Who will be the new Renault team Principal ?
Who will be the new Renault team Principal ?
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Patrick1964

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746 posts

260 months

Tuesday 22nd September 2009
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My money is on Tom Walkinshaw - he knows the job, and many of the people through his time at Benetton. He lives locally, isn't overstretched with his current interests and has a good management team to run his existing businesses whilst he focuses on F1. Anyone got any other suggestions ?

egomeister

7,598 posts

292 months

Tuesday 22nd September 2009
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Patrick1964 said:
My money is on Tom Walkinshaw - he knows the job, and many of the people through his time at Benetton. He lives locally, isn't overstretched with his current interests and has a good management team to run his existing businesses whilst he focuses on F1. Anyone got any other suggestions ?
I think Renault are aiming to make their management team more trustworthy...

Patrick1964

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746 posts

260 months

Tuesday 22nd September 2009
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Ha - I worked for Tom for ten years, and therefore have no idea what you mean....

Cobra Andy

472 posts

257 months

Tuesday 22nd September 2009
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Will they need one then ??
I heard the smart money is on them pulling out at the end of this season.

zac510

5,546 posts

235 months

Tuesday 22nd September 2009
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I thought they'd already assigned somebody?

Project 644

37,069 posts

217 months

Tuesday 22nd September 2009
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Patrick1964 said:
My money is on Tom Walkinshaw - he knows the job, and many of the people through his time at Benetton. He lives locally, isn't overstretched with his current interests and has a good management team to run his existing businesses whilst he focuses on F1. Anyone got any other suggestions ?
Maybe if they want some 7/10th scale cars or oversize engines.

Just seen your post below. Any juicey stories?

Patrick1964

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746 posts

260 months

Tuesday 22nd September 2009
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A couple old stories, neither of which I can vouch for the validity of.

Allegedly the Jag XJS was never eligible for the European Touring Car Championship (which it won). The night before the final round, two fabricators were flown to the nearest Jaguar dealership to the FIA in Paris and they modified the bodyshell of two XJS's in the showroom in case the FIA wanted to check the validity of the dimensions supplied by Jaguar.

Also allegedly the same XJS's had a bladder inside the fuel cell, giving an extra fuel capacity at the start of the race. The drivers had to pull out a pipe from the sill on the cool down lap at the end of the race and blow into it, inflating the bladder in case of fuel cell capacity checks.

I'm sure everything else was above board though :-)


FourWheelDrift

92,281 posts

313 months

Tuesday 22nd September 2009
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Alain Prost, David Richards, Bob Bell, Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Jean-Paul Driot.

Any of the above, + some more I can't remember.

Rollcage

11,345 posts

221 months

Tuesday 22nd September 2009
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Patrick1964 said:
My money is on Tom Walkinshaw - he knows the job, and many of the people through his time at Benetton. He lives locally, isn't overstretched with his current interests and has a good management team to run his existing businesses whilst he focuses on F1. Anyone got any other suggestions ?
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rhubarb

511 posts

253 months

Tuesday 22nd September 2009
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Thought David Richards was favorite. wasn't he principle for Benetton? Also thought there were reports last week that he was meeting renault within hours of flav going.

Patrick1964

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746 posts

260 months

Tuesday 22nd September 2009
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Rollcage said:
Patrick1964 said:
My money is on Tom Walkinshaw - he knows the job, and many of the people through his time at Benetton. He lives locally, isn't overstretched with his current interests and has a good management team to run his existing businesses whilst he focuses on F1. Anyone got any other suggestions ?
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Lol

El Guapo

2,787 posts

219 months

Tuesday 22nd September 2009
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Patrick1964 said:
My money is on Tom Walkinshaw.
That´ll be money you don´t mind losing, then. Isn´t he in jail?

FourWheelDrift said:
David Richards.
That´s the fella.

Project 644

37,069 posts

217 months

Tuesday 22nd September 2009
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El Guapo said:
Patrick1964 said:
My money is on Tom Walkinshaw.
That´ll be money you don´t mind losing, then. Isn´t he in jail?
I think you must be thinking of Vic Lee. I don't recall hearing of TW being sent down.

FourWheelDrift

92,281 posts

313 months

Tuesday 22nd September 2009
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Project 644 said:
El Guapo said:
Patrick1964 said:
My money is on Tom Walkinshaw.
That´ll be money you don´t mind losing, then. Isn´t he in jail?
I think you must be thinking of Vic Lee. I don't recall hearing of TW being sent down.
Tom's in Australia isn't he, same difference hehe

zac510

5,546 posts

235 months

Tuesday 22nd September 2009
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Why do you keep looking to history for a new team principal? Most new principals I can think of of late (Williams, Ferrari, McLaren, Red bull etc) have all been promoted from within the company. The trend would certainly seem to point to that again.

Rollcage

11,345 posts

221 months

Tuesday 22nd September 2009
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Project 644 said:
El Guapo said:
Patrick1964 said:
My money is on Tom Walkinshaw.
That´ll be money you don´t mind losing, then. Isn´t he in jail?
I think you must be thinking of Vic Lee. I don't recall hearing of TW being sent down.
Mr Lee certainly was ,but I think Mr W has avoided it so far!

Project 644

37,069 posts

217 months

Tuesday 22nd September 2009
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Rollcage said:
Project 644 said:
El Guapo said:
Patrick1964 said:
My money is on Tom Walkinshaw.
That´ll be money you don´t mind losing, then. Isn´t he in jail?
I think you must be thinking of Vic Lee. I don't recall hearing of TW being sent down.
Mr Lee certainly was ,but I think Mr W has avoided it so far!
hehe

C Lee Farquar

4,229 posts

245 months

Tuesday 22nd September 2009
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Spanky? getmecoat

LY99

154 posts

217 months

Tuesday 22nd September 2009
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Alan Prost - he's French and has previous running an F1 team

egomeister

7,598 posts

292 months

Wednesday 23rd September 2009
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LY99 said:
Alan Prost - he's French and has previous running an F1 team
Yeah, running one into the ground...

DR is the most credible name mentioned so far, although I could see Renault drafting someone in from the car co to get a bit more corporate control of what goes on at Enstone.