Nov.4 (GMM) The F1 Commission on Thursday approved name changes for three formula one teams ahead of the 2012 season. Next year, Team Lotus will become Caterham, Renault will... read more »

The Virgin Racing outfit has officially lodged a request to change the teams name to Marussia, reflecting the Russian sportscar manufacturers ownership stake in the read more »

Vitaly Petrov has been confirmed as the first Russian to take part in the Race of Champions. The Renault driver will be in action as this year’s event takes place at... read more »

Oct.28 (GMM) The future of the Russian grand prix could be in Moscow. The huge country is already scheduled to join the 2014 calendar, with the federal government allocating... read more »

Oct.27 (GMM) The promoter of F1's newly announced New York round has denied doubting the separate US grand prix in Texas will ever take place. Austin is scheduled to... read more »

Oct.27 (GMM) The Russian federal government has committed to invest heavily in the country's inaugural grand prix in 2014. The Ria Novosti news agency reports that the... read more »

The Russian government intends to spend nearly US$200 million building a Formula One circuit in Sochi, according to a senior government official... read more »

Russian government to put nearly $200 million into building the new F1 circuit in Sochi read more »

The government of Russia intends to spend almost 200 million dollars on its new Formula 1 circuit, which is set to join the calendar from the 2014 season. read more »

The Russian government will spend about $200 million to build the circuit that will host the country's first Formula 1 grand pix in 2014. read more »

Lotus Renault F1 Team driver Vitaly Petrov scooped up another award last week, as he was unveiled as the 2011 ’Russian GQ Sportsman of the Year’ in Moscow. Racing in the... read more »

Lotus Renault GP has confirmed that it will be running with its older specification bodywork package for the remainder of the Singapore Grand Prix weekend, with overheating... read more »

Sep.23 (GMM) Vitaly Petrov has lashed back at suggestions he will not be racing with the Renault team in 2012. With a contract already in his pocket, the rumours began to... read more »

Sep.21 (GMM) Renault's team boss has added fuel to speculation Vitaly Petrov might be ousted at the end of the season. It was reported last week that not only Russian... read more »

Robert Wickens was in action for Virgin yesterday as the Russian team completed its third straight-line aero test of the season. read more »

Sep.12 (GMM) Renault has imposed a deadline for the finalisation of its driver lineup for 2012. The Genii-owned team has left open a vacancy for Robert Kubica next year... read more »

Vitaly Petrov will, as a mark of respect, race with a black helmet for the Italian GP after a Russian plane crash killed 43 people read more »

Vitaly Petrov is to race with a black helmet for the rest of the Italian Grand Prix weekend as a mark of respect for the victims of the Russian plane crash earlier this week read more »

Vitaly Petrov has described the upgrades applied to Renault’s car as ‘a big step forward’ following Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix, with... read more »

Bruno Senna has admitted that he exceeded his expectations during his first qualifying session for Renault, ending the final phase of qualifying in seventh place. The 2008 GP2... read more »

Oksana Kossatchenko, Vitaly Petrov's manager, concedes that while circuit preparation is on track for the Russian GP, there are other concerns... read more »

Oksana Kossatchenko, manager of Vitaly Petrov, says more work needs to be done to build Russia's Formula 1 audience, stating that there is a lack of motorsport media... read more »

Vitaly Petrov is only in his second Formula 1 season, but he has already established himself as a firm member of the Renault team. GPUpdate.net speaks exclusively with his... read more »

Aug.15 (GMM) The battle between Vitaly Petrov and Robert Kubica would have been much closer in 2011. That is the claim of Renault's chief engineer Alan Permane, who... read more »

Lotus Renault GP driver Vitaly Petrov is expecting to be firmly in the hunt for a strong points finish at the Nürburgring tomorrow afternoon, arguing that his car... read more »