Renault’s team boss Eric Bouiller has confirmed that Toro Rosso’s Sébastien Buemi has a ‘special place’ on their list of potential drivers for the 2011 season. “Sébastien is on our list of potential drivers for 2011,” Boullier confirmed, speaking to Swiss daily newspaper Le Matin. “He even has a special place on it, because I [...]

Renault have been the best of the middle runners so far in 2010, seemingly being able to keep up with Mercedes. However, they couldn’t manage that today as Robert Kubica retired and Vitaly Petrov finished outside the points in 13th. Kubica got off to a great start, and was right in the fight for 3rd [...]

Robert Kubica (P3, P11) “It has been a fairly normal Friday for us. Of course there is a new layout this year, so I had to get a feeling for the braking points and the lines, but to be honest it only took a couple of laps. We then evaluated a new front wing, but [...]

Renault have today announced that their driver Robert Kubica will stay at their team until 2010. Kubica described the decision to stay at the French team as ‘straightforward’: “It was a straightforward decision for me to continue with a team where I feel at home,” the Pole said. “What’s important for me is to be [...]

Renault are hoping for a very successful weekend at Silverstone this weekend, with team boss Eric Bouiller saying that the team are looking for ‘big points’ at the Northamptonshire track. Here’s the quotes in full, starting with Robert Kubica, who has joined the list of drivers praising the circuit, saying: “It’s an exciting circuit, a very [...]

The latest rumour flying around the paddock is whether Robert Kubica will stay at Renault or join Mercedes in 2011. It sounds reasonable, but I believe that he will be staying put at Renault. Robert Kubica is undoubtedly a talented driver, and would certainly be winning races if he was at a better team further [...]

The 24-year-old Swiss Romain Grosjean is hoping for a return to F1 in 2011, and hinting that Renault is his best hope. Grosjean replaced Nelson Piquet Jr at the French team in 2009 and unfortunately his time in Formula 1 is more remembered for crashes and spins. Grosjean explained: “I was in the wrong place [...]

Robert Kubica’s potential was obvious in his debut season in 2007, and furthermore in 2008 when some were thinking he was going to win the championship! He collected his first win at the Canadian Grand Prix on his way to finishing 4th overall, but since then his BMW’s have not been as quick, and the [...]

Renault have had a disastrous couple of years in F1, but they are back with a new owner in Genii Capital, driver lineup in Robert Kubica and Vitaly Petrov, and team principal in Eric Bouiller. Will they fare any better? Renault R30 The Renault R30 looks great with it’s black and yellow livery, that harks [...]

Renault have today unveiled their 2010 car: the Renault R30, at Valencia. As expected, Robert Kubica is joined by Vitaly Petrov who will be Renault’s second driver and Ho-Pin Tung the reserve alongside Jerome D’Ambrosio. (More in a separate story soon). Press pack Discover Simple, Private Sharing at Drop.io var scribd_doc = scribd.Document.getDoc(26354500, ‘key-2cqonm8bcg68omeqgwtx’); scribd_doc.addParam(‘height’, [...]