Construction of a brand new simulator facility at Renault’s Enstone facility will begin soon, with the local council giving the go-ahead.
The team has struck a deal with McLaren which will see a similar system as used at Woking, often touted as the most advanced in the sport, installed at a new building next to the Renault wind tunnel.
The team have also hired Red Bull’s former simulator chief to guide development of the facility.
“Our simulator should be ready in March,” said team principal Eric Boullier.
“We are building it ourselves. We have some technology help from McLaren and I have a guy working for me now who was previously the head of simulator at Red Bull. I think he knows what he is talking about – so we have the best of everything.”
