{"id":13074,"date":"2024-12-31T10:06:41","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T10:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taziomagazine.com\/?p=13074"},"modified":"2024-12-31T10:06:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T10:06:44","slug":"retromobile-looks-at-the-french-touch-in-f1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taziomagazine.com\/?p=13074","title":{"rendered":"R\u00e9tromobile looks at the French touch in F1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the second part of our interview with R\u00e9tromobile director Romain Grabowski, we look at one of the show\u2019s themes: the French in Formula 1. \u201cThanks to Netflix, Formula 1 is popular with a younger audience. We\u2019ll try to give them a storytelling experience at R\u00e9tromobile.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next to the themes we discussed in our first article<\/a>, R\u00e9tromobile in Paris (5 \u2013 9 February) always makes room for motorsport as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Romain Grabowski. Photo Matthieu Bonnevie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always had a soft spot for motorsport and in the two years I\u2019ve been at R\u00e9tromobile, we had tremendous motor racing-themed expositions. The first one in 2023 was the celebration of 100 Years of the Le Mans 24 Hours. And last year we had the retrospective on the Dakar rally, one of my favourite events\u201d, says the man who previously worked for the rich-on-motorsport-legacy Motul oil company. Next to that, he participated in a Lada Niva in the 2022 Dakar Classic, just like his dad did in the old Dakar rally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First win for a turbocharged F1: 1979 French GP in Dijon. Photo Renault<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Netflix effect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor 2024, we have opted for a particular competition theme at R\u00e9tromobile: 60 years of French \u2018tricolore\u2019 success in Formula 1. We know that F1 currently resonates strongly with a young audience, a success that is in part due to the \u2018Drive to Survive\u2019 series on Netflix. This is a generation that has gotten into F1 through storytelling. We want to reach out to them and invite them to come discover the stories we have to tell covering the history of Formula 1.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jackie Stewart in French GP in Matra MS 80, 1969. Photo Mus\u00e9e Matra<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Storytelling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For me, what I want to add to the show is the element of storytelling. We are brought up with stories, they are everywhere these days and this is what we respond to. The challenge is to bring it all together. Last year, we not only had Jacky Ickx\u2019 Porsche 959 from the Dakar rally with us, but Jacky came to the show as well to be reunited with his car. For the best part of an hour, he told stories of the old days. It was a very emotional moment. And it\u2019s precisely this where we want to excel with R\u00e9tromobile: bring all the factors together to create a magical moment for the visitors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Michael Schumacher took 1995 world title in Renault-powered Benetton. Photo Renault<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Cars and drivers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The French and F1, that automatically conjures images of Matra, Ligier and Renault. Prost, Arnoux, Cevert, Alesi. Few nations have spiced Formula 1 up in the same way the French did. \u201cWe opted to give our French theme a very diverse look, spanning both the older generation of cars and drivers from the sixties on, but to also show the more recent French participation in F1. We have 16 cars confirmed at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jacques Villeneuve ‘en route’ to 1996 world title in Williams Renault. Photo Renault<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Matra MS80<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Grabowski: \u201cOne way to see our theme is \u2018Cars with a French driver\u2019. As such, we will have Ferraris driven by Ren\u00e9 Arnoux and Jean Alesi in the exhibition. Another link can be through the engine, as is the case in the Benetton-Renault Michael Schumacher drove in 1995. Or the Peugeot-powered McLaren MP4\/9. And then there are of course the purely French F1s. We\u2019ll have the Matra MS 80 that won the world championship in 1969, the Renault RS 10 that wrote history as the first turbocharged car to win a Formula 1 race in 1979, or the 1988 Ligier JS31.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ferrari 126 C3, driven by all French line-up of Ren\u00e9 Arnoux and Patrick Tambay in 1983. Photo Ferrari<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Stand21 safety campaign<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe will bring in drivers to the show, like Olivier Panis or Jacques Laffite and do live stories with them, in a setting that is reminiscent of a tv studio. We plan to broadcast these events live on our social media channels. The idea is to bring in as much knowledge on the French side of F1 as we can. That also includes the lesser-known aspects, such as Yves Morizot\u2019s safety campaign with his fireproof Stand21 clothing, or tales from mechanics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Tazio 13<\/a>, we look at the French in Formula 1 in our own 12-page tribute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets to R\u00e9tromobile are available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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