Taking some time to read all of the press releases and terrific coverage from the major news media and other F1 blogs today, I am finding some key quotes, thoughts and comments about today’s car launches. Both the Renault F1 team and the BMW-Sauber F1 team launched their 2010 challengers…
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In a very late posting (hey, I just covered a 24 hour race, you know?) I have to wonder why there aren’t a plethora of energy drinks sponsoring endurance racing. Red Bull sponsors two Formula1 teams, countless drivers, an entire race car drivers’ challenge, at least one motorcycle…
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Russian driver Vitaly Petrov will partner Robert Kubica at Renault, it was confirmed on Sunday. The news came as the team revealed their 2010 car, the R30, 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 [...]
Renault’s technical director James Allison discusses the team’s 2010 car, the R30, and explains how the latest rule changes have impacted its design and development
Q: James, how different is the R30 compared with last year’s car, the R29?
James Allison: It’s very different and even my Mum could tell the exterior differences! The R30 is a [...]
Following Sunday’s unveiling of the R30 in Spain, Renault drivers Robert Kubica and the newly-confirmed Vitaly Petrov give their thoughts on the new car and the season ahead
Robert, you’ve had a long association with Renault throughout your career and now you’re racing for Renault in F1. How does it feel?
Robert Kubica: I’m very happy to [...]
BMW Sauber became the third team to reveal their 2010 car on Sunday as the wraps came of the C29 at the Valencia circuit in Spain, where pre-season testing gets underway on Monday.
Drivers Pedro de la Rosa and Kamui Kobayashi were on hand to unveil the Ferrari-powered machine, with the team back under the leadership [...]
We find out more about Renault’s new driver and Russia’s first F1 driver Vitaly Petrov
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Vitaly Petrov was never destined for Formula One, but he does deserve to be there. Will the Russian bear roar in 2009?
Russia: The world’s largest country.
For years Formula One has tried, but failed to make an impact in this former-Socialist superpower. Not even in the formative years of today, when excessive commercialisation and globalisation is [...]
Gerard Lopez says his company and Renault are both in F1 for the long haul.
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Vitaly Petrov knows he is carrying a nation’s hopes, but is ready for the pressure.
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