Improving reliability has been a bigger challenge for Renault ahead of the 2018 season than chasing performance, according to chief technical officer Bob Bell.The works team suffered 12 retirements during 2017, even failing to start the British Grand Prix with one car as Jolyon Palmer retired on the formation lap...

Renault chief technical officer Bob Bell says a number of new additions to the team made during this year have led to a growing momentum at the Enstone, UK-based team.Having returned to Formula 1 as a full constructor ahead of the 2016 season, Renault had to embark on a major...

Renault is working hard to try and unlock better race pace after failing to convert strong qualifying performances so far this season.Nico Hulkenberg has qualified seventh at each of the last two races but has only managed to finish in the top 10 once this season, coming home ninth at...

Renault has confirmed the Formula 1 engine involved in Kevin Magnussen's accident during the Belgian Grand Prix will return to action.Magnussen was involved in a heavy crash in the early stages of the race at Spa after losing control of his car at the top of Eau Rouge, before plouging...

Renault has approached Formula 1 rival Ferrari in an attempt to re-sign James Allison as part of its recruitment drive.Allison is currently in his second stint with Ferrari, returning to Maranello almost three years ago as the team's technical director. The 48-year-old has played a key role in helping revive...

Renault faces its "most difficult decision" over when to stop developing its underperforming 2016 Formula 1 car and plough its resources into 2017, according to team ambassador Alain Prost.Six grands prix into its return as a works outfit in F1, Renault has so far managed to get just one car...

Renault's 2016 Formula 1 car surprised the team in Formula 1 pre-season testing, and it believes it could sneak into the top 10 in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.The French manufacturer's late takeover of Lotus last year provided the team with little time to prepare the RS16 that took part...

Manor racing director Dave Ryan insists he has "a clear conscience" about his 2009 split with McLaren and subsequent Formula 1 exile.After 34 years with McLaren, then sporting director Ryan paid the price for the lying controversy that engulfed Lewis Hamilton and the F1 team following the 2009 Australian Grand...

Red Bull expects to be beaten by Toro Rosso during the first half of the 2016 Formula 1 season, based on the latter's switch to last year's Ferrari power unit.While Christian Horner's team will stick with Renault units, rebadged as TAG Heuer, the junior Red Bull outfit will run the...

Former Ferrari race engineer Chris Dyer is to return to Formula 1 with Renault's new works outfit to head up its vehicle performance group.Dyer, who was Michael Schumacher's race engineer during his title-winning campaigns with Ferrari in 2003 and 2004, will focus on performance and supporting the race team with...