Archive for: January, 2010

Kubica: “I have a long history with Renault”

Kubica: “I have a long history with Renault”

Jan. 31 (YF1) Robert Kubica will move to Renault as their lead driver for the 2010 season. This will be the Polish driver’s second team in Formula 1, but he has history with the team who in fact gave him his first taste of F1 during a test session in 2005 as part of his... Read More »

Interview with Renault F1 boss Eric Boullier

Interview with Renault F1 boss Eric Boullier

Jan.31 (YF1) Late in 2009 the Renault F1 team was bought-into by investment company Genii Capital headed by businessman Gerard Lopez. At this time Renault required a new team principal following the departure of Flavio Briatore. On 5 January 2010, Eric Boullier was announced as the new team principal, despite only having expreinece in the... Read More »

Gallery: Renault R30 Launch

Gallery: Renault R30 Launch

Jan.31 (YF1) Renault unveiled the R30 at Valencia and announced that Russian driver Vitaly Petrov will join Poland’s Robert Kubica in the team for 2010. James Allison (Technical Director) is responsible for producing the new car which the team hopes will return them to their winning ways.... Read More »

Renault pin hopes of winning again on R30

Renault pin hopes of winning again on R30

Jan.31 (YF1) Renault unveiled the R30 at Valencia and announced that Russian driver Vitaly Petrov will join Poland’s Robert Kubica in the team for 2010. James Allison (Technical Director) is responsible for producing the new car which the team hopes will return them to their winning ways. White talks about the R30. How different is... Read More »

Renault confirms Petrov to partner Kubica

Renault confirms Petrov to partner Kubica

Jan.31 (YF1) The Renault F1 Team confirmed, at the Valencia launch of the team’s R30 challenger, that Vitaly Petrov will race for the team this season alongside Robert Kubica. The 25-year-old will become the first Russian to compete in Formula One when he makes his Grand Prix debut in Bahrain in March. He joins the... Read More »

Petrov: “I want to do the best job I can”

Petrov: “I want to do the best job I can”

Jan.31 (YF1) Vitaly Petrov beat a number of drivers, rookies and veterans, to the coveted seat in the Renault F1 team for 2010. Apart from bringing along substantial backing he also has a wealth of talent which no doubt contributed to his appointment. Always among the frontrunners in GP2, Petrov’s break into the big leagues... Read More »

Renault launch their R30 at Valencia

Renault launch their R30 at Valencia

Jan.31 (YF1) Renault F1 team followed BMW Sauber by launching their 2010 Formula 1 challenger at Valencia, a day before the first pre-season F1 tests are dut to start. A retro looking R30 was unveiled as were the team’s driver line-up. The team’s colours were a throwback from the seventies, when their rally cars, sportscars... Read More »

BMW Sauber C29 breaks cover in Valencia

BMW Sauber C29 breaks cover in Valencia

Jan.31 (YF1) BMW Sauber today (Sunday) unveiled their 2010 BMW Sauber C29 for the 2010 Formula 1 season. The car was devoid of much branding and featured a striking engine cover to accomodate a larger fuel tank. The team will start testing the C29 at the Valencia circuit starting Monday, part of the first F1... Read More »

BMW Sauber launches their C29 2010 F1 car

BMW Sauber launches their C29 2010 F1 car

Jan.31 (YF1) Today, Sunday, on the eve of the start of the official Formula One test drives, the BMW Sauber F1 Team rolls out its Ferrari-engined C29 at the Ricardo Tormo race track in Cheste near Valencia, Spain. The BMW Sauber F1 Team will line up lean and hungry for the start of the 2010... Read More »

New FIA technology costs teams money

New FIA technology costs teams money

Jan.31 (GMM) The 13 F1 teams have each received a nearly EUR60,000 bill to fund the FIA’s latest technological improvement. Following criticism of poor decision making by the stewards, the governing body intends to fit ultra-sophisticated GPS systems in all the cars this year. The data will flow to the race director, with positioning accurate... Read More »

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