Many young F2 drivers have strong ties with an F1 team. For example, Mick Schumacher, Callum Ilott and Robert Schwartzman are all part of the Ferrari junior team, Yuki Tsunoda has tyres with Honda and Christain Lundgaard belongs to Renault. The latter driver could cause a lot of problems within Renault, which will be driving Read more…
All four of the Renault powered cars were in the top eight at the end of the dramatic qualifying in Sochi on Saturday, less than half a second separating the quartet on the final timesheets, with Dan top of the heap with a best lap time of 1:32.364. The Australian Read more…
Renault is looking for another potential engine partner, boss Cyril Abiteboul has revealed. At the end of the year, McLaren is ending its customer alliance with Renault and switching to Mercedes power – and Daniel Ricciardo is also switching camps. But with Renault looking stronger in 2020 and now fully Read more…
Renault will change its name to Alpine from the 2021 Formula One season. The team will take on the new name and also have a new team colour scheme with the yellow and black being scrapped for a red, white and blue set-up synonymous with the French flag. ‘Alpine is Read more…
Fernando Alonso has laughed off a report that he has agreed terms with Renault and will replace Daniel Ricciardo in the coming days. Sebastian Vettel triggered Formula 1’s 2021 driver market back in May when he announced that he would be leaving Ferrari. However, instead of making a straight swap with Read more…
Ex-F1 driver Paul Di Resta thinks Renault will fear Esteban Ocon being snatched back by Mercedes if he lives up to his potential. After serving as the Mercedes reserve driver for 2019 and therefore taking a year out of Formula 1, Ocon returns to the grid for 2020 alongside Daniel Ricciardo at Renault. Big Read more…
In the latest F1 gossip, Valtteri Bottas‘ management holding talks with Red Bull and Renault, more details emerge about F1’s revised calendar, and Daniel Ricciardo “craving” chance to win again… – Valtteri Bottas, who is out of contract at the end of the year, is talking to Red Bull and Renault amid continued Read more…
A potential buyer for embattled Renault’s works Formula 1 team has emerged. On Tuesday, it emerged that about 75 members of the McLaren team are losing their jobs, with chairman Paul Walsh admitting it is a “challenging time for our company”. At the same time, reports suggest that Renault’s obvious Read more…
The future of Renault‘s F1 team could be known as early as next week, as the French car manufacturer stares into the abyss, with finance minister, Bruno Le Maire admitting the company is in “serious financial difficulty” and could “disappear”. At a time the company is said to be considering dropping Read more…