Grosjean Insists He's French, Not Swiss
19 Aug 2009, 07:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As Romain Grosjean has been officially named Renault's race driver for the remainder of the 2009 season on Tuesday, the media in Switzerland hurried to hail the very premiere of having two Swis...
Mercedes Shows Envy Towards Renault's Reversed Ban
19 Aug 2009, 07:13 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Now that Renault were granted permission to participate in the upcoming European Grand Prix at Valencia thanks to the reverse-ban decision issued by the International Court of Appeal on Monday, ther...
Alonso Excited with New Teammate Grosjean
18 Aug 2009, 10:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Now that the International Court of Appeal (ICA) have granted Renault the right to compete in the upcoming European Grand Prix at Valencia, home favorite Fernando Alonso can begin preparation for th...
Renault Confirm Grosjean for the 2009 Season!
18 Aug 2009, 09:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It is now official! Romain Grosjean will replace Nelsinho Piquet in the Renault drivers lineup for the remainder of the 2009 season, as confirmed by the Enstone based team in a press release earlier...
Renault Will Race at Valencia, Fined $50,000
18 Aug 2009, 07:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As expected, Renault's one race ban following the Hungarian Grand Prix was overturned by the International Court of Appeal on Monday. The FIA judges agreed that the initial sanction issued by t...
Renault to Confirm Grosjean on Tuesday
17 Aug 2009, 07:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault are believed to announce a half-new drivers lineup for the remainder of the 2009 season, regardless of the International Court of Appeal (ICA) decision on the Hungarian Grand Prix ban. The G...
Alonso Keeps Bet on Button for the F1 Title
14 Aug 2009, 13:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Red Bull might be catching up in the Formula One standings to championship leaders Brawn GP, but Jenson Button is still the number one favorite to clinching this year's title in Fernando Alonso...
Piquet Keeps Hitting Briatore in Public
13 Aug 2009, 10:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although one might think Nelson Piquet's public attack on his manager Flavio Briatore last month was harsh enough, the Brazilian driver hasn't finished with the accuses towards the 59-year...
High-Ranked FIA Official Will Try to Reverse Renault Ban
11 Aug 2009, 09:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault's chances of seeing their one-race suspension from the FIA overturned have grown these days, following media reports showing that a high-ranked Spanish official of the ruling body will ...
AvtoVAZ Workers Rallied Against Potential Job Cuts
10 Aug 2009, 14:37 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / After we reported in late July that Russia's biggest auto maker, AvtoVAZ was closing its production gates for a month, we now return with updated news regarding this subject. More than 2,000...
Renault Brings Trucks to Valencia
10 Aug 2009, 09:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault doesn't seem to pay much attention to the FIA ban for the European Grand Prix at Valencia, if we were to judge from the latest reports issued by the Spanish media. “The Spanis...
MINI May Share Peugeot Citroen Platforms
5 Aug 2009, 19:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The cost cutting measures undertaken by automotive players are the prerequisite of today's sometimes odd partnerships and joint ventures. In a world where former rivals become partners and owne...
Valencia Doubles Ticket Sales Thanks to Schumacher
5 Aug 2009, 08:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Despite the FIA's decision to suspend the entire Renault F1 outfit for the race at Valencia due to their wrongdoings in the Hungarian Grand Prix – and, consequently, Fernando Alonso &ndas...
Renault-Nissan Alliance Partners with the State of Victoria
4 Aug 2009, 12:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After it recently revealed what may very well be the first of a new breed of Nissan vehicles, the Leaf, the Japanese manufacturer, together with its French ally Renault, announced a new partnership ...
Nelson Piquet Confirms Renault Quit
4 Aug 2009, 06:09 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nelson Piquet is no longer race driver for Renault F1. In an official statement posted on his personal website, the 23-year old Brazilian officially confirms “the end of the worst period of my...
Alguersuari Slam FIA for "Stupid" Renault Suspension
31 Jul 2009, 09:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although he has become the youngest driver to ever start a Formula One grand prix during last weekend's Hungarian GP, Jaime Alguersuari is set to become a strong character in the series. The 19...
FIA to Judge Renault Appeal on August 17
31 Jul 2009, 07:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The FIA's International Court of Appeal (ICA) announced the final date for Renault F1's appeal on the Hungarian Grand Prix stewards' decision. According to a press release from the ru...
Grosjean Completes First Test on Renault R29
30 Jul 2009, 08:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Romain Grosjean is getting closer and closer to making his Formula One debut this season, after the Frenchman was handed the responsibility to test the R29 during the team's latest straight-lin...
Ferrari Reiterate Commitment for F1 Programme
30 Jul 2009, 08:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After BMW yesterday confirmed their Formula One quit at the end of 2009, the rest of the car manufacturers currently part of the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) have lined up to reiterate their...
Piquet: "Briatore Doesn't Know S*** About F1!"
28 Jul 2009, 12:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / It seems there's really no turning back to the Renault-Piquet split following the latest drama at the Hungaroring last weekend. As shown by the TV cameras present at the Hungarian track, Flavio...