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Williams Announce a New Renault Engine Deal

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The Williams team have had their worst season start ever, and they’ve scrambled into damage control mode hoping to reverse the trend, or at least stop it in its tracks.  It was recently announced that technical director Sam Michael would step down (as in leave the team entirely) at the end of this season, and [...]

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Renault Threatens to Quit F1 if New Engine Formula Not Adopted in 2013

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The FIA has been trying to paint a greener image for Formula 1 during the last few years (as if anyone would mistake an F1 car for being energy efficient).  Theoretically, the move to 1.6 litre four cylinder turbo engines (which would replace the current 2.4 litre naturally aspirated V8s) was a step towards the [...]

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Heidfeld Almost Certain to Sub for Kubica at Renault

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Nick Heidfeld has all but clinched his substitute seat at Renault, standing in for the injured Robert Kubica.  While there had been talk that the recent test venue at Jerez would feature a shoot-out between Heidfeld ant Renault tester Bruno Senna, most everyone in the team has discounted this notion. Bruno Senna himself was the [...]

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Friday and Saturday at Jerez: Germans Rule

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German drivers topped the time sheets on the second and third days of testing this week at Jerez.  On Friday, Michael Schumacher showed there’s life in an old dog yet.  In the morning, on super-soft tires, he set a quick time that no one else was able to match for the remainder of the day.  [...]

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Renault’s Boullier Admits Kubica Out for Months, Considers Replacements

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Two days after Robert Kubica’s crash in a recent rally race, the extent of his injuries is becoming more apparent.  According to a statement released by Renault, “On Thursday, Robert should undergo some more surgery in order to stabilise the fractures to his right shoulder and right foot.  Three or four days later, another operation [...]

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Renault’s Robert Kubica Seriously Injured in Rally Crash

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Robert Kubica suffered multiple injuries in a high-speed crash today while competing in a rally event in Italy. Only three days after having completed his testing duties for the Renault F1 team in Valencia, Spain, Kubica was driving a Super 2000 Skoda Fabia in the Ronde di Andora rally, near the village of Testico in [...]

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Kubica Quickest on Day Three at Valencia

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While fires burned in Cairo on Thursday, flames also poured from the read of Felipe Massa’s Ferrari on day three of testing at Valencia.  After 12 laps in the morning session, the Brazilian spun in his own oil and caught fire.  The Ferrari mechanics were able to put him back on track again in the [...]

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Petrov Inks New Two-Year Deal with Renault

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Vitaly Petrov has been confirmed as the second driver at Lotus Renault for the next two season.  There had been some speculation that Petrov would be dropped from the team in favor of a more experienced pilot, such as Kimi Raikonnen (who will instead continue his rally driving venture, it seems), or Nick Heidfeld, who [...]

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Renault Sells Its Stake in F1 Team to Group Lotus

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Arguably, during the 2010 season, the Renault team was misnamed.  A Luxembourg-based investment group called Genii Capitial purchased a 75% or 80% (depending on which reports you believe) stake in the team, making Renault the minority stakeholder.  Logically, the team might have been rebranded Genii Racing, or something along those lines.  Apparently El Supremo Bernie [...]

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Will Kubica and Massa Trade Places?

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Silly season has gotten off to a sputtering start, but as the season’s end finally becomes visible on the horizon, a there’s finally a buzz in the air over possible moves for 2011.  The latest rumor is concerning Robert Kubica.  Kubica has professed to being reasonably satisfied with his current seat at Renault, but now [...]

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