Renault technical director James Allison has attributed the team’s dismal showing at the Singapore Grand Prix, and previous difficulties this season on slower-speed tracks, to negative side-effects of the R31’s innovative forward-facing… More »
Robert Kubica’s doctor, Riccardo Ceccarelli, says the Polish drivers return isn’t a matter of ‘if’ but a matter of ‘when’, and he’s certain that will be next season. Kubica is making good progress following his February rally accident, but it’s yet… More »
Erstwhile British F3 champion Jean-Eric Vergne looks set to become Red Bull’s latest F1 graduate, after admitting that he getting closer to agreeing terms on a Friday testing role with Scuderia Toro Rosso.The Frenchman, currently in the running for… More »
Red Bull reaped the financial reward of finally ascending to the pinnacle of F1 success in 2010, reporting a pre-tax profit after one of the most closely-fought championship campaigns of all time.Sebastian Vettel’s exciting theft of the individual… More »
Mercedes GP hope to see the benefits of their latest aerodynamic upgrades during the final five races of the season.
The team introduced the updates to the W02 before this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix, but although the numbers point in the right… More »
Christian Horner says Sebastian Vettel is improving all of the time as he closes in on back-to-back world championships. Vettel took his ninth win of the season with another dominant display in Singapore, which means his worst result of the year… More »
Having failed to make the step forward the team had hoped for, Lotus drivers Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli are now hanging their hopes on finally joining the midfield battle in 2012.’We definitely didn’t hit the target we wanted this year,’… More »
Renault’s early season podium finishes were but a distant memory in Singapore at the weekend, with drivers Bruno Senna and Vitaly Petrov crossing the line in 15th and 17th respectively, two laps down on the Renault-engined Red Bull of winner Sebastian Vettel.
But there is one glimmer of hope for the team. Rather than being stuck in limbo not knowing what has caused their form to dip, Renault believe the issues lie in their innovative forward-facing exhausts. Although initially envied up and down the pit lane, technical director James Allison believes that the concept is flawed – especially at low-speed tracks like Singapore.
Formula One group CEO Bernie Ecclestone and Red Bull team principal Christian Horner have plenty in common. Not only have both transformed ailing teams into championship winners – Ecclestone with Brabham and Horner with the former Jaguar squad – both also have a soft spot for 2010 (and very nearly 2011) world champion Sebastian Vettel.
In a candid interview held during the Singapore Grand Prix weekend, both men were keen to chat
