He beat his team-mate - just - and now Renault's Nico Hulkenberg is preparing for a busy curtain raising grand prix. read more »

We're happy with today's result but left wondering if better was possible after looking at our Q2 pace. read more »

Although Charlie Whiting is adamant Laurent Mekies's move to Ferrari is "less sensitive" than Marcin Budkowski's to Renault, he concedes the FIA need to put... read more »

With heavy rain forecast for Melbourne on Saturday, Carlos Sainz believes Renault could take advantage of an "interesting" race. read more »

Renault are in with a chance of scoring points, says Renault's Bob Bell ahead of the Australian Grand Prix read more »

The FIA is attempting to address concerns over its key staff leaving to join Formula 1 teams after Ferrari's signing of deputy race director Laurent Mekies prompted fresh... read more »

Fernando Alonso accepts there are no more excuses for McLaren F1 in 2018 following its switch away from Honda power units as it prepares to begin life with Renault in Australia... read more »

Max Verstappen fears Red Bull-Renault is still going to face a "painful" time on straights at the start of the 2018 Formula 1 season read more »

Fernando Alonso has set his sights high up the leaderboard as he prepares for his first McLaren race with Renault power. read more »

The Renault power unit still looks "fragile" and will leave Red Bull feeling weaker than rivals Mercedes and Ferrari in the F1 2018 title race, this week's F1... read more »

Force India will face its biggest challenge in F1 as it bids to stay ahead of McLaren and Renault in 2018, according to Sergio Perez. read more »

The Spaniard begins his first full campaign with Renault with an eye on a fourth consecutive points finish at the Albert Park circuit. read more »

The German is ready to get the his second season with Renault underway after a long off-season. read more »

Renault's chief race engineer discusses the Albert Park street circuit, the host of the season opening Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Carlos Sainz Jr and Nico Hulkenberg do not expect any major leap forward from their Renault team until a development push in the middle of the 2018 Formula 1 season read more »

Carlos Sainz Jr says he will have no problem taking engine grid penalty hits in 2018, if the sacrifice helps Renault to make long term progress read more »

Red Bull believes the Honda engine has the potential to be at Renault's level by the end of the 2018 Formula 1 season, heightening speculation over a '19 supplier switch read more »

Stoffel Vandoorne and Fernando Alonso head to Melbourne buoyed by the team's new relationship with Renault, hopeful for a competitive season for McLaren. read more »

Cyril Abiteboul says that consistency has increased within the Renault team ahead of the first race of the season. read more »

Nico Hülkenberg says Renault won't know the true pace of their car until after the first qualifying session of the year read more »

Nico Hulkenberg says Renault are "pumped" ahead of the new season after a reliable pre-season meant they were able to amass laps and data. read more »

Renault's innovative developments to offset the aerodynamic impact of the halo on its new Formula 1 car are discussed in this clip from Motorsport.tv's weekly show... read more »

The first part of ESPN's team-by-team preview for the 2018 Formula One season looks at the bottom five from last year's championship standings. read more »

Renault's season will evolve a lot in race for 4th read more »

Renault's Bob Bell says performance differences between Pirelli's three compounds for the 2018 F1 opener in Australia is minimal, read more »