Renault in talks with potential new F1 teams
Cyril Abiteboul says Renault has been in touch with potential new F1 teams. Last week, despite rumours that up to three potential outfits..
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Abiteboul: Haas ‘goals’ did not match Hulkenberg’s
Nico Hulkenberg turned down Haas for 2020 because he only wants to drive for teams with more potential. That is the view of Renault team..
McLaren turned down ‘strategic partnership’ with Renault
McLaren split with engine supplier Renault over a disagreement about Formula 1 strategy, according to Cyril Abiteboul. “It was..
Abiteboul criticises FIA over penalty
Cyril Abiteboul has accused the FIA of being inconsistent about how it hands out penalties for sporting and technical infractions. In 2019,..
Cyril Abiteboul 2019 Beyond the Grid interview
He’s a man with one of the toughest jobs in F1: tasked with leading one of the sport’s grandee teams back to the top, under the..
Abiteboul confirms Renault’s 1000hp breakthrough
Renault broke the 1.000 horsepower barrier some time ago, team boss Cyril Abiteboul has confirmed. Last month, Renault engine boss Remi..
F1 considering qualifying race experiment for 2020
F1 is toying with the idea of experimenting with the race format in 2020. The sport’s all-new era is not arriving until 2021, but..
F1 teams would welcome ‘strong’ new competitors
Formula 1 may not get any new teams on the grid until 2022 at the earliest, sporting boss Ross Brawn said at Spa. Brawn said it might be..
2019 Belgian F1 GP Constructors Press Conference
TEAM REPRESENTATIVES Cyril Abiteboul (Renault) Franz Tost (Toro Rosso) Otmar Szafnauer (Racing Point) Guenther Steiner (Haas) Toyoharu..
Abiteboul: Renault got start of ‘power unit’ era wrong
Cyril Abiteboul has admitted that Renault messed up its start to the current ‘power unit’ era. The French marque is still..
Carmakers propose F1 engine freeze
F1 engine makers are proposing that development of the hybrid technology be frozen for performance and cost reasons. According to Auto..
Boss admits Hulkenberg crash timing bad
Nico Hulkenberg‘s crash out of the German GP coincides with “important discussions” about his future. That is the news..
2019 French Grand Prix Constructors Press Conference Transcript
TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: Claire Williams (Williams) Frédéric Vasseur (Alfa Romeo) Cyril Abiteboul (Renault) Laurent Mekies (Ferrari) Zak..
Abiteboul: No ‘B spec’ car for Paul Ricard
Cyril Abiteboul has denied that Renault’s upgrade for its home race in France next weekend amounts to a ‘B spec’ car...
Abiteboul: Team order left Hulkenberg ‘angry’
Nico Hulkenberg left Canada “quite angry,” Renault team boss Cyril Abiteboul has admitted. In Montreal, it was German..
Abiteboul slams $175m budget cap figure
The F1 teams are divided over Liberty Media’s handling of the 2021 rules reform. Firstly, it emerges that the F1 owner has settled on..
Abiteboul presents Renault ‘plan’ for Paul Ricard leap
Cyril Abiteboul says he has put together a “plan” to put Renault back on the right track by the French works team’s home..
2019 Monaco GP Constructors Press Conference
Q: Following the passing of three-time Formula One World Champion Niki Lauda this week, we asked all of the drivers yesterday for their..
Abiteboul: Renault cannot beat top teams until 2021
Renault is not even planning to win races in 2020, according to the works team’s boss Cyril Abiteboul. With Daniel Ricciardo now in..
Abiteboul: Renault must solve ‘unacceptable’ problems
Cyril Abiteboul admitted that Renault’s weekend in Bahrain was “unacceptable”. But he did not point the finger at the..
