Renault at the end of its cycle

Fernando Alonso leaving for Ferrari, Romain Grosjean having little chance of being renewed next year, Renault ends his 2009 season anonymously. In Sao Paulo, the second place of Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber), who will join the Franco-British team next season, even led Renault to eighth place in the constructors' standings. Only Force India and Toro Rosso have done less well than the stable of the diamond firm this year.

Parti dans les dix premiers, Fernando Alonso avait pourtant l?occasion de briller, avant de percuter Adrian Sutil (Force India), lui même heurté par Jarno Trulli (Toyota). " The first lap was very hectic and I found myself in the middle of the incidents, comments the double world champion. It's really a shame. I had a good start and our race strategy was good. Unfortunately, when Sutil and Trulli collided, I too was hit by the Force India. It's really frustrating, because Interlagos is a circuit that I like, and I think we could have scored points today »

For his part, Romain Grosjean did not have this kind of setbacks. But during the first laps, the Franco-Swiss was unable to protect his position, being overtaken by the majority of drivers pursuing him (Button, Hamilton?), to finish in thirteenth place after an anonymous race. “ I had a good start, but I lacked grip at the start of the race. It was difficult to heat the tires. I did my best, I fought, but it wasn't enough. I was more competitive at the end of the race, but I couldn't make up for the time lost in the first laps. So I finish where I started: thirteenth. » But, at the start of the race, Grosjean started with seven competitors behind him, only to finish the event with only one competitor in his mirrors. The 2007 champion of F3 Euro Series still has an opportunity to try to showcase itself, in Abu Dhabi, on November 1st.