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 ...
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Raikkonen wanted 2010 return ‘for money’ – Lopez
Gerard Lopez has revealed that he doubted Kimi Raikkonen was ready to return to formula one last year. Then called Renault, Lotus had talks with the Finn during the 2010 ...
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 »Pollock’s Pure to fire up first V6 engine in July
Craig Pollock believes there will be only a single independent engine maker in formula one in 2014. The BAR founder and Jacques Villeneuve’s former manager is now in charge of ...
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 »Lotus still happy to let drivers take risks
Even after losing Robert Kubica’s services to serious injury and seeing new star recruit Kimi Raikkonen hurt his wrist at the weekend, Lotus will continue to let its drivers run ...
Read More »Caterham link hints at Renault switch for HRT
Cosworth could be left with just a single formula one customer next year, if the latest rumblings from the rumour mill turn out to be true. It was reported at ...
Read More »F1 ‘highly profitable’ for engine supplier Renault
French carmaker Renault is entirely happy with its involvement in formula one, despite its name finally disappearing from the teams’ entry list for 2012. The marque is now purely an ...
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