Ahead of the first round of the season, the team admitted that the R.S 16 was a developmental and foundational year, using aero similar to the 2015 car and the engine a lightly modified version of the same years model. They also had a contract to use Mercedes engines for the new season, which meant a significant amount of the car that had been designed needed to be modified to fit the Renault power unit. Nick Chester admitted that preparations for 2016 were limited by financial difficulty within the Lotus team. 16 used a black livery that was replaced for the season The car was built in Enstone in Oxfordshire with the engine supplied from Viry-Châtillon in France. The chassis was designed by Nick Chester, Chris Cooney, Martin Tolliday and Nicolas Hennel with Bob Bell overseeing the design and production of the car as chief technical officer and Rémi Taffin leading the powertrain design.
Kevin Magnussen and Jolyon Palmer were the race team drivers, whilst Esteban Ocon was the reserve driver. The Renault R.S.16 was a Formula One racing car designed by the Renault Sport Formula One Team to compete in the 2016 Formula One season, and marked Renault's return to the sport as a constructor after a five-year absence. In-house Renault semi-automatic sequential gearbox with eight forward and one reverse gear Infiniti kinetic and thermal energy recovery systems Mecachrome-built Renault R.E.16 turbocharged 1.6 L (98 cu in) V6 engine (90°), limited to 15,000 RPM in a mid-mounted, rear-wheel drive layout Nick Chester (Chassis Technical Director)Ĭarbon-fibre honeycomb composite survival cell The Renault R.S.16, driven by Jolyon Palmer, during the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix.
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