Starting with number 6:
Number 6: 2008 Red Bull RB4
Story: Red Bull RB4 was designed by Adrian Newey and Geoff Willis. The Red Bull RB4 used the Renault 2.4 litre V8 engine underneath. The Red Bull RB4 took David Coulthard took a third place finish at Montreal with the Red Bull RB4 in 2008, overall the Red Bull RB4 took Red Bull to seventh place in the Constructors' standings in 2008 with just 29 points. The last Red Bull F1 car that was slow before Red Bull started winning.
Number 5: 2001 Benetton B201
Story: Benetton B201 was designed by Mike Gascoyne, the Benetton B201 had the 3 litre Renault V10 engine underneath. The car's main problem in 2001 was the unusual wide-angled (111°) engine configuration. Although this offered potential aerodynamic advantages as it sat lower in the car, but the problem for the engine that it lack horsepower and reliability. Despite that, Giancarlo Fisichella took a third place finish at Spa with the Benetton B201 in 2001, overall the Benetton B201 took Benetton to seventh place in the Constructors' standings in 2001 with just 10 points.
Number 4: 1985 Renault RE60
Story: Renault RE60 was designed by Bernard Dudot and Jean-Claude Migeot, Renault RE60 had the Renault 1.5 litre V6 turbo engine underneath. Patrick Tambay took two third place finishes with the RE60 in 1985, overall the Renault RE60 took Renault to seventh place in the Constructors' standings in 1985 with just 17 points. The Renault RE60 was a slow and unreliable car compared to other cars who had the Renault turbo engine in 1985 (Lotus 4th in the Constructors' standings and Ligier 6th Constructors' standings) which was enough to Renault to quit Formula 1 (for the first time) at the end of the 1985 season.
Number 3: 2014 Lotus E22
Story: Lotus E22 was designed by Nick Chester, The Lotus E22 used the the all new Renault 1.6 litre turbo hybrid power-unit. underneath. Unlike the Lotus E21 which took fourth place in the Constructor standings in 2013, the Lotus E22 took Lotus to only eighth place in the Constructor standings, with just 10 points in 2014, with Romain Grosjean only managing just two eighth place finishes as their best results in 2014. Making the Lotus E22 the worse F1 race car out that came out of their factory from Estone.
Number 2: 2013 Williams FW35
Story: Williams FW35 was designed by Mike Coughlan, The Williams FW35 used the Renault 2.4 litre V8 engine underneath. And despite WIlliams won a Grand Prix the season before with the FW34, the Williams FW35 was no where near as its predicator as it was a very slow car. Best result was a eighth place finish with Valtteri Bottas at the United States Grand Prix. Overall the Williams FW35 took Williams to ninth place in the Constructor standings, with just 5 points in 2013 giving this race car possibly the worse Williams F1 car ever created despite having a great engine underneath.
Number 1: 1984 Ligier JS23
Story: Ligier JS23 was designed by Michel Beaujon and Claude Galopin, The Ligier JS23 had the Renault 1.5 litre V6 turbo engine underneath. The Ligier JS23 was unreliable and a very slow car with best result was a fifth place finish for Andrea de Cesaris at the South Africa Grand Prix in 1984. Overall the Ligier JS23 took Ligier to a ninth place place in the Constructors' standings in 1984, with just 3 points in 1985. Making the Ligier JS23 the Worse Renault F1 race car ever!
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