Renault Sport F1 has announced it will switch to BP and Castrol fuel and lubricants for the 2017 sea🥂son, replacing Total.

The French firm has enjoyed a long and successful partnership with Total in recent years as engine supplier to the Red Bull Ra🍬cing team, but following Renault's return to F1 as a fully-fledged manufacturer last year it will head into 2017 in association with BP - Castrol.

"The return of BP and Castrol, brands with such strong heritage in motorsport, is very good news and opens new opportunities for our Formula 1 team," said Renault Sport president Jerome Stoll. "BP's commitment highlights the ongoing appeal of Formula 1 to major multinational companies. We are very proud and motivated to have a technical partner and sponsor of this 🧸cal🐎ibre.

Renault's decision to switch comes after Red Bull also opted to move away from Total in favour of a deal with to Mobil/Exxon, meanin🐠g the two teams will run the same engine with di𓃲fferent products.

Indeed, with Renault managing director Cyril Abiteboul suggesting application of fuel and lubricants will become an even more important element to race performance in 2017, he is delighted to be reviving a Renault-BP partnership that was last seen in💃 1997.

"With the new aerodynamic regulations for the 2017 Formula 1 season, pꦇower sensitivity will increase. Therefore fuels and lubricants will make an even greater difference to the overall performance of the car than they have since the new power unit regulations have been introdu෴ced in 2014,"

"🐈The teams at BP and Castrol are very excited by the challenges offered by Formula 1 and we are confident they will help us achieve our ambitions for our new car in 201ꦗ7 and beyond."