Newsletter December 2018 FOREWORD // Cyril Abiteboul Sport Racing Managing Director

// It’s been pleasing to see excellent results We have been satisfied overall with what we’ve stepped up to Formula 1’s premier In the coming weeks and months, plans will take from the 2018 crop of Academy seen this season and how this success exemplifies support class alongside duties as Third & Reserve shape for 2019 and beyond. Decisions will be Drivers; a good reward for a lot of hard work the young driver ladder, which Renault has set out. Driver with the team. Jack can be proud of his made as to who will drive in the black and yellow and preparation behind the scenes. achievements since developing through the junior colours next season but, at this moment, Looking at the highlights of the year, Max Academy ladder in 2016, to driving a modern the distant objective remains unchanged: Renault Developing a competitive Formula 1 package is Fewtrell won the Eurocup title, Formula 1 car in 2018. targets an Academy driver as a future Formula 1 one thing, but ensuring the most talented drivers demonstrating consistency and a level-head at the world champion. // are in the cockpit is also a critical ingredient and right times to take the championship. Christian Arthur Rougier and Sun Yue Yang have continued something Renault very much buys into. The Lundgaard pushed Max close in his rookie season their development in the Academy, benefitting young drivers currently coming through the doors in the Eurocup to finish runner-up. Overall, Max, from the support and guidance outlined by the at Enstone are the ones we expect to be in the Christian as well as , fifth in the programme. race seats in the near future. series, were very impressive this season and join an elite list of names to achieve success in the Finally, Affiliated Driver won the There is still a bit of time before we see the highly-competitive Eurocup. GP3 Series championship after a classy season. team and young drivers fighting for world Anthoine showed patience throughout the year championships, but the Academy is always While the championship standings don’t tell the and proved to be the most consistent driver at discovering new ways to progress and grow whole story, it was great to see every round. stronger. round off his season by finishing third place in the prestigious Grand Prix.

// 02 // // Jack Aitken FIA Formula 2 Championship, ART Grand Prix Jack:

// I had positives this season like Quite often at race I’ve worked hard throughout the I’m already looking forward @JaitkenRacer winning in Spain, the podium weekends, we’ve shown front- year to find solutions and that to 2019. This year has been jaitkenracer in Baku, qualifying on the front running pace, but not been puts me in good stead for the tough, but I’ve learned a lot row in Hungary as well as able to convert that into more future. and a season of having these Age: 23 running in the Formula 1 car. frequent podiums or wins. problems will undoubtedly help Nationality: British/Korean me later down the line. I’ll take the positives and move forward 2018 Season: 11th Position, 63pts onto the next challenge. // 2018 Wins: 1 2018 Podiums: 2 2018 Pole Positions: 0 2018 Fastest Laps: 0

Bahrain Baku Catalunya Monaco Le Castellet Ring

P9, P18 P2, P11 P6, P1 P7, Ret. P11, DNS Ret., P18

Silverstone Spa Monza Sochi Abu Dhabi

P13, P12 P4, P10 P11, P19 P17, P8 P14, Ret. P10, P13

Season review:

Jack made the step up to the FIA Formula 2 Championship for 2018, alongside duties as Third & Reserve Driver for Renault Sport Team.

Having finished 2017 as runner-up in GP3 with ART Grand Prix, Jack remained with the French outfit for his maiden Formula 2 campaign. He finished the season eleventh in the standings on 63 points, scoring two podium finishes including a victory in Barcelona.

In between racing in Formula 2, Jack conducted his first outing in a contemporary Formula 1 car in May, when he took to the wheel of the Renault R.S.18 in Barcelona during the official in-season test. In October, Jack again drove the team’s Formula 1 car at Suzuka in a tyre test and has also completed demo runs in the Renault- powered E20 in France, Goodwood and Miami.

