If Vitaly Petrov pledges more commitment in order to become consistently fast, there is “no question” he will retain his Renault race seat in 2011, the team’s owner insists. Group ...
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Prost regrets Renault’s departure as F1 team owner
Alain Prost has admitted further disappointment with France’s dwindling involvement in formula one. Last month, the quadruple world champion said he was frustrated with the country’s reluctance to return to ...
Read More »Renault risks new disrepute charge over Lotus deal – Hunt
Group Lotus’ move into formula one risks damaging the historic brand and bringing the sport into disrepute. That is the charge of David Hunt, the brother of 1976 world champion ...
Read More »Petrov the ‘worst driver’ on 2010 grid – Verstappen
As Renault looks set to retain Vitaly Petrov in 2011, former F1 racer Jos Verstappen has slammed the Russian rookie as the “worst driver” on the grid this year. “The ...
Read More »2011 Team Lotus car headed for January launch
Team Lotus’ new car is heading for a launch in January, chief executive Riad Asmat has revealed. Amid the naming and livery dispute with new F1 competitor Group Lotus, Asmat ...
Read More »Troubled HRT ‘for sale’ says Spanish report
HRT, the least competitive team in formula one this year, is for sale. The Spanish sports newspaper AS reports that despite the new investment of former Telefonica boss Juan Villalonga, ...
Read More »Lotus name dispute heading to court – Asmat
Team Lotus on Thursday seemed resigned to the naming dispute with new F1 competitor Group Lotus proceeding to court. Earlier, it was thought possible Tony Fernandes’ Malaysian team would simply ...
Read More »Webber plays down shoulder injury secret
Mark Webber has played down this week’s news that he contested the last four races of 2010 with a fractured shoulder. Whether the injury dented his championship chances or not, ...
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