The Renault engine's performance in the recent Italian Grand Prix proves it has made "big progress" in Formula 1, according to technical director Remi Taffin.The performances of Red Bull and the works team at Monza showed the engine's improvement, with the gap to pole position of the best Renault-powered car...

Renault F1 chief Cyril Abiteboul says the French manufacturer has "a lot more to come," following the first victory for one of its engines since 2014 last weekend.Following Renault's acrimonious fallout with Red Bull last year, as part of a new agreement that was drawn up between the two parties,...

Christian Horner believes Daniil Kvyat's puzzling lack of one-lap pace in Bahrain was down to struggles in getting Formula 1 tires to work in lower temperatures.The Russian was the first driver eliminated in Q2 last Saturday, finishing the session a second slower than Red Bull team-mate Daniel Ricciardo, later suggesting...

Renault managing director Cyril Abiteboul says the French manufacturer has finally received some positive feedback from Red Bull's Formula 1 advisor Helmut Marko, a long-time critic.Marko was one of the most outspoken characters in last season's acrimonious breakdown in the once-successful Red Bull/Renault partnership.With no other manufacturer willing to supply...

Mercedes says it is not writing off a challenge from Red Bull this season, despite its Formula 1 rival's indifferent form in testing.Early signs from pre-season testing suggest Red Bull's reliability is better and there is more power from its Renault engine, but that has yet to be translated fully...

Daniel Ricciardo has admitted he and Red Bull have work to do to improve their Formula 1 starts. The Australian dropped from sixth on the grid to seventh behind Kevin Magnussen at the start of last Sunday's United States Grand Prix, and has often lost positions as the red lights...

Sebastian Vettel says a lack of power is the reason why his Red Bull was so far behind the Mercedes drivers in Belgian Grand Prix qualifying.The reigning Formula 1 world champion qualified third at Spa, but was a massive 2.126 seconds slower than polesitter Nico Rosberg, and 1.898sec behind Lewis...

With only 12 days of testing available before the 2014 Formula 1 season begins in Melbourne on March 16, Lotus's decision to miss the four-day Jerez test has far-reaching consequences.As F1 teams work to a tight schedule with every element of the project determined far in advance, this appears to...