Jack made a promising start to his racing season, recording a second place in a thriller in Baku, followed by a maiden win in Spain. The middle part of the calendar proved challenging with points hard to come by, but Jack stuck at the task and rounded off the second-half of the season with points in Monza and Abu Dhabi. //

// 03 // // , R-ace GP Max:

// Overall, we’ve had a really To win the championship in that The three wins across the two We had the most wins, most @Max_Fewtrell good year and that’s shown by way makes it even sweeter as German rounds proved vital and pole positions and were the maxfewtrell winning the title. It took a lot of that shows our strong attitude that accelerated us to where we quickest car out there at most hard work to get the job done, to the job. We were always deserved to be. rounds. It was a rollercoaster Age: 19 especially having to chase the fighting at the front with wins season, but we knew we had Nationality: British lead throughout much of the at Paul Ricard and Silverstone, the pace and that kept me calm season. despite some frustration in when things got tough. // 2018 Season: 1st Position, 275.5pts Monza and Monaco. 2018 Wins: 6 2018 Podiums: 11 2018 Pole Positions: 6 2018 Fastest Laps: 5

Le Castellet Monza Silverstone Monaco

P2, P1 P22, P10 P1, Ret. P7, P8 P1, P2

Spa Hungaroring Nürburgring Hockenheim Catalunya

P5, P7 P3, P2 P2, P1 P1, P1 P4, P4

Season review:

Max secured the Formula Renault Eurocup Drivers’ Championship in 2018, after bouncing back from a 41.5-point deficit two-thirds of the way through the season.

He entered the campaign as one of the favourites for the title having picked up the Eurocup’s top rookie accolade in 2017 to add to his British F4 championship win the year before.

Despite recording the most wins, most podium finishes and most pole positions through the year, Max had to dig deep to win the Eurocup given the level of competition, notably fellow Academy member Christian.

Max enjoyed the dream start at Paul Ricard, but found frustration at Monza after leaving with a solitary point. He returned to Silverstone with a win, but couldn’t challenge the top three in Monaco, before coming back in with a third victory of the season.

The turning point for Max was after Spa, where he put the hammer down to record six podiums in a row – including three consecutive wins across the Nürburgring and Hockenheim – and entered the final round with a comfortable lead. From then, Max had one hand on the title and picked up two fourth place finishes in Barcelona to lift the trophy. //

// 04 // // Formula Renault Eurocup, MP Christian:

// My season was a lot better I struggled a little bit in our title chances. The pace Finishing second was better @Clundgaard5 than I expected. We started out the mid-season and lost a was so strong, but luck wasn’t than expected. This was my lundgaardofficial being prepared to fight for the bit of momentum through on our side and there was a best season in racing so far and rookie title and we progressed Silverstone, Monaco and Red 50-point swing to Max in the it beats being a double Formula Age: 17 each weekend and realised we Bull Ring. We picked things championship. I knew I had to 4 champion. I wasn’t surprised Nationality: Danish could be in contention to win back up across the next two win both races in Barcelona. I by our success, I adapted quickly the championship outright. rounds at Hungary and the did half of that with a victory to Formula Renault, but next 2018 Season: 2nd Position, 258pts (1st Rookie) Nürburgring with two wins and a second place, but it didn’t year is going to be a step up. // 2018 Wins: 4 and some podiums, but then fall for us in the end. 2018 Podiums: 9 Hockenheim arrived and that 2018 Pole Positions: 4 weekend ultimately ended 2018 Fastest Laps: 3

Le Castellet Monza Silverstone Monaco Red Bull Ring

P5, P3 P2, P1 Ret., P5 P5, P5 P5, P3

Spa Hungaroring Nürburgring Hockenheim Catalunya

P1, P8 P2, P1 P3, P5 Ret., Ret. P1, P2

Season review:

Christian enjoyed a superb rookie season in the Formula Renault Eurocup, narrowly missing out to Max in the Drivers’ Championship.

After winning two titles in 2017 – his first year in single- seaters – Christian had his eyes set on being top rookie in the Eurocup. That goal soon changed after the first couple of rounds where he took three podium finishes from the opening four races, including a first win in Monza.

Four consecutive fifth place finishes followed across Silverstone, Monaco and Red Bull Ring, before Christian recorded his second Eurocup win in Spa. The momentum was back for the Dane who moved into the championship lead with a win and a second in Hungary before recording another podium at the Nürburgring to maintain that advantage. A nightmare round at Hockenheim with two retirements ultimately proved costly to Christian’s hopes of winning the Eurocup in his rookie season. He had nothing to lose in Barcelona, winning race one and finishing second in race two, but fell short to Max by 17.5 points. //

// 05 // // Victor Martins Formula Renault Eurocup, R-ace GP Victor:

