Renault's R29 Fails Crash Tests
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The Renault car for next season failed two of the three FIA crash tests ahead of its official launch later this month, according to some sources revealed by autosport.com. While confirming the news,...
Grosjean to Race at Singapore Despite Food Poisoning
25 Sep 2009, 12:09 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault have gotten rid of at least one problem prior to the official start of the Singapore Grand Prix. Their second driver Romain Grosjean has been cleared by the doctors to take part in this week...
Mutua Madrilena Terminate Renault Deal
25 Sep 2009, 07:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Mutua Madrilena decided to terminate their contract with Renault F1 Team with immediate effect, as a result of the race fixing scandal that made the headlines in recent weeks. The French manufacture...
Alonso Aims for Singapore Podium
23 Sep 2009, 06:54 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Fernando Alonso has now shifted his focus solely on the Singapore Grand Prix – the upcoming one, that is – where he now wants to score an undisputed podium for Renault. Following the imm...
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...
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...
Brundle: "FIA to Make an Example out of Renault"
28 Jul 2009, 07:03 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The International Automobile Federation (FIA) handed Renault a one-race ban for their loose wheel nut during the Hungarian Grand Prix mostly to serve them as an example. This isn't us talking, ...
Renault Gives Piquet Ultimatum for Hungary
20 Jul 2009, 09:22 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / After surviving the German Grand Prix two weekends ago, when he was believed to do his last outing with Renault F1 Team, Brazilian driver Nelsinho Piquet will reportedly leave the Enstone based team...
Renault Confirm Piquet for Hungarian GP
17 Jul 2009, 08:31 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault confirmed, during the course of this morning, that it will keep Nelsinho Piquet for at least one more race this season. That means the Brazilian sophomore will make the grid of the Hungarian...
Renault Confirm Podium Goal for Hungary
14 Jul 2009, 10:05 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With the battle between the Red Bulls and the Brawns on top of the Formula One standings, nobody seems to have noticed that Renault have recorded a major performance at the Nurburgring last weekend....
Alonso Hails Step Forward by Renault
13 Jul 2009, 07:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Hadn't he have such a disappointing Q2 on Saturday, Fernando Alonso could have gotten a lot more from last weekend's German Grand Prix, he argued. The Spaniard started from 12th on the gri...
Renault Bring Fundamental Changes to R29 at Nurburgring
6 Jul 2009, 12:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Regardless of what Nelsinho Piquet believes will happen in the second part of the season – whether he feels his team can get things done like last year or not – Renault are proceeding wi...
Piquet Pesimistic about 2009 Turnaround
3 Jul 2009, 05:24 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Not everyone at Renault seems confident that the team will make the same development step as a year before and become a regular Top 5 finisher in the remaining rounds of the 2009 season. With everyo...
Renault Still Behind Piquet, Despite Layoff Rumors
18 Jun 2009, 12:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although he is still to score a point this season, after 7 fruitless races in the 2009 campaign, Nelson Piquet Jr. is backed – and not criticized – by his team for the upcoming races. Wh...
Renault Secures MegaFon Deal for 2009
5 Jun 2009, 10:43 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Flavio Briatore revealed his team has signed a new financial agreement with an important sponsor ahead of this weekend's Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul. According to a press release issued by R...
Alonso: Renault Getting Better and Better
1 Jun 2009, 12:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / While previewing the Turkish Grand Prix this weekend, 2-time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso boosted his team's morale by suggesting the Renault R29 will surely become a race winner in the...
Renault Update R29 for Monaco, Focus on Qualifying
20 May 2009, 10:59 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / If there's one thing all Formula One drivers can agree upon, it's this: qualifying makes the world go round in the challenging Monaco Grand Prix, as good grid positioning will more than li...
Alonso Urges Renault Not to Scrap 2009 Campaign
20 May 2009, 08:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Following Flavio Briatore's comments earlier this week, suggesting Brawn GP will cruise to both drivers and constructors titles this season, 2-time world champion Fernando Alonso urged his team...
Nelson Piquet: My Son Was Better Than Alonso in Spain
14 May 2009, 15:08 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Nelson Piquet argued that his son's performance during last weekend's Spanish Grand Prix was far better than the one exhibited by former two-time world champion Fernando Alonso. Although t...
Renault - New Rear Wing, Wheel Fairings for Spanish GP
5 May 2009, 10:47 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Renault have made no secret from the fact that they were expecting a much more competitive package for their non-European rounds of the 2009 season. Ending last season on a high note – with Fe...