Editing Renault in Formula One (section)

==== Emerging frontrunner (2003) ====
[[File:Jarno Trulli 2003.jpg|thumb|[[Jarno Trulli]] driving for Renault at the [[2003 United States Grand Prix]].]]
Despite outscoring his teammate during 2002, Button was dropped by Renault in {{F1|2003}}. His replacement was Spain's [[Fernando Alonso]],<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 June 2002|title=Button to lose Renault seat|language=en-GB|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/2058395.stm|access-date=10 September 2021}}</ref> who had been considered impressive as a test driver the previous year. Alonso won the [[2003 Hungarian Grand Prix]], the first time Renault had won a Grand Prix since the [[1983 Austrian Grand Prix]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=24 August 2003|title=Hungarian GP 2003 – Alonso sweeps the field.|url=https://www.crash.net/f1/race-report/46853/1/hungarian-gp-2003-alonso-sweeps-the-field|access-date=10 September 2021|website=Crash|language=en}}</ref> Renault was innovative during this period producing non-standard designs such as the 111° 10-cylinder engine for the 2003 RS23 which was designed to effectively lower the centre of gravity of the engine and thus improve the car's handling. This eventually proved too unreliable and heavy, so Renault returned to a more conventional development route.