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[SinglePic not found]Renault technical director James Allison insists that the result of the Bahrain Grand Prix wasn’t fair reward for the Enstone-based squad for the work it has put into the R30 over the winter.

Robert Kubica saw his chances of a scoring start with his new team ended by a spin on the opening lap, while team-mate Vitaly Petrov was forced to retire on his F1 debut with a suspension issue. Read the rest of this entry »

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Renault team boss Eric Boullier says he is hopeful that the French outfit will be ‘close to the top four teams’ in the season opening Bahrain Grand Prix this weekend.

The team has enjoyed a steady if unspectacular pre-season with the new R30, although the mixed weather conditions suffered in Spain have affected preparations somewhat for the year ahead. Read the rest of this entry »

[SinglePic not found]Toro Rosso’s Jaime Alguersuari led the times in a rain-hit session at Jerez on Friday as this week’s four-day test continued in Spain. Algueruari’s best lap of 1m 19.919s, set in the first hour before the weather worsened, put him eight-tenths clear of BMW Sauber’s Pedro de la Rosa. Conditions deteriorated as the day progressed, prompting many teams to wind up their programmes early.

Renault adapted their programme to allow new driver Vitaly Petrov to complete 68 laps acclimatising to the R30 in the wet and to carry out some practice starts. The Russian finished sixth in the times. Read the rest of this entry »

Renault has confirmed Russian Vitaly Petrov as team-mate to Robert Kubica for this season; he becomes his country’s first representative on the F1 grid. Read the rest of this entry »

Russian driver Vitaly Petrov will partner Robert Kubica at Renault, the team confirmed on Sunday. The news came as the team revealed their 2010 car at Spain’s Valencia circuit, where pre-season testing begins on Monday.

Petrov, 25, was runner-up in the 2009 GP2 Series and will become the first Russian to compete in Formula One racing when he takes to the grid in Bahrain next month. China’s Ho-Pin Tung was confirmed as Renault’s third driver, with Belgian Jerome d’Ambrosio and Czech driver Jan Charouz as reserves. Read the rest of this entry »