Piquet must up his game – Renault chief
Nelson Piquet risks dropping out of formula one if he cannot up his game, Renault’s sporting boss has admitted The 22-year-old made his grand prix debut with the French squad in March, and over the...
View ArticleImproved Massa can win 2008 title
Ferrari’s Felipe Massa has turned around his disappointing early form Massa emerges as a true candidate for the 2008 title. That is the admission of rival team Renault’s sporting director Steve...
View ArticleMore detail about likely new Safety Car rules emerge
More details about the planned test of potentially-revised safety car rules have emerged It was reported recently that the new system for the deployment of the safety car will be trialled during...
View ArticleRenault argue Valencia ban too harsh
“We feel the penalty is unjust” -Steve Nielsen Renault figures on Monday argued the team’s suspension from the European grand prix is an excessive penalty. The French team appeared at the FIA’s...
View ArticleRenault to race in Valencia, fined $50,000
ING Renault F1 Team statement following the decision of the FIA International Court of Appeal Renault will contest this weekend’s European grand prix, after its suspension from the Valencia race was...
View ArticleTeams still working on motor homes in Monaco
Monte Carlo’s famous glamour was yet to arrive in the formula one paddock on Wednesday. It is just two days since the chequered flag waved at the Circuit de Catalunya, meaning that it has been the...
View ArticleRenault F1 team Canadian GP post-race debrief with Steve Nielsen, sporting...
In Canada, we re-learned the same lessons about going racing in 2010 Steve, the team left Turkey frustrated by a P6 finish, and now leaves Canada very disappointed with P7. Is that a measure of your...
View ArticleAlonso’s Renault return was a mistake – team boss
At the end of his tumultuous single season with McLaren in 2007 Returning to Renault in 2008 was a mistake for Fernando Alonso, according to the team’s sporting director Steve Nielsen. At the end of...
View ArticleF1 figures push for Abu Dhabi test
Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya has vowed to step in should formula one teams need to replace the Bahrain test next month “Formula one is our biggest customer, so when they decide what dates they want...
View ArticleF1 holds breath before Bahrain decision
Bernie Ecclestone wants the race’s $40 million fee The F1 world is holding its breath early on Friday as the sport considers returning to troubled Bahrain later this year. Bernie Ecclestone wants the...
View ArticleNielsen to leave Renault, Wickham to join
Wickham has been seen at grands prix this season Steve Nielsen has resigned as sporting director at the Renault team, it emerged just before the Canadian grand prix on Sunday. The BBC reported from the...
View ArticleExperts predict Vettel to win title by Suzuka
Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali is reserving his judgement until after Silverstone Despite Lewis Hamilton no longer thinking the 2011 title fight is effectively over, not everyone in the F1 paddock...
View ArticleRed Bull’s rivals to keep on improving – Brawn
“It’s impossible to predict what will happen from Spa” After McLaren and Ferrari fielded cars with winning pace in July, Red Bull could be challenged even more once this month’s summer break ends. That...
View ArticleSteve Nielsen joins Team Lotus as sporting director
Replacing Dieter Gass Team Lotus has today confirmed that Steve Nielsen will be joining the Anglo / Malaysian team as Sporting Director from December 12th 2011, replacing Dieter Gass who is moving on...
View ArticleLotus signs Renault’s Nielsen before Caterham rebirth
Steve Nielsen, who left Renault in June, has re-emerged at Team Lotus. Team boss Tony Fernandes revealed that he offered Nielsen, Renault’s long-serving sporting director, the same role at Team Lotus a...
View ArticleRed Bull and McLaren to fight for win – rivals
A general consensus has emerged about the likely pecking-order this weekend in Australia. Based on winter testing, this year’s longest-ever F1 season looks set to be very closely contested, but...
View ArticleNielsen moves from Caterham to Toro Rosso
Briton Nielsen only moved to Caterham in December 2011 Just over a year after switching from Renault to Caterham, Steve Nielsen will now become Toro Rosso’s new sporting director, the Finnish newspaper...
View ArticleNew season will be as close as 2012 – Domenicali
Ferrari is expecting another closely-fought world championship contest in 2013. Last year, no fewer than six separate teams won grands prix – a rarity in formula one – and for 2013 the regulations are...
View ArticleSummer break a ‘win’ for F1′s hard workers
“Life in formula one is a life of self-denial” F1′s ‘summer break’ is a rare slice of relief for the sport’s hard-working men and women. “The level of dedication (in F1) is quite high,” said former...
View ArticleVerstappen has first Formula 1 test
“I was looking forward to my first drive in a Formula 1 car on a proper race track” – Max Verstappen After trying a Formula 1 car for the first time a few weeks back during a promotional Show Run in...
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