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Benetton System Ltd., commonly referred to simply as Benetton, was a Formula 1 constructor that participated coming from 1986 to 2001. The team was owned by the Benetton family who run a worldwide chain of clothing stores of the same name. In 2000 the workforce was purchased by Renault, but competed as Benetton for the 2000 and 2001 months. In 2002 the crew became Renault F1.The Benetton Group entered Formula One as being a sponsor company for Tyrrell throughout 1983, then Alfa Romeo within 1984 and 1985 and finally Toleman in 1985. Benetton Formula Ltd. was formed at the finish of 1985 when the particular Toleman team was sold for the Benetton family. The team began with BMW engines and then later switched to Ford then Renault and finally Playlife.

switched to the Benetton team, scoring 3 wins before retiring in 1991

The team was managed simply by Flavio Briatore from 1990 until finally 1997. In about 1991, TWR acquired a one-third stake from the team, bringing in Tom Walkinshaw and Ross Brawn running the engineering operations. Rocco Benetton, the youngest son involving Luciano Benetton joined the team as Chief executive in 1998 and fired Briatore. He replaced him with Prodrive boss David Richards, who lasted only for any year when he also was fired, due to a disagreement while using the Benetton family about foreseeable future strategy. Following Richards' departure, Rocco Benetton managed the team for 36 months until its sale to Renault.The Benetton team is best known for its achievement with Michael Schumacher, who accounts for 19 with the team's 27 career victories and their 2 drivers' titles. After switching to Renault machines, they also won your constructor's championship in 1995 together with Schumacher and Johnny Herbert. After 1995, Schumacher moved to Ferrari together with Ross Brawn, Rory Byrne and 11 different key figures from his or her two championship winning months with Benetton.

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With March 16, 2000, the team was marketed to Renault for $120 zillion US. As part of their restructuring, Renault brought back Flavio Briatore seeing that team manager. The team still utilized the Playlife engines (while descended from Renault motors) they'd been using for the last two years. The drivers were Giancarlo Fisichella and Alexander Wurz. The team scored 20 details, as well as 3 podium completes in 2000 at Brazil, Monaco and Canada.During their final year in 2001 the drivers, Jenson Button and Giancarlo Fisichella, were often on the spine two rows of your grid. This was in part attributed to the new 111-degree broad angle engine. But continued development granted Benetton to leave Method 1 on something of a high, and the cars' effectiveness lifted. Button and Fisichella scored 10 points to the team, including a podium end for Fisichella in Belgium.

Over the 1994 season, some rival teams stated Benetton had found ways to violate the FIA-imposed suspend on electronic aids, including traction control and also launch control. On investigation, the FIA discovered "start sequence" (kick off control) software in the Benetton B194 cars, and a variety involving illegal software in rival teams' cars likewise. FIA had no evidence the application was ever used, so teams found while using the software received little for you to no punishment. No traction control software was found to stay the Benetton cars, however. Flavio Briatore, Benetton's chief in 1994, said in 2001 that "Our only mistake was that at the time we were too young and individuals were suspicious".