FEBRUARY 22, 2006

Renault expands its racing in Asia

Motorsport Asia, the Malaysian-based motor racing sanctioning body, which runs the Asian Touring Car Championship, Formula BMW Asia and the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia is to launch Formula V6 Asia by Renault, using the same 3.5-litre V6 engined Tatuus chassis that were raced in the Eurocup Formula Renault V6 series in 2003-04. The aim is to help develop the best racers in Asia to help them prepare for the more powerful machinery at international level. The ultimate aim is to develop drivers from Asia for Formula 1.