// It’s been a good year, especially challenging to learn a new car, There have been plenty of which will be beneficial for @MARTINS_Victor_ as we’ve been able to compete new conditions and to get over positives. The two podium the rest of my career. I’m victor_martins_officiel against a lot of competitors any small mistakes like missing finishes in Monaco were determined to become Formula who have more single-seater out on in the amazing and also the pole 1 world champion and I will do Age: 17 experience than me. The qualifying groups. But it’s with positions at Red Bull Ring and everything possible to become Nationality: French speed was there all season mistakes that you learn and Barcelona, where I took the one. Work for 2019 has already – sometimes the results that’s necessary on the journey absolute Formula Renault lap started. // 2018 Season: 5th Position, 186pts (3rd Rookie) don’t show that – but that’s to become a champion. record. We had six podiums 2018 Wins: 2 promising heading into next in total, two wins at Austria 2018 Podiums: 6 year. We knew coming into and Spa, so that was good. I 2018 Pole Positions: 2 the championship it would be have learned a lot this year, 2018 Fastest Laps: 2

Le Castellet Monza Silverstone Monaco Red Bull Ring

P11, P4 P6, P5 P6, P6 P3, P3 P9, P1

Spa Hungaroring Nürburgring Hockenheim Catalunya

Ret., P1 P4, P9 P4, P2 Ret., Ret. Ret., P3

Season review:

Victor finished fifth and third rookie in the Formula Renault Eurocup after a season where he demonstrated his excellent racing potential.

The French teen joined the Academy on the back of an outstanding karting career – world champion in 2016 – and also impressed in his maiden season in single-seaters in French Formula 4.

After a mixed start to the season with consistent top six finishes, it was at round four on the streets of Monaco where Victor looked to have completely settled into the Eurocup car. He sealed two third place finishes in Monte Carlo, before taking his first pole position and victory in Austria in July. Another win followed in Spa from fifth on the grid. Victor finished fourth and second at the Nürburgring, but endured a double retirement at Hockenheim in the penultimate round.

He didn’t let that deter an otherwise good season, bouncing back at the final round in Barcelona with a pole position, taking the Eurocup lap record at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in the process, and a third place in the final race. //

// 06 // // Arthur Rougier Formula Renault Eurocup, arthur:

arthur_rougier // It was a big step moving to the During the first-half of the Spa was a really good weekend Thanks to my sponsors, Eurocup and I had to work hard season I could have been better in particular, qualifying in the management, FFSA and the Age: 18 to improve through the season. with some decision making in top six and finishing fourth and Renault Sport Academy for Nationality: French Sometimes we showed strong both qualifying and the races sixth in the races. Overall, I’ve making it possible. Winter is pace and good consistency but and that was something I learnt so much this year and we coming and it’s time to look we weren’t able to show for that worked on for the second-half, had a strong season. forward to the future. // 2018 Season: 15th Position, 26pts (8th Rookie) with results. especially racecraft. 2018 Wins: 0 2018 Podiums: 0 2018 Pole Positions: 0 2018 Fastest Laps: 0

Le Castellet Monza Silverstone Monaco Red Bull Ring

Ret., P15 P18, P20 P15, Ret. P27, P14 P11, P14

Spa Hungaroring Nürburgring Hockenheim Catalunya

P4, P6 Ret., P8 P10, P13 P12, P10 WD, WD

Season review:

Arthur signed with the Academy as part of his prize for winning the 2017 French Formula 4 Championship and was placed in the Formula Renault Eurocup for the 2018 season.

The Frenchman faced a difficult first-half of the year, despite demonstrating promising pace early on. He had to wait until round six at Spa-Francorchamps to secure his first points in the Eurocup, but did it in style with finishes of fourth and sixth in the Ardennes.

From there, Arthur continued to demonstrate his ability, finishing eighth in Hungary, tenth at the Nürburgring and again tenth at Hockenheim at the penultimate round. //

// 07 // // Sacha Fenestraz FIA European Formula 3 Championship, Carlin SACha:

// It has been a tough season The season started really well An important thing was that The Macau result does make @sachafenestraz racing in a very competitive in Pau with a victory, but it got I learnt a lot throughout the up for it slightly. I was really sachafenestraz category. It’s probably been the harder and harder from there season. I’ve never learnt so pleased with that, especially hardest of my career so far. and the other good result for much in one year so that was with so many experienced Age: 19 There are always high and low me was at Silverstone with two good. Tough years are usually drivers on the grid. // Nationality: French/Argentine points in a career and this one second places. when you learn the most, so was definitely a challenging I’m looking at the positives and 2018 Season: 11th Position, 121pts (5th Rookie) one. wanting to build on those. 2018 Wins: 1 2018 Podiums: 3 2018 Pole Positions: 2 2018 Fastest Laps: 1

Pau Hungaroring Zandvoort Spa

P4, P1, P20 P8, P9, P6 Ret., P8, Ret. P17, P12, P18 P11, P7, P15

Silverstone Misano Nürburgring Red Bull Ring Hockenheim

P2, P7, P2 P11, P8, P12 P12, P9, P7 P11, P16, Ret. P7, Ret., Ret.

