Fernando Alonso is a two-times Formula 1 world champion and a formidable, uncompromising competitor. For all his faults, Renault couldn’t have chosen better for 2021.
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Renault expected to announce Alonso’s return for 2021 season
2021 F1 season
Posted onFernando Alonso is expected to make his comeback to Formula 1 in 2021 at Renault, the team with which he won both his world championships.
Ocon: Lack of tow increased gap to Ricciardo
2020 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onEsteban Ocon was over six-tenths of a second slower than Daniel Ricciardo, but his team told him more than half of that was due to not having a slipstream.
Ocon: I’ve changed everything I do to minimise virus risk
2020 F1 season
Posted onEsteban Ocon says he’s doing everything he can to avoid catching the Covid-19 coronavirus, while Daniel Ricciardo admits he’s “got through a lot of cleaning products”.
Ricciardo: No awkwardness at Renault despite decision to leave
2020 F1 season
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo says he expects to get “back to business” as normal at Renault despite his decision to leave the team at the end of the year.
Renault’s car will be “very different” at first race compared to Australia
2020 F1 season
Posted onEsteban Ocon says Renault will bring a significantly revised car to the first race of the 2020 F1 season next week.
Who should Renault hire to replace Ricciardo?
Debates and Polls
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo’s impending departure will leave a gap in Renault’s driver line-up next year. Who should they hire to replace him?
Renault is first F1 team to add anti-Covid 19 face masks to its merchandise range
2020 F1 season
Posted onRenault has become the first Formula 1 team to add a face mask designed to safeguard against Covid-19 to its official range of branded merchandise.
Alonso? Vettel? Bottas? Who should Renault hire as Ricciardo’s replacement?
2021 F1 season
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo’s departure will leave a vacancy at Renault for 2021. Who should they hire to take his place?
Ferrari closes F1 factory due to Coronavirus, other teams remain open
2020 F1 season
Posted onFerrari has closed its factory in Maranello due to the Coronavirus but Mercedes, Renault, Racing Point and Williams’ British and French bases remain open.
Video: Renault’s other RS20 interim livery
2020 F1 season
Posted onRenault’s RS20 has run in two interim liveries ahead of the new season. It appeared in the team’s 2019 livery in a filming day at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Ferrari the only team not to beat their 2019 lap time in test
Lap times and mileages: 2020 pre-season testing day six
Posted onFerrari is the only team which hasn’t beaten either of its benchmark lap times from 2019 in pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Mercedes end test on top after last-gasp effort by Verstappen
2020 F1 season
Posted onValtteri Bottas’s Mercedes headed the final pre-season test day of 2020, though the top three cars were covered by less than a tenth of a second.
Ricciardo pips Leclerc as times tumble on morning of final test day
2020 F1 season
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo headed the morning of the final day of pre-season testing as seven different teams set their fastest lap times of testing so far.
Steiner impressed by reliability but Haas are trailing in testing
Lap times and mileages: 2020 pre-season testing day five
Posted onHaas team principal Guenther Steiner has been impressed by reliability levels in testing so far, though Haas has done the fewest laps of any team.
Vettel on top, Hamilton last as power unit problem halts Mercedes
2020 F1 season
Posted onFerrari and Mercedes had contrasting fortunes on the fifth day of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya. Sebastian Vettel was quickest, Lewis Hamilton stopped.
Vettel lowers Ferrari’s best test time by over a second after spin
2020 F1 season
Posted onSebastian Vettel took 1.2 seconds off Ferrari’s best time of pre-season testing so far after he and several other drivers had spins on Thursday morning.
Mercedes extend mileage lead as Williams lose laps to power unit problems
2020 testing lap times and counts: Day four
Posted onMercedes became the first team to break the 3,000 kilometre mark on the fourth day of pre-season testing but power unit problems held Williams back again.
Kubica heads test with Alfa Romeo’s best time so far
2020 F1 season
Posted onAlfa Romeo reserve driver Robert Kubica was quickest as F1 testing resumed at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Kubica quickest while Red Bull make slow start to second test
2020 F1 season
Posted onRobert Kubica set Alfa Romeo’s quickest time of pre-season testing so far as he headed the morning’s running at the Circuit de Catalunya.