F1 will resume at the Red Bull Ring in a few weeks, but it is especially the continuation of the calendar, incredibly tight, which worries the teams: because it will be necessary to produce many spare parts to avoid the shortage in case of glitch.
This concern is all the more thorny for Renault, which will bring a triple pack of new developments from Austria.
“The objective, very clearly, is to have five fins in the last configuration, knowing that we have a very strong evolution on the front part of the car” thus entrusted on this subject Cyril Abiteboul, for Auto-Moto on TF1, this Sunday.
“So we have to combine this evolution of the specification, and the calendar, to hold, not just one race in Austria… and we saw that this race could do damage! “
With the coronavirus crisis and the mega-savings plan announced by the Renault group, rumors have arisen about the departure of the Viry and Enstone structure in F1… But Cyril Abiteboul explains why this was not the chosen track .
“We put the crisis aside for a moment, it would be the worst time to leave. Because a lot of investments have been made, we recapitalized, we increased our workforce by 50%. It all started to pay off this winter, so for these reasons, it would be extremely unfortunate to stop the adventure on such a good path. “
This future will take place without Daniel Ricciardo, who announced his departure from Renault without having left any significant traces there… Is Cyril Abiteboul annoyed by this decision?
“When we signed with Daniel, we were planning for a long time, so effectively, when we come to this conclusion, it’s like a marriage contract …”
“But there is a second season, we are 50% [de la durée de notre relation]. So it is really important for him, as for us, that it happens in the best possible way. It is really on this that I will be very vigilant, so that the team spirit and its desire to drive remain absolutely intact. “
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