It was a very long winter and I felt rather nervous when I saw other drivers' contracts signed one after another. But I always believed that one day it would be my turn.

I'm very happy to be here, I have a long history with Renault. In fact my singleseater career started in a Formula Renault in 2001 and then in 2005 I won the World Series by Renault.

REnault managing director Bob Bell talks about the R30 and the forthcoming season

A brief chat with Renault's deputy managing director (engine) Rob White

Renault technical director James Allison talks about his team's new car

A brief chat with Renault team principal Eric Boullier

After a three-month drought, Formula 1's regular drivers are back out on-track on Monday for the first time since the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix of last year. With Valencia kicking off proceedings, the limited time is crucial as teams strive to develop their new cars before the start of the new season next month.

Ho-Pin Tung is thrilled to have been confirmed as Renault's lead test and reserve driver as the new-look team launched its brand-new R30 in Valencia on Sunday. The Dutch-Chinese driver is also pleased to see China linked closer to Formula 1 as he becomes part of the test team alongside Belgium's Jérôme D'Ambrosio.

Robert Kubica will be looking to ensure that Renault's R30 is a relatively easy car to manage in February as the only official pre-season testing of 2010 takes place. The Pole joins the French marque this season after switching from the departed BMW.

Peter Sauber admits he is a reluctant owner as he unveils his team's car for the new season.

Vitaly Petrov makes history in Formula 1 this season as he becomes the first ever Russian driver to compete in the sport, which celebrates its 60th birthday in 2010. The 25-year-old from Vyborg joins F1 as last year's GP2 championship runner-up to Nico Hülkenberg.

A new-look Renault F1 website was launched on Sunday afternoon in order to coincide with the team's 2010 pre-season presentation in Valencia.

Renault took the covers off its 2010 challenger, the R30, today at the Valencia circuit in Spain.

Eric Boullier is excited about the new season as Renault aims to put its difficult 2009 behind it and concentrate on the new decade. A striking new livery was revealed in Valencia on Sunday afternoon after former title sponsor ING pulled the plug on its association with the squad following the 'Crashgate' race-fixing scandal last year.

Vitaly Petrov becomes Russia's first F1 driver after signing for Renault for the 2010 season.

Renault has officially confirmed that Vitaly Petrov will partner Robert Kubica this season, the 25-year-old thereby becoming the first Russian to race in Formula One.

Vitaly Petrov will become the first Russian driver in Formula 1 history this season as he partners Poland's Robert Kubica at Renault. The Enstone team's 2010 R30 car was revealed in Valencia on Sunday afternoon, with Jérôme D'Ambrosio and Ho-Pin Tung lining up as test drivers.

Vitaly Petrov will become the first Russian driver in Formula 1 history this season as he partners Poland's Robert Kubica at Renault. The Enstone team's 2010 R30 car was revealed in Valencia on Sunday afternoon, with Jérôme D'Ambrosio and Ho-Pin Tung lining up as test drivers.

The brand-new Virgin Racing team started up the first of its 2010 Formula 1 cars on Saturday night, with Cosworth's 2.4-litre V8 CA2010 engine bursting into life at the team's Bicester race shop in Oxfordshire. The contender, labelled by the team as F1's 'first all-digital race car', will make its track debut at Silverstone on Wednesday.

Russian driver Vitaly Petrov is present at Valencia's Ricardo Tormo circuit in Renault team wear on Sunday afternoon. The GP2 runner-up of last year has been seen walking with established Renault F1 driver Robert Kubica and is likely to be confirmed as a full-time driver at the 4:30pm launch (GMT +1).

Peter Sauber has said that the official name for his team is likely to remain the same as the start of the season draws ever closer. The Hinwil-based outfit is still entered for this year's championship as 'BMW Sauber F1 Team', despite the German car manufacturer having pulled out of the sport at the end of last year.

Peter Sauber insists that, despite a turbulent few months, the design procedure for the team's new car has never been disrupted. Having sold the Hinwil squad to BMW at the end of 2005, the Swiss businessman has since bought back the outfit he introduced to Formula 1 in 1993.

Kamui Kobayashi is determined to prove that his two sparkling performances at the end of last year were not flukes as he replaced the injured Timo Glock at Toyota. Having finished an impressive ninth on his Brazilian debut before picking up three points in Abu Dhabi, the Japanese driver joins Sauber for 2010.

Pedro de la Rosa was delighted to be involved in Sauber's car launch on Sunday as the Catalan driver returns to Formula 1 full-time for the first time in eight years. The Barcelona man last competed in Grands Prix whilst standing in for Juan-Pablo Montoya for eight races in 2006.

On the eve of the start of the first official F1 test of 2010, the BMW Sauber F1 team has rolled out its Ferrari-engined C29 at the Ricardo Tormo in Valencia.

The Sauber team is the first of two to reveal its new car at Valencia's Ricardo Tormo circuit on Sunday afternoon. The Ferrari-powered C29 is the premier car for the Hinwil-based team since founder Peter Sauber bought back all shares from BMW, which departed Formula 1 at the end of last season.

Virgin Racing has fired up the car with which it will contest the 2010 season, just three days ahead of its online unveiling and subsequent shakedown at Silverstone.

The Ferrari Formula 1 team has decided to make a small change to its line-up in Valencia this week. Felipe Massa was scheduled to test on Tuesday only, but the Italians now scheduled the Brazilian for Wednesday too while Fernando Alonso will take the wheel of the F10 on Thursday.

The Ferrari team has decided to modify its line-up ahead of the first pre-season testing in Valencia this week. Felipe Massa was scheduled to test on Monday only but will now be behind the wheel on Tuesday too; consequently, team-mate Fernando Alonso be in cockpit of the F10 on Wednesday only.

The cancellation, due to bad weather, of the promotional filming at Fiorano featuring its new F10, has had a knock-on effect regarding Ferrari's testing programme in Valencia this week.