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Renault ‘don't need the money' from Alpine team sale – CEO

Oct.7 Luca de Meo says Alpine needed a big change in Formula 1 because the brand had become 'invisible'. The Renault Group CEO says making the decision to scrap the works F1 engine program at Viry-Chatillon was 'heartbreaking', but insists it was the result of 'months and months of deliberation'. During that period, angry F1 engine staff at Viry fiercely battled the decision in the form of public protests and even strikes. 'I admire the commitment and tenacity of the people at Viry-Chatillon,' de Meo told L'Equipe. 'They have guts, and that's good news. 'But in Formula 1, we have become invisible. Two more years like this, and the project was going to collapse completely. We have to shake...
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