Look at that nose! – The Renault R29
Renault launched their new Formula 1 car the Renault R29 today at Portimao in Portugal. The new car brings back the original yellow of Renault and also brings a very blocky nose!
“We began our preparations for the R29 project early and I am proud of what the team has achieved,” explained Briatore. “There are lots of new things to deal with this year, which could shake things up, but we intend to continue fighting at the front. We will now concentrate on our final preparations for the start of the season so that we can arrive in Australia hopefully fighting for the podium.”
After the photo session the car hit the track with Nelsinho Piquet behind the wheel.
Renault presented Romain Grosjean as the team’s test and reserve driver and they also presented the three drivers for the 2009 Renault Driver Development Programme. Davide Valsecchi, like we reported a while back, Charles Pic and Marco Sørensen.
Below is a close up of the spectacular Renault nose. 
