1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has admitted to making a couple of mistakes during his formula one career. “I don’t regret anything,” he told the French magazine Auto Hebdo. “My ...
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Briatore rules out returning to current F1
Flavio Briatore has ruled out returning to formula one for now. The former Renault chief was ousted amid the ‘crash-gate’ scandal some years ago, but his ban was lifted and ...
Read More »Renault set to show green light to F1 this week
Tuesday or Wednesday have been tipped as the most likely days for Renault to announce its decision to stay in formula one next year and beyond. That is the claim ...
Read More »F1 rejects ‘client engine’ proposal
The F1 Commission on Tuesday rejected plans for a low-cost ‘client engine’ in 2017. By Monday’s deadline, three independent manufacturers – Ilmor, AER and Mecachrome – had expressed their formal ...
Read More »Renault did not deliver power unit ‘promises’ – Horner
Christian Horner has admitted the rocky relationship between Red Bull and Renault is due to a loss of “patience”. “A lot has been said and written about the relationship between ...
Read More »Change rules or say ‘goodbye’ to Renault – Horner
Renault will probably quit formula one if the ‘engine freeze’ rules are not changed. That is the claim of Christian Horner, boss of the French carmaker’s premier customer Red Bull. ...
Read More »2015 Renault is ‘two thirds’ new – Taffin
Renault has been able to make a substantially new ‘power unit’ for 2015 after its disappointing start to the turbo V6 era. That is the claim of the French marque’s ...
Read More »F1 assessing impact of 2015 engine ‘unfreeze’
Manufacturers and teams are busily assessing the impact of the newly-clarified engine ‘freeze’ situation, mere weeks before the season opener. Pushed by Ferrari and Renault, the governing FIA has agreed ...
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