Renault F1 pit stop at Shelbourne

The F1 car will be on display at the Shelbourne Renault franchise this Wednesday and Thursday and will also be on display at the Shelbourne exhibition stand at Saturday's Armagh show.

“We at Shelbourne Renault are proud to have such a magnificent piece of racing history in our Renault Showroom especially for everyone to enjoy,” said Paul Ward, director of Shelbourne Renault.

“Renault has a long intermittent history of involvement in motor racing, including Ferenc Szisz winning the first French Grand Prix - usually regarded as marking the birth place of Grand Prix motor racing.

"Renault also introduced the turbo engine to F1 when they debuted their car, Renault RS01, at Silverstone in 1977."

Renault F1 has produced some of the most legendary F1 figures in history. Nigel Mansell became the first ever British driver to win the championship with Renault in 1992, followed four years later by another British F1 racing legend Damon Hill in 1996 and again by his Candian team mate Jacques Villenerve in 1997.

This wasn’t the end to the birth of prodigy racing drivers. In 2001, F1 Champion Jenson Button joined and formed the basis of his illustrious career in racing with Renault F1.

Button was then replaced by Fernando Alsonso who lead Renault to victory in their 200th Championship race at Silverstone in 2006 as well as going onto win the Championship for Renault in 2005 and 2006.

The current drivers for Renault are Robert Kubica and Vitaly Petrov and with only seven races into the championship they have managed to secure two podium finishes in what promises to be a nail biting season, with all racing teams pulling out the stops to ensure they are number one this season and Renault F1 are no exception.

Experience the thrill and history of F1 at Shelbourne Renault where you could win a luxury weekend break to the Radisson Blue Hotel and Resort in Limavady.

For more information contact Shelbourne on 3839 6808 or visit www.shelbournerenault.com.