Vettel visits the Renault Technocentre employees

Sebastian Vettel has paid a visit to the Renault Technocentre employees on April 3 ^rd . Laurens van den Acker, Head of industrial design and François Frenette, head of Renault sites in the Ile de France, welcomed Sebastian before giving him a behind the scenes tour of the design studio where concept cars including the DeZir and the new look Renault range have been conceptualised. The F1 driver then addressed the staff of the Technocentre – some 11,000 people! Sebastian, together with his Renault Sport F1 engine engineer, Cyril Dumont, and head of Renault Sport F1 track operations, Rémi Taffin, have given the workforce unprecedented access into the life of the world championship winning team.

Sebastian commented, ‘I’ve been to Viry-Châtillon before, where my F1 engine is built, but this was the first time I’d been to see where the road cars are designed. It’s been fascinating; I’m sworn to secrecy of course, but I can tell you that some of the concepts they are coming up with here are really outstanding. It’s also been a pleasure to see so many Renault employees here. Even though I couldn’t thank everyone in person, I hope they realise the depth of their involvement in our success.’