had changed its engine supplier to Renault, whereas Williams had been in partnership with the company since.
Giancarlo Fisichella completed the podium in third, the final podium finish of the Benetton Team prior to their renaming to Renault F1.
After four years out of the sport, Renault returned to supply engines to the Benetton team, while Michelin ’ s comeback as a tyre supplier would provide Bridgestone with competition for the first time since Goodyear left the sport at the end of the 1998 season.
Defending Constructors champions Benetton Renault began their decline towards the middle of the grid, having lost key personnel due to Schumacher's departure, and failed to win a race.
Jean Alesi, Johnny Herbert ( Benetton Renault ) and David Coulthard ( Williams Renault ) all won their first races in F1.
In the constructor's championship, McLaren Honda were the world champions with 139 points with Williams Renault second with 125, Ferrari third with 55. 5 and Benetton Ford fourth with 38. 5.
As Toleman grew, was taken over to become Benetton, and was subsequently sold and renamed Renault F1, Symonds remained with the team and worked his way through the technical ranks.
When Mike Gascoyne joined Benetton in 2001 Symonds was promoted to Executive Director of Engineering, a post which he retained though the transition to Renault ownership in 2002.
Renault engines powered Williams and Benetton to six consecutive Constructors ' World Championships between 1992 and 1997, and five Drivers ' titles with Nigel Mansell ( 1992 ), Alain Prost ( 1993 ), Michael Schumacher ( 1995 ), Damon Hill ( 1996 ) and Jacques Villeneuve ( 1997 ).
In 1995 Benetton acquired Ligier's stock of Renault V10 engines.
Benetton and F1
Stoddart returned to racing in 1996 when he purchased ten old Tyrrell F1 cars, a Minardi, a Benetton, and a Brabham for his own use.
The cast iron block 4-cylinder turbocharged Formula One motor, based on the standard BMW M10 engine introduced in 1961, powered the F1 cars of Brabham, Arrows and Benetton and won the world championship in 1983.
From 1987 to 1991, Camel sponsored the Lotus Formula One team ; and in the nineties, Camel sponsored the Benetton Formula One team and the Williams F1 team until 1993, Camel's last year as a sponsor in Formula One.
The Benetton family wanted this change of nationality in order to have an F1 team of their own country.
Had his last F1 race win while driving for Benetton in the 1991 Canadian Grand Prix.
Later in 1991 Brawn returned to F1 as technical director of the Benetton team, helping it win consecutive World Drivers ' Championships in 1994 and 1995 with Michael Schumacher, and to take the World Constructors ' Championship in 1995.
At the back of the grid René Arnoux ( Ligier JS29B ) and Andrea de Cesaris ( Brabham BT56 ) tangled, whilst Thierry Boutsen ( Benetton B187 ) hit Berger's spinning Ferrari F1 / 87.
Piquet and Mika Häkkinen ( making his F1 debut ) barely managed to avoid him as they passed, but before Patrese could get out of the car, Moreno, in the second Benetton, went straight across the bow of the Williams, removing the nose of Patrese's car and the right front wheel of the Benetton.
In 1991 Walkinshaw was recruited as Engineering Director of the Benetton F1 team which subsequently won the 1994 Formula One World Championship.
Tipped as a future F1 driver, he tested with both McLaren and Benetton, whilst also competing in F3000, then the recognised second tier of European motorsport, in 1990-1992.
After a brief spell with the abortive Reynard F1 project in 1991 Byrne returned to Benetton that fall.
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