Tony Fernandes has confirmed reports he is stepping down as boss of his formula one team Caterham. That might be news for team driver Heikki Kovalainen, who earlier played down ...
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Renault already putting ’70pc’ into 2014 engine
F1 engine supplier Renault is now devoting 70 per cent of its efforts into the sport’s new 6-cylinder turbo formula for 2014. This year’s championship and the next are the ...
Read More »Red Bull has ‘clever’ exhaust solution – Caubet
Red Bull has devised a “clever” way of reclaiming some of the downforce lost through the banning of blown diffusers. That is the claim of Jean Francois Caubet, who is ...
Read More »Renault still Lotus team sponsor – Caubet
Lotus – the former Renault team – will continue to receive the French carmaker’s backing in 2012. The Renault chassis name has now departed the grid, but Renault remains one ...
Read More »Renault to fire up first V6 engine in 2012
Renault’s V6 engine, designed for the new 2014 regulations, will be fired up for the first time next year. 2012 is two full seasons before the current generation of 2.4 ...
Read More »Red Bull now Renault’s works team – Horner
Red Bull is now the works Renault team. That is the claim of Red Bull principal Christian Horner, after the team’s new engine supply deal with Renault Sport F1 was ...
Read More »Renault issues warning over 2013 engine rules dithering
Engine supplier Renault has confirmed its serious concerns about the dithering over formula one’s engine regulations for 2013. FIA president Jean Todt wants to push ahead with the ‘greener’ four-cylinder ...
Read More »Renault engine burns fuel to help F1 customers
Renault’s 2011 engine is helping customer teams to speed into dominance in the crucial area of aerodynamics, the French marque has claimed. Supplying identical V8 power plants to the Red ...
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