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Kubica to miss 2012 start
Robert Kubica will not recover in time to race at the start of the 2012 season. The Pole, who has missed the 2011 season following a major rally crash which partially severed his arm, believes that he needs more time to regain his strength before committing to another season in …
Heidfeld out; Senna in at Renault GP
The prospect of the Senna name re-returning to the grid is a step closer, with paddock gossip suggesting that Bruno Senna, nephew of the legendary Ayrton Senna, will be stepping up to replace the troubled Nick Heidfeld at Renault Grand Prix from the Belgian Grand Prix onwards. Having originally been …
HUN: Q2
Qualifying 2 continued in similar fashion with Paul di Resta putting his Force India in 11th followed by Vitaly Petrov’s Renault in 12th and Kamui Kobayashi in 13th in the Sauber. 14th was taken by Nick Heidfeld in the second Renault ahead of Rubens Barrichello (15th) in the first of …
Renault Grand Prix: Race Report
LRGP opened its 2011 account in fine style as Vitaly scored his first podium in just his 20th Formula 1 race. • Both Nick and Vitaly adopted two-stop strategies: soft / soft / hard • Nick stopped on laps 15 and 30, while Vitaly made his stops on laps 16 …
Renault Grand Prix: Free Practice 1 and 2
Nick and Vitaly kicked off their 2011 campaigns today as free practice got underway at Melbourne’s Albert Park. Alan Permane, Chief Engineer – Technical programme notes – The track was very green to begin with and we didn’t do a great amount of running in the first session. We used …
Pitstraight Predictions: Round 1
The Pitstraight team got together prior to Friday’s practice session to form this weekend’s Pitstraight Predictions. Here they are: Neal Brown Callum Leslie Caron Lindsay Pole Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel Winner Mark Webber Fernando Alonso 2nd Sebastian Vettel Mark Webber 3rd Fernando Alonso Nick Heidfeld (dry) / Michael Schumacher (wet) …
Fourth Test, Day 4: Timesheet
Pos Driver Nationality Team Laps Fastest Time 1. Michael Schumacher GER Mercedes Grand Prix 67 1:21.268 2. Fernando Alonso ESP Ferrari 141 1:21.614 3. Nico Rosberg GER Mercedes Grand Prix 22 1:21.788 4. Nick Heidfeld GER Renault Grand Prix 67 1:22.073 5. Rubens Barrichello BRA Williams-Cosworth 89 1:22.233 6. Kamui …
Fourth Test, Day 1: Timesheet
Pos Driver Nationality Team Laps Fastest Time 1. Mark Webber AUS Red Bull Racing-Renault 97 1:22.544 2. Jenson Button GBR McLaren-Mercedes 74 1:22.910 3. Vitaly Petrov RUS Renault Grand Prix 27 1:22.937 4. Sergio Perez MEX Sauber-Ferrari 90 1:24.117 5. Nick Heidfeld GER Renault Grand Prix 20 1:24.735 6. Paul …
Fourth Test, Day 1: Renault Grand Prix
The final pre-season test got underway in Barcelona today. Nick drove this morning, but was suffering with a cold, so Vitaly took over for the afternoon. Driver: Nick / Vitaly Chassis: R31-01 Fastest Lap: Nick: 1:24.735 / Vitaly: 1:22.937 Position: Nick P5 / Vitaly P3 Total laps: Nick: 20 / …
Third Test, Day 4: Renault Grand Prix
The final day in Barcelona saw Nick back in the R31 as the team wrapped up its third pre-season test session. Driver: Nick Chassis: R31-01 Fastest Lap: 1:23.657 Position: P4 Total laps: 95 What we learned today: – A new front wing was fitted on the car and the team …