Renault, one of the most recognized names in Formula One has finally filled an important management job for the team that was been filled temporarily by Bob Bell, after the departure of Flavio Briatore last year. They announced recently that Eric Boullier will be taking the reigns of the team from this day forward as team principal.
The new job is a great opportunity for an engineer who a decade ago decided to make the jump into management, rather than keep churning out the numbers. Now, he’ll be leading the Renault team forward into 2010, as Renault looks to get back …read more

The 2009 Formula One season rolled out onto the street of Marina Bay Sunday in the latest round of the Formula One for another barn raising affair that saw the podium filled by racers and teams who aren’t in contention of winning the Formula One World Championship. This time McLaren, Renault and Toyota filled the spots that have gone to other teams and racers for most of the 2009 Formula One season.
Lewis Hamilton had to turn off and then reboot his KERS system in order to interrupt possible problems with the system. Other than this small problem, his car ran …read more

Formula One will be returning to Valencia for the 2009 European Grand Prix this weekend after successfully hosting the 2008 European Grand Prix. This year track safety officials have made a few changes to conditions on this street circuit after consultations with the racers and the FIA.
This year they have changed the pit exit by leveling it to the same height as the track which should make getting onto the track easier and less hazardous. They have also extended the curbs on the apex of Turns 4 and 5, which will give the drivers more room to make it around …read more

The 2009 Formula One season is going to have a different taste and feel to it this year, with so many changes to the rules and regulation fans should expect an exciting and engaging race season. Ferrari, McLaren, Renault, and BMW Sauber were all winners on the F1 circuit in 2008, but with all the alterations to race conditions, how confident can they be of continuing to run at the top of the Formula One world? Will the young guns find ways to implement or interpret the new regulations to give them an edge? Will they still have the competitive …read more

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A wave of electric dreams are coming out of the Tokyo Auto Show. How many will continue to maturity is the big question.