Nico Hulkenberg qualified seventh in Hungary but will start twelfth following a gearbox penalty, with Jolyon Palmer moving up to tenth as a result. read more »

Robert Kubica's pace in his recent test in Valencia would indicate he could make a race return in the future, but Alan Permane insists only the Pole knows if he'll be... read more »

Robert Kubica's recent test of a 2012 Formula One car showed Renault "the pace is there" for a possible comeback to Formula One, according to the team's... read more »

Robert Kubica has the pace to pursue a Formula 1 comeback, according to Renault Trackside Operations Director Alan Permane, who oversaw his recent test… read more »

Renault's trackside operations director Alan Permane believes Robert Kubica still has the pace for F1. read more »

Renault's trackside operations director Alan Permane says Robert Kubica showed he has the pace required for a Formula 1 return in his recent Valencia test read more »

Renault Sport Formula One Team endured a frustrating qualifying session for the Spanish Grand Prix, with Nico Hülkenberg qualifying thirteenth and Jolyon Palmer 17th for... read more »

Renault's Managing Director, Cyril Abiteboul, has revealed that Alan Permane and Ciaron Pilbeam will take on the tasks carried out by former team boss… read more »

The Renault Sport Formula 1 Team will be happy to see the back of their 2016 machine and are hopeful of a more competitive 2017, according to Alan Permane. read more »

Alan Permane says he is glad to see the back of Renault's 2016 Formula 1 car after a "mentally tough" season for the team read more »

Alan Permane believes that both Jolyon Palmer and Kevin Magnussen had the pace to better their results in qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix but for issues. read more »

Carl Haas, who died on Thursday, has been described as an 'American auto racing impresario'. It is a perfect description. Not only did Haas run successful teams in... read more »

Renault is planning to introduce updates consistently over the next six to eight Formula 1 races, according to head of trackside operations Alan Permane read more »

Alan Permane has conceded Lotus stretched the limits of reliability - but not safety - during a tough 2015 Formula 1 season read more »

'A relief to know the team's future is safe' - Permane read more »

Lotus Formula 1 head of trackside operations Alan Permane says if the team has to wait much longer for news about the Renault takeover, its situation will become very difficult read more »

Pastor Maldonado's penalty for colliding with Marcus Ericsson in the Brazilian Grand Prix was "harsh", believes Lotus trackside operations director Alan Permane read more »

Romain Grosjean will be a big loss to the Lotus F1 Team if the confirmed rumours of his move to the Haas F1 Team is confirmed, according to Alan Permane. View the original post... read more »

Romain Grosjean's expected departure to Formula 1 newcomer Haas will be "a loss" to Lotus, according to its trackside operations chief Alan Permane read more »

Mercedes introduced an upgraded engine at the Italian Grand Prix which Lotus' trackside operations director Alan Permane claims was worth around 0.3 seconds a lap. The... read more »

Alan Permane is confident that, with the E23 looking good in low downforce trim, Lotus can be a factor in qualifying and race at the Italian Grand Prix. read more »

Having achieved their first podium of the season at Spa, Alan Permane sees no reason why Lotus won't have the pace to add another at Monza... read more »

Alan Permane says Lotus is 'incredibly excited' about its potential sale to Renault as off-track issues cloud its on-track achievements. read more »

Pastor Maldonado was to blame for his second-lap retirement, according to Lotus trackside operations director, Alan Permane. The Venezuelan has finished just four races this... read more »

Lotus trackside operations director Alan Permane says his team would welcome a Renault buyout with "open arms" as it continues to struggle financially. Lotus scored... read more »