10 years ago © Renault Sport SAS As Renault gear up for their first season since their decision to return to Formula One as a works team, they are able to confirm their game plan for the 2016 season. Carlos Ghosn, chairman and CEO of Groupe Renault, revealed the company’s motorsport plans during an event at the Renault
10 years ago © Lotus F1 Team There have been many rumors that have suggested that Pastor Maldonado would be leaving Renault and Kevin Magnussen would be taking over his position on the team. After weeks of speculation about the future of Maldonado’s career in Formula One, the Venezuelan driver has confirmed his fate. Maldonado is the highest
10 years ago © Racing Clothesline Following the fatal accident of Jules Bianchi in 2014 and the death of Justin Wilson in the IndyCar series in 2015, the discussion about closed cockpits in Formula One has increase dramatically. And with the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association reportedly hoping for driver protection to be added as soon as 2017, it
10 years ago © GP2 Series Media Services There are a number of issues with today’s Formula One. Viewership is steadily declining and talented drivers are finding it harder to make it to Formula One because of a lack of sponsorship. There have been a lot of criticisms about the way that the sport is being run, but
10 years ago © Pirelli & C. S.p.A. The Formula One cars made their first public return to the track on Monday and Tuesday for the Pirelli wet weather tyre test at the Paul Ricard Circuit in France. Only three of the current teams on the 2016 grid took part in the two day testing event controlled by
10 years ago The winter break is a busy time for the engineers and people behind the scenes. The teams’ employees work around the clock to produce the quickest and most reliable car. Sometimes all of the work takes just a little too long and the car is not ready for the first test. Pre-season testing kicks off
10 years ago The 2016 Formula One season is almost among us, with pre-season testing starting in a little more than a month. The 2015 was a bit boring for the fans and may have left them without enough teams to follow. However, 2016 will have no shortage of teams to follow. Here are the top five teams
10 years ago The G. H. Mumm champagne company will not be the official supplier for podium champagne this season. The podium winners will now have to open a new brand of champagne. However, Mumm has confirmed that they will remain involved with Formula-E. After a 15 year partnership, Mumm and Formula One will no longer be doing
10 years ago The Sauber F1 Team will be running a new head of track engineering for the upcoming season, as their long-time employee, Giampaolo Dall’Ara, departs from the team. This makes room for a new team member that will be taking over the position. Giampaolo Dall’Ara, an Italian mechanical engineer, joined the Swiss team in 2000. He
10 years ago It’s not very often that the opinion of a Formula One fan actually amounts to anything within the sport. Usually, the sport forgets to take into account the opinions of the fans that make the sport as popular as it is. However, Jenson Button has decided to give the fans a chance to make a
