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The braking point: Alonso, Vettel and what's next for Renault?

Things were looking bright for the Renault Formula 1 team on the eve on the 2019 season, but in just over a year their situation seems to have unravelled rapidly. Instead of the team rediscovering some of their former glories and closing the gap on the midfield, the Enstone outfit fell behind their customer McLaren in the standings and perhaps even contributed to losing them in the process. They then fired a very competent and experienced midfield driver, only to find that their expensive race winner had decided to jump ship after just one year. Add onto that the financial damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the need for Groupe Renault to take a 5bn bailout from the French...
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