Loose sidepod aside, it was a good opening practice day for Alpine in Bahrain on Friday, according to Sporting Director Alan Permane. read more »

Alpine were able to resolve their porpoising issues in Bahrain with Alan Permane saying the team will be in the Q3 fight come Saturday. read more »

Alpine sporting director Alan Permane has revealed how the team would have fought off Lewis Hamilton had the Mercedes driver not been held up by Fernando Alonso in Hungary. read more »

Esteban Ocon took the victory but Fernando Alonso was "100 percent, undoubtedly crucial" for that says Alpine sporting director Alan Permane. read more »

Alpine sporting director Alan Permane has praised Fernando Alonso for holding his hands up after his difficult spell to start the season. read more »

Renault sporting director Alan Permane feels that, while he's quick, adaptability is Fernando Alonso's key strength.  read more »

Michael Schumacher's mechanic, Giancarlo Fisichella's race engineer, expletive-laden radio with Kimi Raikkonen - Renault Sporting Director Alan Permane has some... read more »

Renault sporting director Alan Permane is confident Fernando Alonso has lost none of the ambition that carried him to two World titles. read more »

Renault sporting director Alan Permane believes Fernando Alonso remains just as ambition as when becoming world champion 15 years ago. read more »

Renault sporting director Alan Permane claims the "extra support" being offered by Fernando Alonso is being felt throughout the team ahead of his F1 comeback. read more »

In light of the DAS debacle, Renault sporting director Alan Permane has warned Formula 1 not to "quash" such innovations. read more »

F1 teams are unlikely to copy the "highly complex and advanced" Dual-Axis Steering system pioneered by rival Mercedes, according to Renault sporting director Alan... read more »

Mercedes' dual axis steering, DAS, system may be legal when it is on the track but Renault's Alan Permane has questioned whether it remains so in parc ferme. read more »

Renault sporting director Alan Permane is against F1 creating rules which deny teams the chance to innovate as it would subtract from the DNA of the sport. read more »

After his penalty is applied, Daniel Ricciardo will start the Spanish Grand Prix in thirteenth, while Nico Hülkenberg will start sixteenth after a crash during Qualifying. read more »

Alan Permane says the decision to stop both Carlos Sainz Jr. or Nico Hülkenberg taking to the track in Q2 on Saturday should enable them to make early gains thanks to their... read more »

Carlos Sainz Jr. will start fifth and Nico Hülkenberg thirteenth after a mixed bag for Renault in Qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday. read more »

Renault will see its drivers start ninth and fourteenth on Sunday in Azerbaijan, with Permane aiming to see both Carlos Sainz Jr. and Nico Hülkenberg score points. read more »

Renault will see Nico Hülkenberg and Carlos Sainz Jr. start seventh and ninth in the Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Renault will be looking into the reasons why neither of their drivers could extract the maximum from their cars during Qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Renault will see their drivers line-up seventh and ninth for the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, but Alan Permane feels there may have been more pace to come from the R.S.18s. read more »

Renault Sport's Alan Permame says Sergey Sirotkin has the capabilities for a seat in Formula 1 in the future read more »

Sergey Sirotkin has the pace to race in Formula 1 and deserves a place on the grid; that's according to Renault trackside operations director Alan Permane. read more »

Sergey Sirotkin deserves a Formula 1 seat, says a senior Renault figure ahead of the Russian's Williams test on Wednesday read more »

The Sporting Director of Renault was delighted to see Nico Hülkenberg and Carlos Sainz Jr. qualify eighth and ninth for the Mexican Grand Prix. read more »