Renault F1 launches R30 with back to the future livery [w/video] at Auto Sources

Renault F1 launches R30 with back to the future livery [w/video]

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Renault R30 F1 challenger – Click above for high-res image gallery. Follow the jump to watch video.

On Sunday the Renault F1 team revealed its 2010 race automobile with a color scheme that hearkens back to the team’s debut in the late 1970s. The yellow-and-black livery was the traditional pattern used by Renault on its Formula One and Le Mans sports cars before the company began taking on title sponsors.

Of course, the downside of the retro look is that the team still has not signed a title sponsor to replace insurance company ING, which called it quits last summer after the team was found guilty of having Nelson Piquet Jr. deliberately crash during a race in late 2008.

The automaker now owns only a minority stake in the team after having sold most of it to Genii Capital.

At the launch of the new racer, Renault also announced that Russian Vitaly Petrov will run alongside ex-Sauber driver Robert Kubica in the second automobile. Petrov is the first Russian to get a full-time F1 drive. A video and press release are included after the jump.

Gallery: 2010 Renault R30