The Gentleman Magazine Issue 14 | April 2019 | Page 32
RENAULT SPORT RACING AND DUPONT
ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
Multi-year Collaboration to Optimise Formula 1 Performance
and Advance Technology Development for Road Car
Applications.
Renault Sport Racing and DuPont today announce a multi-
year strategic technical partnership to deliver new technology,
beginning with hybrid and electric powertrain innovative
solutions to help advance Formula 1 and other racing programs.
Through a shared vision to address unique challenges in the
rapidly changing mainstream automotive industry, Renault
Sport Racing and DuPont will also explore opportunities to
co-innovate and accelerate development of new technology for
future consumer and road car applications.
“We are excited to team up with Renault F1 Team to help
deliver disruptive innovations in automotive technology,”
said Marc Doyle, Chief Operating Officer for the DowDuPont
Specialty Products Division, and Chief Executive Officer-Elect
for future DuPont. “Formula 1 is known for being the most
technologically advanced sport in the world and has embraced
hybrid electric powertrains in recent years. If the DuPont
and Renault F1 Team co-developed technologies can make a
performance difference under the speed, stress and heat of an
F1 car racing around a track at 370 kph,or 230 mph, then we
are confident we can accelerate those solutions to benefit road
car applications.”
DuPont has been bringing essential innovations to the
automotive industry for over 80 years and their leading
engineering polymers and adhesives solutions play a vital role
today in lightweighting, thermal management, connectivity
and improved safety.
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In motorsports, DuPont™ Kevlar® fiber is already used in the
tyres and the bodywork of Formula 1 cars, while DuPont™
Nomex® paper is used inside the car’s ERS (Energy Recovery
System) shielding and electrical insulation. DuPont also
contributes to helping protect drivers: Nomex® fiber is used in
race suits to help protect against heat and flame, and Kevlar®
fiber is an important safety component in driver helmets.
“DuPont has a long-standing legacy for inventing and
developing innovative products that improve performance in
motorsport and consumer vehicles, while also making them
safer, more efficient and sustainable,” said Cyril Abiteboul,
Managing Director of Renault Sport Racing. “Our multi-
year technical development partnership will enable ongoing
collaboration to advance hybrid technology and chassis
solutions, which we believe will ultimately result in improved
efficiencies and on-track competitiveness.”
In 2018, DuPont launched its AHEAD™ (Accelerating Hybrid-
Electric Autonomous Driving) initiative, which focuses
on creating technology and materials solutions in vehicle
electrification, connectivity, autonomous-driving and related
infrastructure which will play a key role in the technical
partnership with Renault F1 Team. Areas of collaboration
include developing structural adhesive solutions for thermal
management of batteries, as well as materials for power,
infrastructure and signal electronics. As these innovative, high-
performance materials are rapidly validated in the motorsport
environment, they can directly benefit the design of lighter
weight and more fuel-efficient vehicles without compromising
performance, comfort or safety – whether that be in a race car
or a road car.
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