27 Jan 2009, 15:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Taking over an idea expressed earlier by two-time F1 champion and former teammate Fernando Alonso, reigning champ Lewis Hamilton also agreed that the lack of testing in the off-season, combined with...
27 Jan 2009, 14:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault have confirmed that they will supply Red Bull Racing with the Kinetic Energy Recovery System in extension of their current engine deal for 2009. Although everyone was expecting Christian Ho...
26 Jan 2009, 15:29 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After Williams-Toyota, another F1 team faces sponsorship troubles ahead of their 2009 campaign. Renault F1's leading sponsor, ING Group, has just announced it would cut no less than 7,000 jobs ...
26 Jan 2009, 14:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso neither did nor will sign an agreement with Ferrari concerning a future move to the Scuderia in the near future. The words belong to Renault's boss Flavio Briatore, who insisted...
26 Jan 2009, 13:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With Honda Racing leaving the sport and no investor in line to purchase the Brackley-based team (yet), Formula 1 is considering other ways to ensure a 20-car grid in 2009. Bernie Ecclestone suggeste...
26 Jan 2009, 08:27 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / An extremely popular trend among automakers around the world during the financial crisis seems to be represented by changes in the management board. The French car maker Renault is no exception of t...
23 Jan 2009, 16:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mark Webber is very confident that the new season will bring him consistent point finishes inside F1. The Australian – who has just recovered from his leg injury on a cycling event last autumn...
23 Jan 2009, 09:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following the latest rumors within the F1 paddock, Renault is regarded as the first manufacturer most likely to leave the series at the end of 2009. The idea was insisted upon after Renault team pre...
23 Jan 2009, 09:20 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The testing ban imposed by the FIA for the upcoming season of Formula 1 will not only affect testing personnel within the teams but also test drivers. Two of the most promising young drivers out the...
22 Jan 2009, 13:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault might stay in Formula 1 for at least one more season, but staff reduction seems to be the price for the team to stabilize their budget for 2009. With in-season testing being completely banne...
22 Jan 2009, 10:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The French government yesterday agreed to provide financial support to local automakers but only if struggling companies agree to cut bonuses paid to chief executives, Autonews wrote in a report pub...
21 Jan 2009, 09:38 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / There isn't a team in the F1 paddock to begin the new season with more pressure on their heads than Toyota. The Japanese manufacturer have invested more than any other team in their F1 operatio...
20 Jan 2009, 16:26 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although they were the first team to begin development on their Kinetic Energy Recovery System, BMW Sauber might not debut the unit at the season opener in Australia. BMW's Motorsport director ...
20 Jan 2009, 14:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nelsinho Piquet has asked for equal treatment from Renault ahead of the upcoming Formula 1 season. The Brazilian will enter his sophomore year in F1 as clear underdog to Fernando Alonso, but insists...
20 Jan 2009, 08:42 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Flavio Briatore dismissed rumors linking him to a retirement from Formula 1 at the end of 2010. The Renault boss insisted he is in for the long run and has no intention of leaving his team or the sp...
20 Jan 2009, 08:15 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Flavio Briatore blames BMW Sauber for not agreeing with the other constructors on the postponement of the Kinetic Energy Recovery System. The Renault boss insisted that using KERS this season is ill...
20 Jan 2009, 07:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault have joined Ferrari in expressing fears that the Kinetic Energy Recovery System is both unsafe and expensive. The problem with the new technology is the fact that it is based on an electrica...
19 Jan 2009, 11:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even though talking about this subject probably makes you feel uncomfortable, Alfa Romeo MiTo has been officially named the “Gay Car of the Year” 2009 in Europe by Ledorga, a French grou...
19 Jan 2009, 10:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Williams F1 are the 5th team to unveil their 2009 challenger this year. Much like Renault earlier today or Toyota the other week, Frank Williams opted for a low-key launch of their FW31 car, in an e...
19 Jan 2009, 10:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault have unveiled their brand new 2009 challenger earlier today, at the Portimao circuit in Portugal. The new Renault R29 car features a completely new aerodynamics package, with the now-famous ...