Fire 'scary' for Heidfeld

Nick Heidfeld says that the fire which ended his Hungarian Grand Prix "was a bit scary" as he was forced to make a quick exit from his Renault.

Buemi punished for Heidfeld clash

Sebastien Buemi has been handed a five-place grid penalty at the Hungarian Grand Prix for his part in a collision with Nick Heidfeld during the German Grand Prix.

Senna to drive for Renault during Hungarian Friday

Lotus Renault GP is pleased to announce that Bruno Senna will drive the R31 in Friday’s first practice session during the Hungarian Grand Prix next weekend. After joining the team in February as a Third Driver, Bruno will have the one-off opportunity to get behind the wheel at a race weekend with LRGP, when he drives Nick Heidfeld’s car for the first 90-minute session.

Improved Renault targeting points

Nick Heidfeld says he feels Renault has taken a step forwards since Silverstone and is targeting points despite qualifying outside the top ten for the German Grand Prix.

Heidfeld settles with LRGP, Senna drives remaining races

Lotus Renault GP and Nick Heidfeld have reached a settlement today and have chosen to part company with immediate effect. This announcement enables both parties to bring the matter to a close and concentrate on their respective sporting challenges in the future. This also means that Bruno Senna will compete for LRGP in all remaining races of 2011, along with Vitaly Petrov.

Heidfeld targets 'significant step forward'

Nick Heidfeld says that his Renault team is ready to take a 'significant step forward' in terms of performance in order to close the gap to its rivals, Mercedes in particular