Renault hoping for stronger showing

Renault chief race engineer Alan Permane says he is confident the team will be more competitive in Singapore than it has been on similar circuits this year

Lotus Renault happy to leave Singapore

After 61 difficult laps Bruno and Vitaly finished the fourth edition of the Singapore Grand Prix in 15th and 17th respectively. Bruno clipped the wall early on in the race, resulting in an extra pit stop in order to change his front wing. This put an end to any chance of points.

Training for Singapore with Renault's James Milligan

With the excitement of the Singapore race weekend comes the peculiarity of LRGP carrying out its duties during British Summer Time hours. So, as LRGP trainer James Milligan tells us, it can be rather disconcerting waking up at 3pm to have one’s bowl of Corn Flakes at a time more suited to a nice cup of Earl Grey…

Heidfeld decision about performance not money - Boullier

Eric Boullier has revealed that Renault's decision to replace Nick Heidfeld with Bruno Senna was part of a bigger shake-up at the team and says it has nothing to do with money

Renault hires Wickham as team manager

Renault has appointed John Wickham as its new team manager, with the former technical and operations manager of A1 GP taking on his role from this weekend's European Grand Prix.Renault has appointed John Wickham as its new team manager, AUTOSPORT can reveal, with the former technical and operations manager of A1 GP taking on his role from this weekend's European Grand Prix.Wickham was drafted in by team principal Eric Boullier recently to perform an efficiency study of the outfit, and that move prompted sporting director Steve Nielsen to tender his resignation.On the back of that, Wickham has been hired as team manager as part of a wider reshuffle that will see chief race engineer Alan Permane move into a more senior role too.When asked by AUTOSPORT about the background to the reshuffle, Boullier said: "Steve resigned, so I think it is just another step in maybe bringing some new ideas and to go for the next step where I want the team to be."For what I want to achieve with the team, John has a great experience of where I want his job to be. It is not about replacing a sporting director, it is more splitting responsibilities."Alan Permane will have more responsibilities on the sporting side, and I need more focus on the race team itself."Wickham managed the Spirit-Honda Formula 2 team in the 1980's and brought the engine manufacturer into F1 in 1983 before Honda did its deal with Williams.Nielsen is set to remain at the team until the Singapore GP.

Webber on top in final practice

Mark Webber went quickest in the closing stages of third free practice, the final session before qualifying for the Singapore GP. McLaren's Jenson Button was second while Sebastian Vettel was blocked in traffic and ended up with the 3rd fastest time.