- 13 Aug 08, 22:15#60655
RIP Dino. Way too young to die.
Former Renault director of aerodynamics Dino Toso died on Wednesday morning after losing his battle with cancer.
The Italian, who was just 39, continued to work at the Renault team while he was receiving treatment and was able to celebrate the 2005 and 2006 championship victories with the French firm.
He finally left the team in June of this year.
Renault issued a statement saying: “It is with great sadness that the ING Renault F1 Team confirms that former Director of Aerodynamics, Dino Toso, lost his battle with illness this morning and passed away peacefully at his home.
“Dino was instrumental in building one of the sport's most successful aerodynamics departments, which helped the Renault F1 team win double drivers’ and constructors’ titles in 2005 and 2006.
“His contribution to the team, both through his results and his courage in the face of illness, are an inspiration.
“He will be missed enormously and the immediate thoughts of the whole team are with his family.”
Toso joined Renault at the end of 2000, following a spell at Jordan that began in 1997, and he arrived in motorsport as a part of BMW’s GT programme in the mid 1990s.
RIP Dino. Way too young to die.
