Formula One Renault R24B from “Mild Seven Renault F1” team. Made in France in 2004, V10 and 605 kg. Fernando Alonso museum.
The Renault R24 is a Formula One car that competed in the 2004 Formula One season. The chassis was designed by Mike Gascoyne, Bob Bell, Tim Densham and Dino Toso with Pat Symonds overseeing the design and production of the car as executive director of Engineering and Bernard Dudot leading the engine design.
R24B
Renault brought a new, updated R24B model to San Marino Grand Prix, featuring new cylinder heads, inlet system and related changes to the bottom part of the engine.
Racing history
The car showed speed and reliability during the season, managing to outpace both the Williams and McLaren, as well as proving to be a consistent challenger to the equally fast BAR Hondas of Jenson Button and Takuma Sato. However, it was routinely bested by the Ferrari F2004 of Michael Schumacher & Rubens Barrichello, as the Ferrari duo won 15 of the 18 races in 2004. The driver line-up was Jarno Trulli and Fernando Alonso.
Chassis: Moulded carbon fibre and aluminium honeycomb composite monocoque
Suspension (front): Carbon-fibre top and bottom wishbones operate an inboard titanium rocker via a pushrod system
Suspension (rear): Titanium top and carbon-fibre bottom wishbones operating vertically-mounted torsion bars and horizontally-mounted damper units mounted on the top of the gearbox casing
Engine: Renault RS24, mid-engined 3.0 litre V10 (72°)
Transmission: Titanium longitudinal, semi-automatic sequential paddle-shift, 6-speed + 1 reverse
Power: 880-900 hp @ 19,000 rpm
Fuel: Elf
Tyres: Michelin