Macau Grand Prix: 3rd

Season review:

Sacha entered the FIA European Formula 3 Championship as the 2017 Formula Renault Eurocup champion, trying his hand in bigger, faster and increased downforce machinery.

It was a story of an impressive opening and an excellent ending for Sacha. A win at the first round in Pau meant he raced into the early championship lead, but from there things grew tough. A triple top ten finish in Hungary meant he remained in the top four of the championship, before struggling across the next three rounds at the Norisring, Zandvoort and Spa. Silverstone gave Sacha some respite, as he stormed to pole position in race one, before sealing a brace of second place finishes at the British circuit.

Sacha was unable to build on that promising performance across Misano, Nürburgring, Red Bull Ring and Hockenheim and finished the year in eleventh. In between the Formula 3 races, Sacha competed in Sochi and Abu Dhabi in GP3. The French-Argentine also enjoyed a superb outing at the FIA Formula 3 in Macau in November, finishing third in the main race. //

// 08 // // Sun Yue Yang British Formula 3 Championship, Carlin Sunny:

Weibo: @赛车手孙越扬 // I enjoyed this season competing It was a good level of racing, Overall, I think it’s been a solid in the BRDC British Formula 3 driving against some really season, especially since I’ve The car has been really fun to Championship. good racers at some really scored regular points, top ten drive, it’s more suited to my Age: 18 exciting circuits like Silverstone, finishes and a win at Donington driving style than the Eurocup Nationality: Chinese Spa and . Park. car and that’s meant I’ve been able to learn new things quickly 2018 Season: 10th Position, 240pts at each race weekend. // 2018 Wins: 1 2018 Podiums: 2 2018 Pole Positions: 0 2018 Fastest Laps: 0

Outlon Park Rockingham Snetterton Silverstone

P6, P13, Ret. P6, P11, P7 P9, P12, P12 P13, P2, P11

Spa Brands Hatch Donington Silverstone

P9, P7, P9 P5, P12, P13 P20, P1, P9 P12, P5, C

Season review:

Sunny made the switch to the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship at the start of the year having contested his first year in single-seaters in the Formula Renault Eurocup. Driving for Carlin, Sunny was able to score regular points at every race weekend and finished the season tenth in the championship.

He recorded his first podium in single-seaters after taking second place in race two at Silverstone midway through the season. And at the penultimate round at in September, Sunny went on to win his first race of his single-seater career.

Sunny finished the season at Silverstone by finishing fifth in race two. //

// 09 // // Anthoine Hubert FIA GP3 Series , ART Grand Prix Anthoine:

// We’ve done it! We had a goal It really feels amazing after It has been an incredible season It has really helped me to grow @AnthoineH this season and we can now putting so much effort into it. for me, of course I want to say and I’m sure I’ll learn even anthoineh say that we are the 2018 GP3 We had a great weekend in Abu thanks to my team ART Grand more in the future with them. Series Drivers’ Champion. Dhabi and we raced with the Prix for the job they’ve done My target now is to move to Age: 22 championship in our mind. and Renault Sport Formula Formula 2 so we’re working on Nationality: French We didn’t need to do anything One Team for this first year of that. // silly, or push too hard, and we support. 2018 Season: 1st Position, 214pts just had to have a clean outing. 2018 Wins: 2 2018 Podiums: 11 2018 Pole Positions: 2 2018 Fastest Laps: 4

Catalunya Le Castellet Red Bull Ring Silverstone Hungaroring

P2, P2 P1, P7 P17, P9 P1, P4 P3, P3

Spa Monaco Sochi Abu Dhabi

P3, P2 P2, DSQ P3, P4 P3, Ret.

