Vitaly Petrov, Renault GP R31The Renault team has announced it has signed deals with four new partners until the end of the 2011 season. The deals with telecommunications giant Embratel, personal care product brand Gillette, Brazilian oil and natural gas company OGX, and pharmaceutical company Auden McKenzie will begin with immediate effect.

"We are delighted to welcome no fewer than four new partners to our commercial portfolio, and to what is proving to be a very exciting season of Formula 1," said team boss Eric Boullier. "Lotus Renault GP share a common ethos with all the brands, in that we want to achieve at the very highest level through world-class professional practices. We are looking forward to prosperous relationships with all four partners in the coming months."