Renault

Kimi to Partner Kubica at Renault in 2011?

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Silly season has gotten off to a sputtering start this year.  Sauber bypassed silly season altogether by unceremoniously dumping Pedro de la Rosa in favor of ex-Sauber pilot Nick Heidfeld, with immediate effect. Poor Pedro missed out on the several weeks worth of gossip by paddock pundits and media divas that usually precedes such a [...]

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Renault Reportedly Considering Team Buy-Back

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A rumor is now circulating through the F1 paddock that French carmaker Renault is considering making a buyback offer to regain controlling interest in their F1 team.  As you’ll no doubt recall, last year, in the wake of the scandal surrounding team managers Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds, and the general economic malaise that was [...]

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Will He or Won’t He? Kimi Ponders a Comeback

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Will the Kimster return to F1 in 2011?  Depends on which story you believe.  There have certainly been offers on the table since the end of last season, when Ferrari strongly encouraged the enigmatic Finn to broaden his career horizons — preferably with another team. Kimi easily could have easily returned to McLaren for 2010, [...]

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Kimi Raikkonen: Will He Stay, or Will He Go?

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Although it has been rumored lately that Renault has had Kimi Raikkonen on their shopping list for 2011, it’s certainly not a foregone conclusion that the feeling is mutual.  The laconic Finn is currently part of the WRC rally squad, and seems happy enough motoring his Citroen tin top over the bumps and ruts of [...]

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The Iceman Cometh Back? Will Kimi Replace Petrov at Renault?

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Rumors of Robert Kubica’s switch to Mercedes to replace Michael Schumacher launched the silly season this year, and while Kubica eventually put the kibosh on such speculation by signing a two-year contract extension with the Regie, fresh stories have now surfaced that it might be Renault’s rookie team mate who is on the move. Although [...]

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Robert Kubica Signs Two-Year Contract Extension with Renault

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Paddock gossips recently inaugurated this year’s silly season by launching rumors that Renault’s Robert Kubica had inked a deal to replace seven-time champ Michael Schumacher at Mercedes next year.  Mercedes denied the allegation, and Kubica was coy on the matter,  so the stories gained some traction.  After all, in Formula 1 rumors are generally credible [...]

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Williams Might Hire Currently Banned Pat Symonds as Consultant

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How do you get around a ban on being hired by a Formula 1 team?  You resort to a technique used by entrepreneurial professionals all over the world: you become a consultant. Former Renault chief engineer Pat Symonds, who was banned from direct involvement in the sport as a result of last year’s Crashgate scandal, [...]

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Renault Might Supply Additional Teams with Engines in 2011

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Renault (the manufacturer, not the team) have tipped their hand as to their possible direction in the future.  The Renault Formula 1 team is 80% owned by the Luxembourg-based venture capital firm, Genii.  It’s been suggested that the team only agreed to retain the Renault moniker after the Genii buy-in at the urging of F1 [...]

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McLaren’s and Mercedes’ Rear Diffusers Ruled Illegal by FIA

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In yet another example of the FIA’s clumsiness in implementing and enforcing their technical regulations, they have made an ad hoc ruling that four teams are currently using illegal rear diffuser configurations.  McLaren, Mercedes and two other teams have been ordered to revise their current diffuser designs in advance of the Australian Grand Prix on [...]

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Eric Boullier Says Renault Was Hiding Full Potential in Tests

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Renault team principal Eric Boullier has said that the team thus far has yet to reveal their car’s full potential during pre-season testing.  Although Robert Kubica did manage to turn a few decent laps, for the most part both Renault drivers languished in the bottom half of the daily time sheets. But as reported in [...]

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