▁that ▁he ▁had ▁signed ▁for ▁Ren ault ▁F 1 , ▁the ▁team ▁he ▁tested ▁for ▁during ▁his ▁junior ▁career . ▁ ▁Ren ault ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁season : ▁moving ▁to ▁Ren ault ▁ ▁Kub ica ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Ren ault ▁team ▁for ▁. ▁His ▁position ▁was ▁briefly ▁put ▁in ▁doubt , ▁however , ▁by ▁the ▁team ▁evalu ating ▁its ▁future ▁in ▁the ▁sport ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁" Cr ash gate " ▁sc andal ▁and ▁the ▁parent ▁company ' s ▁financial ▁problems . ▁This ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁Luxemb ourg - based ▁invest ment ▁firm , ▁Gen ii ▁Capital , ▁taking ▁a ▁ 7 5 % ▁st ake ▁in ▁the ▁team ; ▁Ren ault ▁retained ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 2 5 %. ▁Eric ▁B oul lier ▁was ▁also ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁team ▁manager . ▁Kub ica ▁said ▁he ▁might ▁not ▁stay ▁with ▁Ren ault , ▁as ▁his ▁contract ▁was ▁only ▁valid ▁if ▁the ▁parent ▁company ▁had ▁a ▁cont rolling ▁st ake ▁in ▁the ▁team , ▁but ▁he ▁then ▁decided ▁to ▁remain ▁with ▁them . ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁V ital y ▁Pet rov ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁Kub ica ' s ▁team mate . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁Aut os port ▁that ▁Ferr ari ▁driver ▁F eli pe ▁Mass a ▁had ▁until ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁British ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁to ▁prove ▁to ▁the ▁Mar an ello ▁out fit ▁that