McLaren has confirmed it has ended its relationship with Honda and will use Renault power units in 2018.Following months of speculation, the split was officially announced following the end of FP1 at the Singapore Grand Prix, with McLaren signing a three-year deal with Renault that will take it through to...

Renault has expanded its aerodynamics team by hiring Pete Machin as its new head of aerodynamics.Machin joins the team from Red Bull and will start work at Enstone on July 3. Having started his career as an aerodynamicist at Bombardier Aerospace, Machin moved to Arrows in 1997 and then joined...

Renault has announced it will use BP fuel and Castrol lubricants as part of a new partnership.Having previously used Total, Renault has followed Red Bull in changing its fuel and oil supplier. Red Bull will work with ExxonMobil from this season – using its Mobil1 and Esso brands – and...

Renault team principal Frederic Vasseur has left his role at the French manufacturer with immediate effect.Vasseur was brought in by Renault when it returned to Formula 1 at the start of the 2016 season, initially in the role of racing director. With a number of senior personnel in place at...

Renault team principal Fred Vasseur has defended the structure of his Formula 1 outfit in the wake of criticism it lacks leadership.Cyril Abiteboul, Renault F1's managing director, recently admitted to tension behind the scenes, suggesting some clarity was needed over exactly who is responsible for what as the Enstone/Viry alliance...

Renault has announced Nico Hulkenberg will join the team for the 2017 Formula 1 season as part of a "multi-year deal."On Friday, Force India released the German from his contract, allowing him to complete the switch to the French manufacturer, which returned to F1 this year after buying Lotus.Renault Sport...

An American university student has been awarded the career opportunity of a lifetime in Formula 1, as Caitlin Bunt was confirmed as the U.S. winner of the Infiniti Engineering Academy.Beating nine other finalists from around the United States, an intense shootout event at Infiniti's U.S. headquarters in Nashville saw 24-year-old...

Frederic Vasseur has taken up the title of team principal of the Renault Formula 1 team as part of a management restructure.Vasseur, who was initially appointed racing director following Renault's takeover of Lotus at the end of last year, is now directly responsible for the performance and results of the...