FERRARI HAS FINALLY confirmed the long awaited arrival of two-time World Champion Fernando Alonso to replace Kimi Raikkonen from 2010.

While Alonso initially signed an agreement to move to the Scuderia in 2011, Raikkonen’s rapidly falling level of favour within Ferrari, allied to the deteriorating situation at Renault, prompted the Maranello-based outfit to accelerate the Spaniard’s [...]

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RENAULT F1 has announced it will not contest charges of race-fixing following allegations by former team driver Nelson Piquet Jr. Piquet claims that he was instructed to deliberately crash at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix to bring out the safety car to assist team-mate Alonso’s race. Renault F1’s two most [...]

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The proposed Formula One boycott has gathered strength after Renault became the latest heavyweight manufacturer to reconsider its involvement in the sport.

The French manufacturer opposes the introduction of two sets of regulations for next year, which will provide budget-capped teams with a variety of technical freedoms and scope for innovation including a movable rear wing.

Renault [...]

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