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Benetton System Ltd., commonly referred to simply as Benetton, was a Formula 1 constructor that participated via 1986 to 2001. The team was owned from the Benetton family who run a worldwide chain of clothing stores of the same name. In 2000 the group was purchased by Renault, but competed as Benetton to the 2000 and 2001 times. In 2002 the group became Renault F1.The Benetton Group entered Formula One as being a sponsor company for Tyrrell in 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 actual Toleman team was sold towards Benetton family. The team began with BMW engines after which later switched to Ford then Renault and finally Playlife.

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Your team was managed through Flavio Briatore from 1990 right up until 1997. In about 1991, TWR acquired a one-third stake inside the team, bringing in Tom Walkinshaw and Ross Brawn to operate the engineering operations. Rocco Benetton, the youngest son involving Luciano Benetton joined the team as Leader in 1998 and dismissed Briatore. He replaced him with Prodrive boss David Richards, who lasted only for just a year when he way too was fired, due to a disagreement with all the Benetton family about upcoming strategy. Following Richards' departure, Rocco Benetton managed the team for four years until its sale to Renault.The Benetton team 's best known for its good results with Michael Schumacher, who accounts for 19 from the team's 27 career victories and their 2 drivers' championships. After switching to Renault search engines, they also won the actual constructor's championship in 1995 having Schumacher and Johnny Herbert. After 1995, Schumacher moved to Ferrari along with Ross Brawn, Rory Byrne and 11 additional key figures from his or her two championship winning seasons with Benetton.

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On March 16, 2000, the team was sold to Renault for $120 trillion US. As part of their restructuring, Renault brought back Flavio Briatore as team manager. The team still utilized the Playlife engines (though descended from Renault motors) that they had been using for the last two years. The drivers were Giancarlo Fisichella and Alexander Wurz. The team scored 20 things, as well as 3 podium completes in 2000 at South america, Monaco and Canada.During their final year in 2001 the drivers, Jenson Button and Giancarlo Fisichella, were often on the trunk two rows of this grid. This was in part assigned to the new 111-degree wide angle engine. But continued development permitted Benetton to leave Formulation 1 on something of the high, and the cars' performance lifted. Button and Fisichella scored 10 points to the team, including a podium complete for Fisichella in Belgium.

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Over the 1994 season, some rival teams believed Benetton had found a way to violate the FIA-imposed bar on electronic aids, including traction control as well as launch control. On investigation, the FIA discovered "start sequence" (kick off control) software from the Benetton B194 cars, and a variety regarding illegal software in rival teams' cars likewise. FIA had no evidence the software was ever used, so teams found with the software received little to no punishment. No traction control software was found to be in the Benetton cars, however. Flavio Briatore, Benetton's chief in 1994, said in 2001 in which "Our only mistake was that back then we were too young and the wonderful were suspicious".