FORMULA FUN.(Formula One, automobile racing)

Byline: JOHN F. KATZ Renaults have triumphed in five of nine Formula One races in 2005 (not counting this week's French Grand Prix). It has been a heartening comeback for the marque that won the first French Grand Prix at Le Mans 99 years ago. On June 26-27, 1906, Hungarian Ferenc Szisz averaged 62.8 to 66.5 mph (sources vary) for the 770- or 780-mile distance in his 13-liter 90-hp Type AK.

Renault celebrated in 1907 with a short run of replicas of the Grand Prix winner, based on the production AI chassis and its 7.4-liter L-head four. AIs were sold in the United States as the ...

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