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Zhou key to Formula 1 growing Chinese audience Date published: January 24 2021 Renault Sport Academy driver Guanyu Zhou is desperate to take the final big step into Formula 1 – and bring China with him. Still aged only 21, Zhou joined the Renault set-up after departing the Ferrari Driver Academy at the end of 2018, and since then he has gone on to become an established name in the Formula 2 series. In 2019, he was the best-performing rookie in that series, picking up five P3 finishes, while in 2020 he tasted victory in the series for the first time in the Sochi sprint race. A pair of P2 fi...

Renault think Alonso will be at a disadvantage PlanetF1 21/12/2020 © Getty Images Fernando Alonso Renault Renault think Fernando Alonso is at a disadvantage compared to other drivers as the pair reunite for the 2021 season. Alonso has spent two full seasons away from Formula 1 after leaving McLaren at the end of the 2018 season but, in 2021, he will be back for one last crack with the team he has won two World Championship titles with in 2005 and 2006. The Spaniard has been building up to his return in 2020 with frequent factory visits and using every possible opportunity to try and get ...

Opinion: Could Nikita Mazepin actually be fired from Haas? Reading Time: 5min read The online backlash against Nikita Mazepin has ignited rumours that the Russian may be replaced by Pietro Fittipaldi for the 2021 season. Nikita Mazepin’s promotion to Formula 1 for 2021 has sparked furious debate online, with the young Russian driver seen as a contentious decision even before the recent scandal he has caused. The 21 year old, hailing from Moscow in Russia, is son of Dmitry Mazepin – a Belarussian-born Russian obligarch who is the founder and chair of the Uralchem chemical company. Nikit...

Renault think Alonso will be at a disadvantage Date published: December 21 2020 Renault think Fernando Alonso is at a disadvantage compared to other drivers as the pair reunite for the 2021 season. Alonso has spent two full seasons away from Formula 1 after leaving McLaren at the end of the 2018 season but, in 2021, he will be back for one last crack with the team he has won two World Championship titles with in 2005 and 2006. The Spaniard has been building up to his return in 2020 with frequent factory visits and using every possible opportunity to try and get some Formula 1 mileage back un...

Formula 1 Reading Time: 2min read Renault Sport Academy Director Mia Sharizman was damning with faint praise when talking about the team’s junior drivers looking back on 2020. Renault head into 2021 with a new name as they rebrand to Alpine, as well as bringing back their 2005 & 2006 World Champion Fernando Alonso to partner Esteban Ocon. The stated goal of finding a junior driver to nurture and bring up to Formula 1 for 2021 hasn’t been achieved, with the Renault Sport Academy’s leading junior drivers yet to find a place on the grid. Guanyu Zhou and Christian Lundgaard racing in For...