Posts Tagged ‘Robert Kubica’

Renault Kubica’s Home For Now

  Robert Kubica has admitted he is not too bothered about suggestions he is the key to the 2011 driver market, according to SPEED. Before Mark Webber and Felipe Massa were re-signed by their respective Red Bull and Ferrari employers, it was rumored the Pole might shake up the grid by switching camps. But McLaren [...]

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Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: Webber threw helmet into crowd after Spain win: Mark Webber celebrated his commanding Barcelona win from pole position by making a gift to the ranks of Spanish spectators. After standing on the scales in parc ferme, the Australian rushed across the front straight of the Circuit [...]

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Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: Renault Eyes July To Retain Kubica: With regard to Robert Kubica’s future, July 15 could be a significant date for the Pole. An Italian report said earlier this week that the 25-year-old, who currently drives for Renault, has signed some sort of “option” with Ferrari. The [...]

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Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: Buemi Not Afraid To Return To Toro Rosso Cockpit: Sebastien Buemi insists he will have no qualms about returning to the wheel of his Toro Rosso on Saturday. In initial practice for the Chinese Grand Prix, the 21-year-old Swiss had a scary incident when both wheels [...]

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Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: GP2 Team To Run In Renault’s F1 Colors: A GP2 team will also bear the distinctive colors of Renault’s new Formula One colors in 2010. The French team DAMS will be a partner of Renault’s driver development program this year, running the F1 reserve drivers Ho-Pin [...]

Kubica Out Of Monte Carlo Rally

Robert Kubica’s participation in the famous Monte Carlo Rally this week is on the skids, after the engine in his Renault Clio R3 failed. After the failure just 4km into the icy prologue stage on Tuesday night, the Polish driver was investigating whether he would be able to start Wednesday’s action with a new engine, France’s [...]

Petrov In Talks With Renault For 2010

Vitaly Petrov has confirmed reports he is a candidate to become Robert Kubica’s teammate at Renault in 2010. The 25-year-old, who would be the first Russian to start a Grand Prix, finished the GP2 championship behind champion Nico Hulkenberg and reportedly carries millions in personal sponsorships. “We are currently in negotiations with the Renault team and [...]

Sato To Grab Renault Ride?

French magazine Auto Hebdo is reporting that Japanese veteran Takuma Sato is a leading candidate to become Robert Kubica’s teammate during the 2010 Formula 1 season. Apparently, there is competition as Sato is competing against Nick Heidfeld for the vacant Renault seat. It looks like Renault team boss Eric Boullier has put together a short [...]