Season review:

Affiliated Driver Anthoine Hubert joined Renault’s young driver programme ahead of the GP3 Series season opener in Barcelona in May and by November, was crowned Drivers’ Champion.

Anthoine relied on consistency in 2018 to lift the title, recording podium finishes in all but one of the nine Feature races. Things began well in Barcelona with two second places before inheriting his first race win at his home round at Paul Ricard in July. A one-off frustrating weekend at the Red Bull Ring allowed rivals to close the gap in the standings, but Anthoine brushed that aside and bounced back at Silverstone a week later for his first on-track GP3 victory. He followed that up with five straight podium finishes across Hungary, Spa and Monza to tighten his grip on the championship.

More good results followed in Russia, where he secured a third and a fourth place, before confirming the championship with a third place in race one at the season finale in Abu Dhabi. //

// 10 // Closing comments // Mia Sharizman Director, Renault Sport Academy

// As the year draws to a close, it Reflecting on this season, it’s simple which drivers you want to develop they are signed to for next year and marks the end of the third full year to say that we all want a perfect further. There are also moments the year after, making the long-term of the Renault Sport Academy and year; something that is very unlikely. – sometimes away from the track target achievable. the end of the first of two phases of We expected the drivers we had in - where you see the necessary the programme. Formula Renault to perform well and characteristics required to go all the From day one that has been the fight for the title. And true enough, way within a driver: ruthlessness, a goal and this is the midway point The objective of the Academy has Max and Christian took the battle champion attitude, team work and of a long journey. Forming a good always been long-term: to have an to the final race of the season in hunger. base next season will mean stronger Academy driver in the Formula 1 Barcelona. foundations for the year after, where race seat by 2021. We’re making There are options for the future and our drivers will aim to be one or small steps and at this stage, we Title wins are of course the better the stage is set for the second phase two steps away from the main race are meeting our targets. Drivers are moments for young drivers, their for both the Formula 1 team and seat. 2019 plans are close to being beginning to fulfil certain, prominent teams and for us as a development the Academy. We believe we have finalised, but for now at least, it’s roles within the team and this will programme. But it’s not always drivers who will mature in the time time to reflect and learn from a continue to grow. just about winning titles, more frame in parallel with the second promising season. // the manner in the way they are part of progression for the Formula won. There are certain moments 1 team. The timing is right with the in a season where you realise drivers we have, the level of racing

// 11 // // 2018 Timeline: // 2018 in Numbers:

January: Races Points Wins Podiums Poles Fastest Laps 2018 line-up unveiled. Two-week winter training camp with the Aspire Academy in Qatar. 164 1,383.5 17 44 16 15

February: All seven drivers visit Viry-Châtillon and model the new Renault Sport Formula One Team le coq sportif clothing range at a media event at Atelier Renault. // Championships:

April: Wins for Max and Christian in the Formula Renault Eurocup at Paul Ricard and Monza, with Jack on the Formula 2 podium for the first time in Azerbaijan.

May: Victories for Jack, in Barcelona, and Sacha, in Pau, within minutes of each other. Jack also tested the Renault R.S.18 Formula 1 car for the first time in the official Max Fewtrell Anthoine Hubert post-race test. The Affiliated Driver programme was launched with Anthoine Hubert inducted as the first member. 2018 Formula Renault Eurocup 2018 GP3 Series

Another win for Max in Silverstone, with Victor twice on the Eurocup Champion Champion podium in Monaco, where the drivers also met .

June: Maiden GP3 win for Anthoine in France. Sunny on the podium for the first time at Silverstone in British F3.

July: Max, Christian, Sacha, Victor and Anthoine enjoyed a training camp around Oxfordshire prior to the weekend. Activities included rowing, kayaking and athletics, before travelling to Silverstone for a day of immersion with the Formula 1 team.

Wins for Anthoine at Silverstone, and for Victor, Max and Christian in the Eurocup across Austria and Belgium.

August: The drivers travelled to Col du Peuch, France, for a one-week summer training camp, which centred around swimming, cycling and running, as well as yoga and cooking classes.

September: Sunny clinched his first win in single-seater racing at Donington Park.

October: Max was crowned 2018 Formula Renault Eurocup champion, edging out Christian at the season finale in Barcelona.

November: Anthoine won the 2018 GP3 Series title after finishing third at the final round in Abu Dhabi.

December: Drivers begin post-season testing in their targeted racing categories for 2019. //

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